Emerging Technologies

The tool was "100% accurate" when spotting cases among asymptomatic individuals, the researchers wrote, and could be deployed as a low-cost prescreener to support diagnostic testing efforts.

The launch coincides with 54gene being appointed as a country partner in a global registry study of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19.

The company is releasing its research on mapping biomarkers for depression. 

Following news that its Project Baseline program was poorly received in parts of the Bay Area, the life science company characterized site closures as more of a pause and a redirection of resources across the state.

Swapna Kakani, a patient advocate, tells her story of living with a rare disease and how it has led to becoming a patient leader.

Researchers say that their tool detected cases with 79% accuracy, and did so within minutes.

Israel is fostering innovation in life sciences, nanotechnology, material engineering and genomics, according to Anya Eldan, VP of the Startup Division of the Israel Innovation Authority.

The yet-to-be-named programme reportedly “leverages machine learning to optimise a clinical trial’s chances of success” through the analysis of factors such as patient population recruitment and dropout rate.

The company will provide businesses a unique QR code for each employee and a HR dashboard.

Breathonix’s breath analysis technology works by detecting Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) present in a person’s exhaled breath.