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Targos' CEO said that the various levels of multiplexing and throughput of Ultivue's assays' present a strategic fit for his firm's clinical research services.

Invitae is providing the testing services as part of the 12-month pilot, while patients will have the option to share their results with researchers though LunaDNA.

Promega's microsatellite instability technology will be used to develop an on-label, solid tumor companion diagnostic for pembrolizumab.

The team will combine Akoya's Vectra Polaris system with Precision for Medicine's Apostream tool to validate companion diagnostics and assess drug efficacy. 

Akadeum is currently developing a tool that involves microbubbles to deplete background molecules from circulating tumor cells in liquid biopsies.

The companies plan to explore opportunities to use Thermo Fisher's LC-MS instrumentation to develop tools to determine the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Philips said an AI prototype that evaluated combinations of vital signs and other biomarkers may predict infection up to 48 hours in advance of clinical suspicion.

Within the program, Ochsner is hoping to improve preventive care in certain cancer and cardiac conditions with information from genetic tests performed by Color.

The partners said that the first project will focus on the discovery of breath biomarkers for chronic liver diseases and liver-related cancers.