The promise and the perils of antigen testing
A new UK plan to use antigen tests for wide-scale screening for Covid-19 may not be the easy win the government is seeking.
Balancing the accuracy and cost of antigen testing
Antigen tests for Covid-19 can be useful if used in the right settings, but those settings are expensive.
Abbott rides to the rescue with $5 Covid-19 test
The BinaxNow antigen test is fast and acceptably accurate – but above all, cheap.
Smaller device makers put in a muted performance
Mid- and small-cap medtechs find themselves at the mercy of government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Quidel wins the Covid-19 antigen test race
Antigen tests are faster and cheaper than viral RNA assays, but are notably less accurate.
Medtechs prioritise efficiency when it comes to hiring
Big cap medtech is hiring, largely thanks to organic growth.
