Leading Edge
Our Diagnostics Update Newsletter
Leading Edge is our regular diagnostics update publication that brings you a range of topical articles, user reports, expert opinion, conference reports etc. plus latest developments and product news relating to clinical diagnostics.
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2025 Issue 2
We are pleased to bring you our latest Leading Edge clinical diagnostics newsletter, packed full of news and updates from the year, plus a selection of case studies and reports including:
Sustainable IBD Management: How IBDoc® is helping reduce the NHS carbon footprint
Boosting Turnaround & Clinical Confidence: NHS Tayside’s experience with fCAL® turbo and CALEX®
Workflow Improvements at Bowel Screening Wales using Liquid QCs
Also featured is the launch of the new UKCA Venous Blood Collection Transport Kit, a game-changer for community-based care.
2025 Issue 1
We are excited to bring you our 50th Anniversary edition of Leading Edge! We hope you enjoy this special edition, and thank you for being part of our journey as we celebrate 50 years of innovation and commitment to advancing diagnostics.
2024 Issue 2
We’re excited to bring you a content-packed new issue of Leading Edge, featuring highlights from posters presented at key conferences this year, including BSG, LabMedUK, and EAACI. In this issue, you’ll also find articles on ACE, blood grouping reagents, and our partnership with Clinical Design Technologies Ltd.
2024 Issue 1
This issue includes several new product developments including the introduction of patient packs for calprotectin. The new Tasso, capillary blood collection device offers a more convenient method for home blood collection.
2023 Issue 1
In this issue we’re pleased to announce not one, but two exciting new developments. First and foremost, we are delighted to announce the official launch of our newly developed website. Furthermore, we are pleased to announce that The Alpha Portal is now operational.
2022 Issue 2
Our latest Leading Edge focuses on Solutions for Improved Workflows and Laboratory Efficiency. This is illustrated by customer case studies, including ones on fCAL turbo, pancreatic elastase and the Quantum Blue® therapeutic drug monitoring assays.
2022 Issue 1
The end of 2021 was a time for great celebration at Alpha Laboratories with some exciting live events. Our teams were invited to attend two award ceremonies and from both we came away with the winners accolade. Read more in this issue.
Clinical Supplements
Periodically we also publish clinical supplements that help you keep up to date with developments in clinical diagnostics and the benefits for medical staff and patients alike.
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