Spartan Cube by Spartan Bioscience Approved for COVID-19 Testing Use
Spartan Bioscience (Ottowa, Canada) recently obtained Health Canada approval for use of the Spartan Cube, reportedly the world’s smallest DNA analyzer, for COVID-19 testing.
Spartan Bioscience (Ottowa, Canada) recently obtained Health Canada approval for use of the Spartan Cube, reportedly the world’s smallest DNA analyzer, for COVID-19 testing. The Cube provides rapid DNA results, with sample-to-result time reportedly available in less than one hour.
Iridian Spectral Technologies, a diversified optical filter manufacturer for application in the fields of fiber optic communications, biomedical optical spectroscopy, 3D entertainment, and aerospace, has supplied optical filters to support the increased production of the Spartan Cube. The company is dedicated to continued support of Spartan Bioscience and its ongoing needs in helping to fight the global pandemic.
Noureddine Melikechi on Analyzing the Red Planet with NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory
May 2nd 2025Noureddine Melikechi, dean of the Kennedy College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, discusses his work analyzing spectroscopic data collected by the Chemistry Camera (ChemCam) aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover.
An Enhanced Approach to Analytical Instrument and System Qualification
May 1st 2025United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) general chapter <1058> on Analytical Instrument Qualification (AIQ) now has a new title from a draft update for public comment: Analytical Instrument and System Qualification (AISQ). A new three-phase integrated lifecycle phase approach to qualification and validation is described. But will laboratories and suppliers implement it?
