GC Genome Corp. priced a Kosdaq offering of 4 million shares at ₩10,500 per share May 27, entailing a gross ₩42 billion (US$30.5 million) raise in early June. The Yongin, South Korea-based genomics subsidiary of GC Biopharma Corp. fixed its shares price to the top of its ₩9,000 to ₩15,000 price band May 27 after conducting demand forecasting on domestic and international institutional investors from May 19 to May 23.
Galvanize Therapeutics Inc.’s Aliya pulsed electrical field system could enable surgeons to perform a biopsy and ablate lung tumors at the same time, a study in the Journal of Surgical Oncology indicates.
Phase Scientific International Ltd. raised $34 million in a series A round to accelerate research and development of its early disease detection technology for multiple cancers, women's health issues, and infectious diseases.
Oncosil Medical Ltd.’s brachytherapy device outperformed stereotactic body radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable or borderline-resectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a comparative analysis.
The U.S. FDA granted breakthrough device designation to Mursla Bio Ltd.'s Evoliver. The biopsy blood test uses extracellular vesicles to survey hepatocellular carcinoma in high-risk cirrhotic patients.
Radnet Inc. expanded its commitment to the use of AI in improving diagnosis of breast cancer with an all-stock purchase of Icad Inc. for approximately $103 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025.
U.K. scientists developed a saliva-based test which better predicts the risk of prostate cancer than current prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests by analyzing DNA to look for genetic variants linked to prostate cancer and calculating a polygenic risk score.
Radiopharmaceuticals, including 16α-18F-fluoro-17β-estradiol (18F-FES) PET/CT, are emerging as powerful tools with new diagnostic and therapeutic potential in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, Han Sang-won, professor from the department of nuclear medicine at Asan Medical Center, recently told BioWorld.
Radiopharmaceuticals, including 16α-18F-fluoro-17β-estradiol (18F-FES) PET/CT, are emerging as powerful tools with new diagnostic and therapeutic potential in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, Han Sang-won, professor from the department of nuclear medicine at Asan Medical Center, recently told BioWorld.
Elypta AB’s urine-based test correctly identified 90% of patients whose kidney cancer had returned, according to results from an ongoing study. The company’s metabolism-based liquid biopsy platform, which measures glycosaminoglycan biomarkers to detect cancer-specific signatures and uses algorithms to deliver clinically useful scores, could transform the lives of patients with kidney cancer.