The German biotech firm said its lateral flow blood test does not detect subclinical HPV infection but picks up on HPV-induced cancers and pre-cancers.
The test will identify patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer caused by specific HPV infections for treatment with BioNTech's investigational BNT113.
The new consortium is aiming to make comprehensive genomic profiling accessible to advanced cancer patients in the US, to help inform their treatment decisions.
Qiagen received CE IVD marking for its NeuMoDx Flu A-B/RSV/SARS-CoV-2 Vantage Test and for a saliva collection kit for its single-plex NeuMoDx SARS-CoV-2 assay.
The Australian diagnostics firm is working with Qiagen on lab-based antigen and serology tests and plans to launch its own US point-of-care and home tests.
Qiagen has benefited from unexpected tailwinds due to COVID-19 testing and envisions post-pandemic growth with recently acquired NeuMoDx as a key contributor.
