February 6, 2018
The company recently demonstrated the potential of its PCR and NGS assays to diagnose infections in patients’ prosthetic knees and hips. NOTE: You will need a paid membership with 360dx.com to view the full story
May 16, 2019
MicroGenDX, the world leader in Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) in microbial identification took the podium an unprecedented three times at the largest and most reputable orthopedic conference in the world held by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).
April 3, 2020
MicroGen Dx’s Texas-based lab is the only commercial laboratory in the US offering sputum testing for SARS-CoV-2. NOTE: You will need to register your email with 360dx.com to view the full story
April 27, 2020
All three tests use upper respiratory specimens such as nasal swabs, but the AIT and MicroGenDx tests can also use sputum samples. NOTE: You will need to register your email with 360dx.com to view the full story
August 18, 2020
A local telehealth company is bringing faster Covid-19 testing to the Charlotte area. Cornelius-based MedCall Advisors, which provides virtual emergency care, is partnering with MicroGenDX to build and ship Covid-19 test kits. The MicroGenDX lab can process samples within a day, with patients receiving the results in about two days. “We’re able to do it … faster because this is all we do,” said MicroGenDX CEO Rick Martin.
September 8, 2020
(CNN) — After our summer of housebound limbo, a handful of international travel options are finally opening back up, with conditions. So how do you meet the Covid-19 safety requirements for your dream destination — or at least one that’s allowing in American tourists?
September 8, 2020
After our summer of housebound limbo, a handful of international travel options are finally opening back up, with conditions. So how do you meet the Covid-19 safety requirements for your dream destination — or at least one that’s allowing in American tourists?
September 11, 2020
Many of us would like to ensure we’re coronavirus-free before we travel. After all, nobody wants to infect Grandma or unknowingly spreading the virus to another state—or, even worse, a remote island. Thankfully, it’s recently become much easier to get quick Covid test results, no public-health clinic or testing site necessary.
June 23, 2021
We are moving from the era of Louis Pasteur to the era of CSI, in that our fidelity in measurement is much more robust with this type of technology,” says Dr. Armstrong, a Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
June 24, 2021
MicroGenDx said that it has acquired next-generation sequencing laboratory RTL Genomics. MicroGenDx, which provides sequencing- and PCR-based microbial testing for clinical diagnostic applications, said the deal would help expand its capabilities in nonclinical primary research. MicroGenDx said it has built a reference database of over 50,000 microbial species based on ITS and 16S sequencing and that the addition of RTL will help it create a similar database with whole-genome sequencing.
June 29, 2021
MicroGen Diagnostics has acquired its RTL Genomics partner lab to expand expertise and capacity in non-clinical primary research.
January 4, 2022
As COVID-19 cases continue to spike throughout the Roaring Fork Valley since the omicron variant made its presence known in mid-December….the Free COVID-19 Testing Roaring Fork Valley has announced that it will soon offer same-day results on all testing. “The service, in collaboration with MicroGenDX — a company specializing in low-cost, FDA-authorized, highly accurate qPCR + NGS microbial diagnostics — has set up a local lab processing center in Carbondale….the announcement explained.”