News and Trends 13 Sep 2022
Scope Biosciences and WUR to improve CRISPR-Cas technology with new funds
Wageningen University & Research (WUR), and its spinoff Scope Biosciences, have received a grant of €150,000 ($152,000) from the European…
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News and Trends 12 Sep 2022
Reveal Genomics reveals more HER2DX breast cancer validation data
Reveal Genomics, S.L. says it has received more validation of HER2DX, the world's first specialized genomic test for HER2+ breast…
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022
Liquid-interface assisted SERS could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer’s
In a new publication in Opto-Electronic Advances, Japanese researchers discussed label-free trace detection of bio-molecules by liquid-interface assisted surface-enhanced Raman…
News and Trends 6 Sep 2022
Finnish researchers use machine learning to unlock clinical cancer samples’ genomic code
A new paper from the University of Helsinki, published in Nature Communications, suggests a method for accurately analyzing genomics data…
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News and Trends 2 Sep 2022
Ibex reports positive outcomes for AI-supported diagnosis of breast cancer
Ibex Medical Analytics have just announced positive outcomes for its Galen Breast solution in diagnosing multiple cancer types and further…
News and Trends 24 Aug 2022
Hera Biotech bags $1.9M for endometriosis diagnostic test
San Antonio-based medical device start-up Hera Biotech has closed an oversubscribed $1.9 million seed financing round to support its commercialization…
News and Trends 22 Aug 2022
Roche launches COVID-19 test to detect emerging variant of interest
Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed a COVID-19 test for researchers that detects and differentiates the latest sub-variant…
In Depth 27 Jul 2022
The race to uncloak cancer with liquid biopsies
Until recently, cancer detection depended on invasive solid tissue sampling that didn’t provide a complete picture. An emerging crowd of…
More News! 18 Jul 2022
Purespring Therapeutics and SwanBio Therapeutics announce agreement for use of FunSel screening platform
A licensing agreement for use of the FunSel screening platform has been announced by Purespring Therapeutics and SwanBio. Under the…
News and Trends 8 Jul 2022
World’s first research project for an early detection, multi-cancer screening test launched in Singapore
A project for the discovery and validation of new combinations of biomarkers that can detect multi-cancer early has been launched…
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In Depth 19 Jan 2022
Glycans Hit the Sweet Spot in Diagnostics
The surface of our cells are covered in sugar molecules called glycans. The field of glycomics leverages their enormous diversity…
News and Trends 24 Sep 2021
Breath Testing To Be Tapped by UK Pioneer with €50M Fundraising
After years of under-fulfilled promise, breath tests for cancer, liver disease, and respiratory conditions appear to be taking off with…
News and Trends 30 Jul 2021
British Diagnostics Biotech Becomes Social Enterprise After Acquisition
UK rapid diagnostics company Mologic will convert into a social enterprise after being acquired by a group of philanthropic funds…
In Depth 28 Jul 2021
Tracking Covid-19 Cases with Wastewater Testing
Researchers have been using DNA testing technology to detect traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind Covid-19 in wastewater streams in…
Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021
Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For
Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the…
In Depth 12 May 2021
Spatial Transcriptomics: A Window into Disease
The emerging spatial transcriptomics field is letting researchers map out gene expression in tumor and brain samples. How could this…
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News and Trends 20 Apr 2021
Pandemic Boosts Diagnostics Field with High Revenues and Acquisitions
The US medtech firm Hologic has bought the Finnish-French biotech Mobidiag for around €668M in the latest of a series…
News and Trends 18 Mar 2021
Europe Falls Behind in Efforts to Track Covid-19 Variants
As barely a third of European countries meet targets to track concerning Covid-19 variants, diagnostics and genomics companies are scrambling…
News and Trends 25 Feb 2021
Legal Fights Accompany Big Fundraises in Liquid Biopsy Scene
A recent patent fight between the liquid biopsy companies Natera and Inivata is only the latest of many spats over…
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A new platform makes automated western blot processing accessible to more labs, freeing up researchers’ valuable time, enabling the recovery…