Business Wire

Neurophotometrics and Markforged Announce New 3D Printed Nasal Swab that Provides Better Accuracy than Current COVID-19 Testing Standard in Initial Study

Rady Children’s Purchases 30,000 Fiberflex Rayon Swabs The 3D printed swabs completed clinical validation with the institutional review board (IRB) at Rady Children’s and the University of California ...
Business Wire

Safeguard DNA Diagnostics Launches Rhinostics Dry Collection Swabs for COVID Testing as Primary Collection Devices for Its Laboratories in the Philippines

CAMBRIDGE, Mass & MANILA, Philippines & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safeguard DNA Diagnostics Inc, SDDI, one of the largest chains of infectious disease laboratories in the Philippines, has introduced ...
IndustryWeek

Improving Swab Effectiveness Using 3D Printing

Metal and carbon fiber 3D printer manufacturer Markforged is partnering with Neurophotometrics to produce Fiberflex Rayon, a 3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab for use in diagnostic testing for COVID ...
News Medical

Could dry swabs provide cheaper, safer and faster material for SARS-CoV-2 testing?

The heavy social and economic toll of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to upscaling of testing strategies for the causative pathogen, the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...