AACC 2020: Roche Panel Discusses How Pandemic Ushered In New Era For Diagnostics Ecosystem

A panel of experts, including the CEO of Roche Diagnostics, discussed how the pandemic will lead to a ”reimagining” of diagnostics, expanding access for testing with at-home testing and virtual care.

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With the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines underway, diagnostics developers stressed that importance of continued testing in fighting the pandemic, but also foresee major changes ahead in the diagnostic landscape.

“The global pandemic is a huge tidal wave and as it recedes, the landscape will be changed,” said William Morice,...

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