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They are seeking to determine the concordance between thymidine kinase 1 enzyme concentration in serum and patients' clinical response to treatment.

The firms said that their respective technologies are complementary and bridge a technical gap between pathology, radiology, and oncology.

The assays will combine genomic and gene expression analyses to better understand driver mutations in prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancers.

The partners will use the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler to identify new biomarkers in high-risk breast cancer and the nCounter to evaluate leukemia fusion testing.

The first tests to be made available through the collaboration will be for Lyme disease and food sensitivity, leveraging PerkinElmer's expertise.

Chembio said it will receive funding subject to satisfying milestones to develop a test that leverages its immunoassay platform and hand-held optical analyzer.

Fulgent will use its Parkinson's disease NGS panel to target seven genes linked to the condition and generate curated reports for doctors and researchers.

23andMe customers who have one of three common variants identified in reports can choose six family members to receive health and ancestry test kits.

Israel-based software company Medial EarlySign will work with Geisinger's innovation center to develop technologies to predict lower GI and other "high-burden" diseases.