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After more than a decade on the market, our MONODOSE-qPCR® solution has taken another step towards establishing itself: it has been officially registered as an European trademark. This trademark registration reinforces the identity of a format that has proven its reliability and robustness in laboratories, facilitating the standardisation and simplification of qPCR processes. The registration...

El brote reciente de peste porcina africana, detectado en jabalíes en la zona de Collserola (Barcelona), generó diversas especulaciones sobre su posible origen desde un laboratorio cercano de sanidad animal. Ahora, el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación ha publicado un informe que descarta esa hipótesis mediante una clara evidencia científica: “En conjunto, los resultados...

We are pleased to announce that the scientific edition of the June 2025 EAVLD Newsletter is now available online. This issue features technical articles, updates on diagnostic veterinary surveillance across Europe, contributions from association members, and summaries of recent events relevant to the field of animal health. 📄 Download the Newsletter (PDF) We warmly encourage...

China has reported an increase in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections, a common seasonal virus similar to influenza or RSV. It mainly affects children, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals, causing mild symptoms such as cough and fever in healthy people. HMPV spreads through direct contact or contaminated surfaces, with peaks in winter and spring. Experts stress...

On November 13-14, the XXVII AVEDILA Symposium was held at the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, organised this year by NEIKER – the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development. The symposium was attended by 120 delegates from more than 40 institutions, including laboratories, technology centres, universities, and companies. The opening ceremony featured, in order of...

Last week, from the 21st to the 23rd of October, the 7th Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (EAVLD) was held at the Congress Centre in the Italian city of Padua. This 7th edition of the EAVLD saw 378 delegates registered, with 45 oral presentations and 260 poster presentations, supported by 26...

Since last January, GPS® has been part of the Technical Standardisation Committee for Animal Diagnostic Analysis CTN-UNE 331 and the international committee CEN/TC 469/WG1 Animal health diagnostic analysis, participating in European standardisation initiatives for the control of diagnostic reagents in animal health. On Tuesday, 17th of September, the fifth meeting of the Technical Standardisation Committee...

The Clinical Environmental Biosafety System: Monitoring the Risk of Nosocomial Infection project (NOSOBIOSAFE) has developed and validated an advanced system for the rapid and precise detection of nosocomial pathogens in hospital air and surfaces. Throughout the course of the project, an optimized sampling protocol was developed, integrating sample collection through cyclonic samplers with qPCR-based detection....

Once again, after the outbreak in 2022, the Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is rapidly spreading in the central and western region of Africa. Last Wednesday 14th of August 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) determined that this new outbreak of Monkeypox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). During the first half of 2024,...

It is probably the biggest event in poultry science in 2024 and we’ve been there. We are talking about the XVI European Poultry Congress (EPC) in Valencia, Spain. On Monday 24th of June, Calier invited Dr. Antonio Martínez-Murcia from genetic PCR solutions® to their satellite event on ‘Advances in Salmonella Vaccination’ as a speaker to...