Danaher’s Cepheid receives FDA clearance for Xpert Hemorrhagic Fever Panel

Danaher’s diagnostics subsidiary Cepheid obtained FDA clearance for its Xpert Hemorrhagic Fever Panel, a PCR test that can detect four hemorrhagic fever viruses, including Ebola and Marburg, from a single sample. The clearance expands Danaher’s diagnostic portfolio and adds a new multiplex test to its offerings.

The company notes that the clearance could boost revenue and strengthen its market position in the medical diagnostics sector.

  • 1Cepheid, a Danaher subsidiary, received FDA approval for its Xpert Hemorrhagic Fever Panel.
  • 2The panel detects four hemorrhagic fever viruses, such as Ebola and Marburg.

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