Diagnostics & precision medicine

Lab-on-chip assays, multiplexed biomarkers, and molecular tools for faster, more personalized testing.

Antibody-detecting resistive biosensor for protein biomarkers

A gold nanoparticle bioresistor detected GDF-15 protein in about 30 seconds through antibody-driven resistance changes.

2026-10-05

New 12-month results: plant-based diagnostic cassettes show measurable breakdown

Plant-based rapid-test housings lost about 20% of mass in sandy tropical soil after a year.

2026-10-04

Organ-on-a-chip platforms for disease modeling and in vitro diagnostic applications

A review maps how organ-on-a-chip sensors could bring more realistic biology to in vitro diagnostics.

2026-10-04

Nanozyme-based biosensors for pathogenic microorganism detection: a mini-review

Nanozymes could make pathogen sensors more stable, portable, and sensitive, from paper strips to microfluidic arrays.

2026-10-03

New cell-collection device could improve early cancer detection

MIT's handheld microfluidic device gently collects viable cells from targeted tissue sites without disrupting pathology samples.

2026-10-01

Roche launches newborn screening test for three severe genetic conditions

Roche's new PCR kit screens newborns for SMA, SCID, and sickle cell disease in one workflow.

2026-10-01

From molecular networks to the clinic: a systems biology–nanomedicine roadmap for osteoarthritis diagnosis, regeneration, and safety-by-design

A review maps how chips, optical sensors, nanomaterials, and systems biology could reshape osteoarthritis care.

2026-09-26

New molecular diagnostics instruments provide improved accuracy

Purdue's ThermiQuant prototypes automate paper-based molecular tests for labs, clinics, farms, and field settings.

2026-09-22

Optimized Multi-Phosphorothioate Linkers for Iodine Cleavage of Surface DNA

Multi-phosphorothioate DNA linkers enabled iodine-triggered release from biochip surfaces with more than 93% efficiency.

2026-09-19

Aptitude Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Next-Generation Metrix® COVID Test

Aptitude’s handheld Metrix COVID test earns its first FDA 510(k) clearance, with claimed gains in speed and sensitivity.

2026-09-18

Doroth Raises US$4.5 Million to Build Latin America’s First Microfluidic Chip Plant

Doroth’s new funding aims to turn Brazilian lab-on-a-chip research into high-volume agricultural diagnostics manufacturing.

2026-09-18

Interfacial Engineering of Biosensors for Bloodstream Infection Diagnosis

Engineered biosensor surfaces could help make bloodstream infection tests faster and more reliable in whole blood.

2026-09-18