Virology

Analysis of stool samples is a frequent task in clinical diagnostics. Heike Calado Duarte and Carlo Farah from our R&D team talk to us about the challenges involved and what you should pay [...]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significantly fewer infections with diarrhea-causing pathogens such as norovirus. However, with the relaxation of countermeasures against COVID-19, the [...]

The Omicron variant does not show any mutations in the areas detected by our assays and is therefore positively detected by RIDA®GENE SARS-CoV-2 (Art. No. PG6815/ PG6820) and RIDA®GENE Flu & [...]

The COVID-19 infection figures continue to rise and with them the fear: How long can regular school operations be maintained? Experts warn of renewed school closings and recommend specific measures.

In February 2020, R-Biopharm was one of the first diagnostics companies worldwide to launch a test kit for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Now, the test has received the CE label and is thus [...]

As temperatures grow colder, the risk of catching the flu virus and spreading the infection among the population rises as well. But what makes the influenza virus so dangerous? For Virus [...]

Gastroenteritis, also known as the stomach flu, is one of the most frequent illnesses in humans worldwide. Often it is viruses that are responsible for the infection.

The year’s wet and cold season begins in October along with the annual flu season. After an extraordinarily severe flu wave in 2017/18, experts are warning that the flu should not be [...]

Now that summer is here, people are spending more and more time outside. Warm temperatures certainly make activities like swimming, hiking, jogging and picnicking more attractive. But forests and [...]