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AI & predictive diagnostics
Where machine learning genuinely improves quality, throughput and interpretation — and where human oversight, validation and governance remain non-negotiable.
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Original analysis at the intersection of molecular diagnostics, laboratory automation and the adoption of advanced health technologies — grounded in more than fifteen years of international in vitro diagnostics experience.
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AI-enabled diagnostics & laboratory adoption · 14 min read · 10 verified references
How artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape clinical laboratories — and why validation, governance and professional oversight remain essential.
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Where machine learning genuinely improves quality, throughput and interpretation — and where human oversight, validation and governance remain non-negotiable.
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What it takes to design, validate and scale molecular services in clinical laboratories, from unmet need to sustained utilization.
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Why technically excellent diagnostic technologies fail to reach patients — and what changes when adoption is treated as an operational discipline.
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Molecular diagnostics implementation · 12 min read
What it actually takes to build a molecular diagnostic service in a clinical laboratory — from unmet need to sustained utilization.
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A grounded look at where AI genuinely adds value across pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical laboratory workflows, and the guardrails required before deployment.
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A structured view of designing, validating and scaling molecular diagnostic services in regulated environments, drawn from more than a decade of international in vitro diagnostics work.
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The gap between a scientifically valid diagnostic technology and clinical adoption is often not only a science problem; it is also a systems and translation challenge.
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About the author
Marcela Riaño Caro
Molecular Diagnostics, Product & Laboratory Strategy Leader
Bacteriologist with a postgraduate specialization in Hematology in the Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Management and a Master's degree in Microbiology, all from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, with a scientific foundation in molecular biology and clinical diagnostics. More than fifteen years of international in vitro diagnostics experience across Canada and Latin America, spanning molecular diagnostics, immunology and clinical chemistry, core laboratory and automation, training and knowledge transfer, product and portfolio leadership, and laboratory strategy.
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