metagenomics
Evvy Closes $14M Series A for Vaginal Microbiome Testing, Launches Add-on STI Screen
The New York-based firm will use the funds to scale access to its testing, discover new vaginal health biomarkers, and validate outcomes of its service.
Direct-to-consumer microbiome tests often go beyond what the research can support, but the large databases being generated by some companies are supporting diagnostic development.
Delve Bio Raises $35M in Series A Financing to Develop Metagenomic Sequencing Diagnostics
The UCSF spinout's cofounders include Joe DeRisi and Charles Chiu, as well as Pardis Sabeti of Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
Mainz Biomed, Microba Life Sciences Partner to Develop Pancreatic Cancer Screening Test
The partners will collaborate to develop novel microbiome biomarkers for a screening test in development called PancAlert.
White House COVID Dx Goals Potentially Feasible but More Funding, Coordination Needed, Experts Say
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The timelines the administration set this fall for ramping testing in the event of a health emergency are potentially doable but largely aspirational at the moment.