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Roche

Roche Receives CE Mark for Rapid Elecsys IGRA TB Test to Detect Latent Tuberculosis

Shots: Roche has received a CE Mark for its Elecsys IGRA TB test, a blood-based assay for detecting tuberculosis infection (latent TB) in routine laboratory settings Test delivers results in <24hrs., with IGRA assay completed in 19min., & automates result calculation, interpretation, & reporting on Roche immunoassay platforms while integrating with third-party liquid handlers to…

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Johnson& Johnson

Johnson & Johnson’s Sirturo Gains the CHMP’s Positive Opinion to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis 

Shots:  The CHMP has granted positive opinion to the company’s Sirturo (bedaquiline) and recommended approving its Type II variation plus transitioning its conditional marketing authorization into a standard marketing authorization  The opinion was based on the data from P-III (STREAM) stage 2 trial assessing the safety & efficacy of bedaquiline-containing regimen to treat MDR-TB, depicting…

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