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The funds will support the companies' efforts to develop tests for predicting NSCLC patients' response to immunotherapy.

The test is designed to analyze the expression of 17 genes in order to differentiate mild and aggressive forms of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Inspirata said that the partners will combine their digital pathology products to address challenges with traditional pathology testing for H. Pylori.

The partners will evaluate circulating tumor cell-based biomarker panels as potential new tests for use on Ikonisys' Ikoniscope fluorescence microscopy system.

Mobidiag signed agreements for its Amplidiag and Novodiag products with Alab in Poland and the Ukraine; Biogenetix in Romania; and Theranostica in Israel.

The tests are designed to monitor a patient's immune system for cancer responses rather than looking for tumor cells or specific biomarkers.

The firm said the clearance authorizes use of its smartphone-based albumin-to-creatinine ratio test by healthcare professionals at the point of care.

The diagnostics company announced it has entered a memorandum of understanding with Orot[+] to expand distribution of Todos' blood tests into Japan. 

The appointment of a former Roche executive as the firm's new COO is viewed as a significant event for a firm still in the early stages of driving adoption of its Pheno system.