TOKYO, JAPAN and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene Corporation and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a strategic global partnership agreement that will enable the companies to offer new windowBostonGene Tumor Portrait Tests in key international markets, including Japan as the first market outside of the U.S. BostonGene’s... » read more
TOKYO, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokai University, Toyohashi University of Technology, Chubu University, and DENSO Corporation have been developing testing equipment to detect SARS-CoV-2 with support from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)(1). Universities and DENSO announced today that the group has succeeded in developing a biosensor... » read more
SINGAPORE – For pre-event testing, the Ministry of Health recommends an antigen rapid test, as it is cheaper and faster than the polymerase chain reaction test. Antigen rapid tests usually take less than 30 minutes, while a polymerase chain reaction test, though more accurate, can take up to 48 hours. For large events requiring pre-event... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 vaccination drive in Singapore is well underway, putting the country on track to a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy. But the Republic is continuing to beef up its preparedness for infectious diseases of the future. For instance, the Stronghold Diagnostics Lab used for Covid-19 testing can be deployed for other screening efforts... » read more
TOKYO • Japan’s Health Minister watched a demonstration yesterday of a prototype automated Covid-19 testing machine that uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person’s nose and can deliver the results in about 80 minutes. The robot system, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, fits in a standard shipping container that can be... » read more