Speed Without Sacrifice: How Diagnostics Can Move Quickly and Safely

From Answers from the Lab by Mayo Clinic Laboratories

January 8, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 375

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and strategies of direct-to-consumer testing and innovation in diagnostics with experts from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D. , president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss direct-to-consumer testing. Then, Dr. Pritt welcomes Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D. , a microbiologist and virologist and chief scientific officer of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for a conversation about accelerating innovation without compromising quality or safety. Direct-to-consumer testing (00:38): Explore the rise of direct-to-consumer testing and the challenges that accompany it. Evolving expectations for innovation (05:38) : Understand why patient and clinician expectations are rising and how that is reshaping diagnostics. Safeguarding advances (07:23) : Learn the foundational principles that protect quality and safety amid rapid innovation. Strategies for accelerating innovation (10:33) : Discover practical ways to responsibly deliver novel solutions more quickly. Note: Information in this post was accurate at the time of its posting. Resources Five ways to move faster without compromising trust in diagnostics "Answers From the Lab” podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

Guests: William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D.

Topics covered

direct-to-consumer testing
innovation in diagnostics
quality and safety in healthcare
patient expectations
accelerating innovation

Keywords

diagnostics
direct-to-consumer testing
innovation
quality
safety
healthcare
microbiology
virology

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Organizations: Mayo Clinic Laboratories