Reuters

Donors bet a U.S. firm could transform disease testing in Africa. Then COVID-19 hit

For much of last year, the coronavirus crept, undetected, across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Test samples had to be sent more than 1,500 kilometres from remote hospitals to the capital ...
Nasdaq

Cepheid Announces Development of Four-in-One Combination Test for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid today announced the development of a next-generation test to assist global efforts in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 during the ...
Business Insider

Cepheid Receives Emergency Use Authorization For SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV Combination Test

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid today announced it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Xpert ® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 ...
Reuters

Health advocates press Cepheid for cheaper mpox tests

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Global health advocates have written to the makers of a key mpox diagnostic test to call for its price to be cut from around $20 per test to $5, to help tackle low testing ...
Business Insider

Cepheid Receives Health Canada License for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV Combination Test

Challenged by Similar Clinical Presentations, Accurate Detection & Differentiation of all 4 Viruses is Critical for Clinicians This Flu Season SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2021 /CNW/ -- Cepheid today ...