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Researchers’ Inability to Reproduce Results from Previous Cancer Studies Could Increase Pressure on Clinical Laboratories and Diagnostic Technology Developers

Mar 8, 2017 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Digital Pathology, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing

Pathologists in medical laboratories creating laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) should be aware that some in the scientific community want more transparency about technology and methods

Developers of clinical laboratory tests and medical diagnostic technologies might soon be feeling the pressure to increase their push for transparency and standards that ultimately would make replication easier.

That’s thanks to a review project’s inability to reproduce results from three of five high-profile cancer studies.

The review project is called the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology and is a collaboration between network provider Science Exchange of Palo Alto, Calif., and the Center for Open Science in Charlottesville, Va. They attempted to independently replicate selected results from high-profile cancer biology papers in an open fashion. (more…)

Researchers at Livermore National Laboratory Develop Microbial Detection Array Capable of Detecting Thousands of Known and Unknown Pathogens in a Single Rapid Test

Oct 22, 2014 | Digital Pathology, Instruments & Equipment, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology

Developed to detect pathogens missed in wounds of soldiers, this technology was licensed to a company for development into a test for use by clinical laboratories

Diagnostic technology developed for rapid detection of pathogens in the wounds of soldiers has been licensed to a private company that intends to use it to create new medical laboratory tests. This new technology is capable of identifying thousands of bacteria and viruses in a single test.

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed what is called the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA). Within 24 hours, this single test can detect multiple viruses and bacteria. The LLMDA technology has been licensed to St. Louis, Missouri-based MOgene LC, a supplier of DNA microarrays, according to a report published by UC Health. (more…)

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