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The company said it expects its first quarter revenue to be down 10 percent to 15 percent year over year due in part to a decline in US academic sales.
CityUHK, Cellomics to Develop Circulating Tumor Cell Screening Platform
Within two years, the team hopes to commercialize an assay that combines cell sorting, staining, and imaging, as well as protein and gene profiling.
Presymptom Health Nabs £200K in Grant Funding for Sepsis and Infectious Disease Test
The firm will use the funding to bring the test to market in the UK, and it plans to soon start a Series A funding round to support expansion into the US market.
Researchers Receive $8M NIH Grant to Evaluate Lucid Diagnostics Esophageal Precancer Test
The researchers will conduct a five-year study to evaluate the firm's collection device and test in patients without symptoms of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The €4.5 million ($4.2 million) effort is led by researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institute and aims to deliver lateral flow tests and point-of-care devices.