Emerging Technologies Guide: April 2025
Recent new and emerging technologies in the field of laboratory medicine from the 2025 April Cancer & Precision Medicine issue of Today's Clinical Lab
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Controlling the up- or downregulation of important cell surface receptors is proving to be a promising approach to treat various inflammatory diseases and cancers. This can effectively inhibit the migration and homing of disease-promoting cells, or elicit immune responses against diseases. Scientists at RAPT Therapeutics in San Francisco, USA, rely on INTEGRA instruments to seamlessly streamline the development of small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancers.
The Covaris truCOVER WGS PCR-free Library Prep Kit enhances the efficiency and quality of library preparation for whole genome sequencing of multiple sample types. This kit combines the proven accuracy and reproducibility of mechanical DNA shearing using Covaris Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA®) technology with optimal conversion of fragmented DNA into NGS-ready libraries. DNA shearing and library prep can be performed in the same vessel using a streamlined workflow that reduces turnaround time and saves costs.
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is transforming infection treatment by delivering results in hours instead of days. This allows clinicians to prescribe targeted antibiotics, improving patient outcomes while reducing unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic use. The QuickMIC® system, offered through Hardy Diagnostics, delivers rapid AST with precise MIC values in a record time of 2–4 hours, offering significant improvements in speed, accuracy, and reproducibility over traditional methods. Learn more about this FDA-classified breakthrough device at HardyDiagnostics.com.
New Ocus® M40 Digital Slide Scanner
Grundium is the digital pathology innovator behind the Ocus slide scanners. Ocus single slide scanners have supported the advancement of digital pathology and changed how intraoperative procedures (e.g., frozen sections and ROSE) are done through telepathology. The new Ocus M series scanners maintain the same advantages of the original Ocus portfolio—small, fast, reliable, affordable, easy-to-use, unparalleled image quality—while expanding capacity to four slides. The Ocus M series will enable continued expansion and utilization of digital pathology and AI in your lab.