Rapid Micro Methods Blog

How SARS-CoV-2 Tests Work and Future Developments for Rapid Diagnostics

A recent overview from TheScientist explains that although current methods to detect infections of …

byRapidMicro •March 06, 2020

New Diagnostics to be Highlighted at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam

A number of companies will be highlighting their new technologies at the 29th Annual European Congre…

byRapidMicro •April 09, 2019

Researchers Propose Rapid Ebola Test Using Nanotechnology

Just as Ebola was finally fading from the headlines, it came back in the news with shocking reports:…

byRapidMicro •December 19, 2015

WHO Approves Rapid Ebola Test

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has approved for use a ra…

byRapidMicro •February 21, 2015

Harvard, MIT Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic for Virus Detection

Thanks to research by Lee Gehrke, a professor of health sciences and technology, and other researche…

byRapidMicro •February 13, 2015

Solar Powered Suitcase Laboratory for Rapid Detection of Ebola

Scientists of the DPZ have developed a portable laboratory for the diagnosis of the ebola-virus. The…

byRapidMicro •January 15, 2015

WHO: Rapid, Sensitive, Safe and Simple Ebola Diagnostic Tests Urgently Needed

The goal of interrupting chains of Ebola virus transmission depends heavily on laboratory support. T…

byRapidMicro •November 18, 2014

The Next Generation Rapid Ebola Diagnostic Tests

Responsible for almost 5000 deaths, the Ebola epidemic has ravaged West Africa and acted as a cataly…

byRapidMicro •November 11, 2014

Researchers Continue to Seek a Fast, Finger-Prick Ebola Test

Searching for a new way to attack Ebola, companies and academic researchers are now racing to develo…

byRapidMicro •November 10, 2014

Novel Biosensor Technology Could Allow Rapid Detection of Ebola Virus

In 2010, Ahmet Ali Yanik published his first paper on the rapid detection of Ebola virus using new…

byRapidMicro •October 28, 2014

US Federal Government Sits on a Rapid Ebola Test While the Private Sector Ramps Up Its Efforts

Researchers at a government lab have developed a minimally invasive test for Ebola that could cut …

byRapidMicro •October 19, 2014

This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?

The best weapon against the outbreak may be one we’re not using: Scientists at Tulane University a…

byRapidMicro •October 10, 2014

RT-PCR Used to Detect MERS Coronavirus in the Air of a Saudi Arabian Camel Barn

Saudi Arabian researchers have detected genetic fragments of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coro…

byRapidMicro •July 24, 2014

New Rapid Micro Method Papers

When new rapid microbiological method case studies and technology overviews are published, we will…

byRapidMicro •June 01, 2014

USP Rapid Method Update Disappoints at ECA Conference

During the recent ECA Rapid Microbiological Methods conference, Dr. Tony Cundell (Vice Chair of t…

byRapidMicro •January 12, 2014