Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab
Episodes
Closing the Gap: Improving healthcare in Remote Communities
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In remote and underserved communities, access to timely diagnostics isn't a convenience — it's life-changing. Tanya Applegate and Stacey Foster-Ramp...
Can You Trust Your Test? The Science of Diagnostic Accuracy
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
External quality assessment exists for one reason: to make sure diagnostic tests perform as claimed. Simon Patton, CEO of EMQN, breaks down what diagn...
From Fax Machines to Big Data: Modernizing Diagnostics in Canada.
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's diagnostic infrastructure has been caught between legacy systems and the demand for real-time data. James Yantzi, President of Seegene Canada...
Molecular testing on the frontlines
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On our 6th episode, Microbix teams up with experts from Cepheid Canada and Cepheid Australia about molecular POC (point of care) testing through the l...
Bridging Policy and Innovation for a Healthier Tomorrow
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss the current and emerging diagnostic technologies and how they are viewed by those in government who have to make the tough ...
Ensuring patient health through EQA (External Quality Assessment)
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab, we talk to three experts about the importance of proficiency testing and standards for those tests, Da...
Self-collection and Test Accuracy in Infectious Diseases
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab we talk to Giorgio Triva, CEO and Strategic Project Manager Copan Group, based in Italy, about what his...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A public health threat
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for episode 2 of Diagnostics: Beyond the Lab, hosted by Janet Silver from Syntax Strategic and Cameron Groome from Microbix Biosystems. Learn ...
The Future of HPV Screening and Prevention
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we discuss the Human papillomavirus or HPV, vaccines, testing and cervical cancer. What is HPV and what is the way forward for testing...