Entries by Alice Kan

Declining Markets Amid Pandemic, But Some Bright Points Found

The world has changed in ways that would have been difficult to imaging just five months ago, when SDi released its flagship Global Assessment Report in February 2020. In that time, COVID-19 has dominated our lives, leaving no one untouched health wise, economically, or socially. For most involved in laboratory research and development, the first […]

Analytical Instrument Companies See Opportunity in the CRO Market

The companies that manufacture the analytical instruments used in drug discovery and development are eyeing a market opportunity in the Contract Research Organization (CRO) industry. According to our latest report, the rush to develop new therapeutics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a flurry of activity in the pharma/bio sector, even as many […]

Shortage of RNA extraction kits threatens coronavirus testing

Politico reported today that CDC Director Robert Redfield said on Tuesday that he is not confident that U.S. labs have an adequate stock of the supplies used to extract genetic material from any virus in a patient’s sample — a critical step in coronavirus testing. The article goes on to quote Michael Mina, MD, PhD […]