Lateral flow tests carry over 60 years of history on their backs. This emerging technology that has played a critical role in rapid detection of COVID-19 disease, has been the principal axis of hundreds of devices that are used daily in our lives. The basis of Lateral Flow Technology was first described in 1956, but...
OSASUNBERRI, an inter-regional collaborative initiative for innovation and investment in the Km 0 health industry and in the health care system, was presented in Bilbao on 4 October. Its aim is to join forces, create synergies and strengthen this sector in order to achieve efficient, comprehensive and sustainable management of current needs, as well as...
77% of the Spanish population, have had at least one dose of the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, while the 70% is fully vaccinated. However, the number of positive cases have not disappeared and more and more immunised people are testing positive in diagnostic tests. But, can someone who has been vaccinated test positive for COVID-19, and...
The Basque SME located in Zamudio reinforces its commitment to the product line to fight the current pandemic, ranging from the detection of the infection to the evaluation of immunity. This is an own product, from development to manufacture, with the production capacities for industrial scale-up, and which has been very well received in its...
As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign has intensified in recent months, there has been much talk of achieving herd immunity before the end of the summer, but do we really know what herd immunity is? Herd immunity, also called collective immunity or herd immunity, is a phenomenon observed in a population when part of it has...
In other European countries such as Germany, they are available in pharmacies and supermarkets since months. The priority has been to provide information to the public about COVID-19. In Spain, we are waiting the imminent promulgation of a Royal Decree (in public hearing phase since 13th May) that will amend Royal Decree 1662/2000, on medical...
Many people feel some discomfort, or even become ill, when they drink or eat dairy products, without being aware of it until they discover that, in fact, they are lactose intolerant. But, what is really lactose intolerance? In this post, we will try to offer some information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of...
The OSAXYL measurement system developed by BIOLAN HEALTH is an accurate, simple and fast portable tool to diagnose hypolactasia. The OSAXYL measurement system developed by BIOLAN HEALTH is an accurate, simple, fast and portable tool to quantify intestinal lactase activity levels, the cause of lactose intolerance, in urine. OSAXYL will improve the health and quality...
Until the appearance of COVID-19, few people knew what antibodies were, what their implications were, etc. Now there is a lot of talk about antibodies, herd immunity, vaccines, but do you know what antibodies are? What types exist? What are their functions? Let us tell you! Antibodies or immunoglobulins are proteins secreted by the immune...
The recent expansion of SARS-COV-2 vaccines is generating an important debate about the immunity they generate against the virus, and knowing whether vaccines are effective is obviously of great concern to the population. The way to corroborate whether these vaccines have the desired effect by provoking the expected immune response is to check whether antibodies...
