Beutler, Markus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-462X
Bonvehí, Pablo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0099-1428
Chu, May https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7896-0496
Duong, Veasna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-1678
Peeling, Rosanna W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7404-8873
Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4433-0231
Jochum, Simon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-5229
Sticha-Kaiser, Christoph https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8641-4030
Castelletti, Noemi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-5352
Strobl, Matthias https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1404-0655
Wieser, Andreas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-9228
Funding for this research was provided by:
BayVFP research grant on developing diagnostic solutions for parameters with pandemic potential (LSB-2103-0002)
Roche Diagnostics International
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 4 March 2026
First Online: 26 March 2026
Declarations
:
: Markus Beutler is an employee of Roche Diagnostics GmbH. Simon Jochum and Matthias Strobl are employees of Roche Diagnostics GmbH and hold shares in F Hoffman-La Roche. Pablo Bonvehí, May Chu, Veasna Duong, Rosanna W. Peeling, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, and Andreas Wieser received an honorarium from Roche Diagnostics for their participation in the workshop, and funding for related travel expenses, hotel costs, and meals; no payment was made for authorship. Andreas Wieser has received honoraria and advisory board fees from Roche Diagnostics in the past 5 years and has received discounted rates for some Roche Diagnostics products. Christoph Sticha-Kaiser is an employee of the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology and has a collaboration contract with the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital. Noemi Castelletti has no conflicts of interest to report.
: This study involved a model based on the discussions of an expert panel, and did not use real patients or samples. Ethical approval was, therefore, not required.