World AMR Awareness Week 2024

World AMR Awareness Week 2024

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), occurring 18-24 November every year, is a global awareness campaign that aims to improve understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It acts as a platform to share resources and evidence of best practice among One Health...
The Next Pandemic: Q-POC and Disease X

The Next Pandemic: Q-POC and Disease X

The recent COVID-19 pandemic was a humanitarian and economic disaster, directly contributing to at least three million deaths and costing as much as US$15.8 trillion1. The pandemic also had many indirect effects on our health, with routine operations and medical...
Regulatory Challenges in Molecular Diagnostics: An Overview

Regulatory Challenges in Molecular Diagnostics: An Overview

Working in Regulatory Affairs is never boring. We’re in a space where the ground is shifting beneath our feet and not just little tremors – the whole landscape is in flux. The changes are greatest in Great Britain and Europe but, the advantage is that these...
The Benefits of Rapid Diagnostics at the Point of Care

The Benefits of Rapid Diagnostics at the Point of Care

Throughout human history, infectious diseases have been a major cause of suffering and mortality. Remarkably, it was once suggested that half of all humans who have ever lived have been killed by malaria [1]. Equally incredibly, this may represent the tip of the...
Great North Research Conference

Great North Research Conference

QMDx attended the Great North Research Conference recently. This was the first conference organised by NIHR to bring together academics and commercial companies within the North of England, to celebrate their achievements and showcase their expertise to allow for...