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14 Jul

Overwhelmed by COVID-19, are other serious infectious diseases neglected?

The costs and healthcare challenges of tackling COVID-19 have threatened the world’s ability to address a steady rise in other serious infectious diseases. That’s the conclusion of a panel of experts bought together for the latest NovaTalk, hosted by international clinical diagnostics company Novacyt and entitled ‘Overwhelmed by COVID-19, are other serious infectious diseases neglected? In a debate on July 7th, chaired by medical journalist Sue Saville, former Medical Correspondent for the UK’s ITV News, the discussion was wide-ranging and included: Dangerous [...]

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24 Jun

Don’t let COVID-19 distract you from a rise in other infectious diseases – stay alert!

The growth of the COVID-19 pandemic globally over the past 18 months has been exponential, and despite mitigating measures and the vaccine roll-out, the virus continues to mutate and spread. As of 5.21pm CEST June 15, 2021, there had been 176,156,662 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 3,815,486 deaths, reported to WHO1. Important though it is to continue world efforts to tackle SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, the impact of the virus on other infectious diseases should not be ignored. Whilst social distancing measures and lockdowns have kept some [...]

COVID-19, News

01 Apr

PathFlow®: Future innovation of COVID-19 Lateral Flow Testing

PathFlow®: Future innovation of COVID-19 Lateral Flow Testing Advancing technology and a unique wealth of knowledge are the driving forces behind innovative development in our PathFlow® portfolio of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. This includes innovative product development in our PathFlow® portfolio – part of our Microgen Bioproducts division – where the new SARS-CoV-2 IgG rapid test is a natural addition to a fast-growing range of assays for the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases. PathFlow® COVID-19 testing solutions: As the demands for [...]

COVID-19, News

27 Jan

SARS-CoV-2 Mutations – Cause for Concern?

SARS-CoV-2 Mutations – Cause for Concern? The accumulation of genetic mutations is a normal part of viral evolution. Mutations change the sequence of the viral genome, creating different ‘variants.’ While some mutations might be silent, with no visible clinical effect, others might have implications for disease transmission, severity, reinfection potential, and immunity. SARS-CoV-2 variants A recently described clinically significant mutation has been termed N501Y, which put simply means that the amino acid ‘N’ at position 501 of the spike protein has [...]

COVID-19, News

24 Dec

What does the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants mean for testing?

What does the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants mean for testing? The UK has recently been at the centre of considerable media attention due to the detection of a large number of COVID-19 cases caused by a new variant of the viral pathogen. This new SARS-CoV-2 variant, has been the subject of particular interest because it is associated with higher transmission rates. It has also been cited as the primary reason for introducing tighter restrictions over Christmas, a period usually [...]

COVID-19, News

31 Jul

Want to know more about Novacyt’s Near-Patient Testing System?

Novacyt’s Near-Patient Test System (NPTS) for COVID-19 Introduction The value of testing for COVID-19 is well documented not only in the UK, but globally as we reflect on how the disease has spread and impacted countries differently. Whilst testing is widely accepted as the greatest weapon we currently have against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, implementation has not been without its challenges as various issues have limited healthcare systems in being able to reach their targets for desired testing output, as well as [...]

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23 Jul

Revolutionising your testing with exsig™ COVID-19 Direct

Hello! Welcome back to our latest blog. All departments have been working tirelessly to find an innovative solution following the bottle-neck of scarce raw materials that clinicians require to test. SARS-CoV-2 is a continuing pandemic and the demand for the hard to source raw materials continues to be a challenge for many laboratories. Here at Primerdesign we are fully focused on supporting global efforts in the fight against this deadly disease. Early and accurate diagnosis is pivotal in disease control. We are [...]

COVID-19, News, Videos

02 Jul

Introducing exsig™

We are proud to have launched exsig™ a family of extraction workflow products tailored to suit your requirements in testing. exsig™ is a product range like no other consisting of various products from complete workflow solutions to enhanced magnetic bead technology, so if one product doesn’t suit your needs another will. Together exsig™ can bring to your lab a solution that works on getting the most out of your sample from start to finish to give you great quality and trustworthy results. exsig™ COVID-19 Direct exsig™ COVID-19 [...]

COVID-19, News, Videos

05 Feb

Primerdesign launches Coronavirus qPCR pathogen detection kit designed to detect the latest outbreak 2019-nCoV

In light of recent events unfolding in China with the outbreak of Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) spreading across to other countries with over 17,000 infected and over 550 fatalities, Primerdesign has launched one of the first qPCR pathogen kit to detect the latest strain causing a global outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared this outbreak a global health emergency and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated in a press conference “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening [...]

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24 Oct

All things Listeria and combating the deadly bacterium!

What is Listeria? Listeria monocytogenes (genus listeria) is a bacterium illness that causes listeriosis. Listeria can be found in unpasteurised milk, dairy products, soft cheeses (camembert or brie) and chilled ready to eat foods like prepacked sandwiches, pâte and deli meats. Listeria is well known for serious symptoms that can hospitalise and cause death in certain groups of people, those with weakened immune systems or those suffering from long term health conditions such as Cancer. Listeria can be found in any stage of the [...]

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