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Wanted: Data that's live

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS

Wanted-Poster

For many years, I have asked politely for performance data from diagnostic manufacturers. You would be surprised by the number of companies that refuse or ignore my requests. Even though performance data is fundamental to the selection of an instrument, most diagnostic manufacturers exercise an information asymmetry with their customers - they know far more about the actual precision and trueness of their methods than any of their customers. And yet they rarely share this vital data. So I'm trying to break this impasse by going directly to YOU, and YOUR LAB - you are undoubtedly operating an instrument someone else is curious to learn about. I'm even willing to provide an incentive: data for books, online courses, or possibly even training, if you are willing to share (anonymously of course).

To that end I have set up This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as my contact point for labs open to sharing real-world performance data.

For this first effort, I am seeking labs that operate the Mindray BS biochemistry instrument line (I am not making this up). So if you're willing to share your chemistry assay performance on the BS-120, BS-200, BS-380, BS-600, BS-800, all the way up to to the high volume BS-2000, I'm interested...

 

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