New agreement aims to provide greater access to millions more high-quality tuberculosis (TB) tests for people living in the least developed countries where the need is most urgent. Enables the Global ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid today announced that its Xpert® MTB/XDR test has been awarded prequalification status by the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a new ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for testing throat and rectal specimens with its ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval to Cepheid's tuberculosis test that checks if the disease-causing bacteria carry antibiotic-resistant genetic markers. The ...

A Birmingham company is working with Cepheid to develop a PCR test for monkeypox, a virus that has spread to the U.S., though the CDC classifies the threat as low. Birmingham-based BioGX is ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid today announced that Xpert® HIV-1 Qual XC has been awarded World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification. Inclusion on the prequalification ...

Though the global number of recorded monkeypox cases continues to climb—passing 4,100 last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—many researchers and epidemiologists ...

(Reuters) - Cepheid Inc said it signed deals with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and three other aid organizations to make its tuberculosis diagnostic kit available at reduced prices in ...

) today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has categorized Cepheid's Xpert® CT/NG test as 'Moderate Complexity' under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Xpert ...