blood testing

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service will use the Alinity s System to process its blood tests and improve lab automation. 

The Royal Oak, Michigan-based startup will use the funding to support development and commercialization of its pan-disease diagnostic testing platform. 

The firm said that it is working with partners to provide collection devices that can be used at home, making it easier for people to gain access to tests.

Under the exclusive agreement, Fisher Healthcare, which is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, will distribute the test through its channel.

The financing, led by Accelerated Digital Ventures, will go toward the development of 20 tests targeted at cancers and dementias.

The firm said that the system's automation and flexibility will help centers be more productive within a testing specialty that can require extensive hands-on time.

Seventh Sense Biosystems markets a one-step, push-button device called Tap that uses a microneedle array to collect capillary blood from the arm.