Blog Posts by Maureen Mende, RAC, MBA

HER2/Neu Assay
The prototype for all companion diagnostic tests
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Life on the A-List
FDA seems to be sending mixed messages on LDTs and CoDx
Friday, March 22, 2013
Change is Coming to CE-IVDD
The EU embraces its inner FDA
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Exploring Bias
An ongoing adventure for a non-statistician
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
IVD Roundtable Meeting Recap
No knights, but plenty of great discussion nonetheless.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Last Call
A few final poems before the coffee wears off...
Friday, January 07, 2011
Four Eighty Threes, Three French Hens...
Hopefully you've never been issued a warning letter, so I'd like to walk you through what a typical one looks like.
Monday, December 21, 2009
What is a "Regulatory Affair" and should I have one?
Perhaps we have more in common with a fiery mistress or hunky boy toy than we might suspect.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Hologic HPV Approvals
This approval clearly demonstrates the FDA’s willingness to work with diagnostic companies on state-of-the-art molecular diagnostic testing.
Friday, April 10, 2009
IVD's and LDT's - What's the difference?
Molecular diagnostic tests have two compliant paths to the US market.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Recent Blogs

Molecular Diagnostics for Influenza Making point-of-care diagnosis possible
Rapid Influenza Detection Tests Helping doctors decide who needs antivirals, and who needs chicken soup
TDM Assays The net under the safe and effective tightrope
Prenatal Group B Strep Tests Making the early days of life that much safer