The company will work with the Genome Institute of Singapore to create a test for breast cancer recurrence prediction using its circulating tumor cell platform.
The firm will begin a verification study later this month using its cell-sorting platform and molecular analysis tool on patients with a pelvic mass scheduled for surgery.
LineaRx was formed last year to commercialize Applied DNA Sciences' technologies for DNA design, manufacture, and chemical modification by large scale PCR.
The company also reported higher operating costs as it worked to develop and validate its Parsortix circulating tumor cell collection system for clinical use.
The University of Arkansas researchers aim to commercialize the Cytophone platform, in development since 2003, by launching a startup in the next year.
The company saw $1.0 million in revenues for the quarter, including $976,000 from commercial testing, and attributed the growth to its pathology partnership initiative.
The company's total revenue for the three months ended March 31 was $108.8 million compared to $92.6 million in the first quarter of 2018, exceeding analyst expectations.
The iPod-sized system integrates a microcontroller, a peristaltic pump, heparin injector, and microfluidic chip to capture tumor cells in a patient's bloodstream.
