To ensure the quality and safety of medical services in primary healthcare institutions, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other relevant authorities issued a notice on 1 April 2026, outlining a three-year nationwide action.

Microplate-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Metis of Aikang MedTech Co., Ltd. (henceforth referred to as Aikang) received approval for marketing in 2015; and its MGT-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Aigel received approval for marketing in 2016.

Jilin Province has ordered 12 million antigen detection reagents nationwide in a short period of time, some have been delivered.

Recently, the domestic epidemic situation is severe, and the release of the "Plan" further optimizes the COVID-19 detection strategy to serve the needs of epidemic prevention and control.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has released the Invitrogen SuperScript IV RT-LAMP Master Mix for the fast and sensitive detection of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, measles, and influenza.

Lucira Health on Thursday reported a huge year-over-year surge in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 on ramped-up manufacture and sale of the company's molecular at-home COVID-19 tests.

Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it, for example MRIs and mammograms, are often expensive and invasive.

Oncocyte Corporation reported after the close of market Thursday that its fourth quarter and 2021 revenues rose sevenfold and sixfold, respectively, over their prior-year periods.

Medix Biochemica is launching a rejuvenated brand to reflect both the exciting improvements to its offering as a result of recent acquisitions, and its ongoing commitment to the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry.

On March 9, Autobio released a performance report. The company's sales revenue from January to December 2021 was CNY 3.767 billion , a year-on-year increase of 26.48%.

Roche Diagnostics has launched its new molecular laboratory instrument, the cobas 5800 System, in the UK. Through improved automation, the new system can help raise testing volumes, improve operational efficiency, and manage the increasing demand that many laboratories are experiencing, Roche said.

Canadian firm MedMira said Wednesday it has obtained the CE mark for its Reveal TP (Syphilis) test, making it available in the European Union as well as other geographies that accept the designation.