LGC Clinical Diagnostics Blog

Tick-born encephalopathy virus (TBEV) resurgence and increased diagnostic surveillance

Tick-born encephalopathy cases in Europe have increased exponentially over the last decade. As a...

HEV, the Blood Supply, and the Critical Role of Assay Validation

Switzerland experienced an outbreak of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in 2021, and the cause remains a...

Copy That! Detecting Copy Number Variation in Disease Using Next Generation Sequencing

If one of your colleagues suggests including copy number variations (CNVs) in your assay that...

The Benefits of Serological Multi-Marker Controls

Multi-marker controls offer more than greater efficiency & lower costs Monitoring your assay...

ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories — Requirements for Quality and Competence

An overview of a critical update December 2022 ISO 15189 is applicable to medical laboratories in...

Hitting a Moving Target

Influenza viruses A and B are a major public health concern, mainly affecting the pharynx, trachea,...

Biofidelity Customer Case Study

Premium reference materials help take innovative genomic technology into the clinic Biofidelity is...

Calibration Verification with Linearity Experiements - When Should Non-Linearity Affect a Medical Decision?

Clinical laboratories provide healthcare professionals with vital information to aid in the...

Lessons Learned: Pandemic Readiness & Reference Material Solutions

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic testing was challenging. The tests were...

Influenza Antigens for Northern Hemisphere's 2023-2024 Flu Season

Most recent figures published by UK Health Security Agency show that the 2022/2023 Influenza season...