Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying individuals who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a reliable and timely manner has been a crucial strategy in controlling the spread of the disease. Over the course of the last two years, several at-home…
Published on Korea Biomedical Review Seegene, a multiplex molecular diagnostics company, said that it has developed a diagnostic reagent that can identify the Covid-19 infection in 30 minutes. Seegene's new product, Allplex SARS-CoV-2 fast MDx Assay, has obtained the Conformity…
After the global spikes in positive Omicron variant cases in December 2021 and January 2022, February saw a dip in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide. In addition to this, several US states have lifted mask mandates. Large…
Although the “original” BA.1 subvariant of Omicron is the dominant form of the SARS-CoV-2 variant worldwide, a subvariant, BA.2 is now spreading rapidly in Asia and in parts of Europe and is reported to be the dominant form of SARS-CoV-2…
In 2020, the news broke that the Pfizer and Moderna SARS-CoV-2 vaccines had reached historic milestones. This began the conversation about a roll-out plan and how our lives would be impacted moving forward. At that point in time, many schools…
Published on: PR Newswire The Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay can simultaneously detect the wild-type coronavirus and the Omicron variant in a single test tube Seegene will support countries in need of diagnostics to help slow Omicron's spread Seegene Inc. (KQ…
Image by Thiago Lazarino from Pixabay Like all RNA viruses, SARS-CoV-2 is prone to mutations—adaptive changes that can alter a virus’ pathogenic potential and other characteristics. These mutations can create distinct variants of the virus, adding complexity to what has…
It’s been one year since Seegene produced a complete respiratory diagnostic test that has taken the uncertainty out of differentiating COVID-19 infection from other respiratory illnesses Fast Response In January 2020, before a single patient with SARS-CoV-2 virus had been…
How High Multiplex assays that test for many common pathogens at once can accelerate diagnostics and facilitate a higher quality of care When a patient presents with a symptom, many pathogens could be at fault. Standard clinical practice is to…