Inoviq Ltd. and The University of Queensland (UQ) are expanding a collaboration to develop an exosome-based ovarian cancer screening test. Researchers from UQ identified and validated exosomal protein and micro-RNA (miRNA) biomarkers that when combined in its OCRF-7 algorithm showed more than 90% accuracy to detect stages I and II ovarian cancer in an independent 500-sample retrospective case-control study, Inoviq CEO Leearne Hinch told BioWorld.

China’s Amoy Diagnostics Co. Ltd. (Amoydx) signed a development and commercialization agreement under which Amoy will develop multiple companion diagnostics for Astrazeneca plc across China, the E.U. and Japan.

Health care-focused private equity firm Archimed Group agreed to acquire Natus Medical Inc. for $33.50 per share, a nearly 29% premium over the April 14 closing share price for the provider of medical devices to diagnose and treat neurological and sensory disorders. The deal will take Natus (NASDAQ:NTUS) private after more than 20 years as a publicly traded company.

Diagnostic testing group Clinisys Inc. has acquired cloud-based laboratory operations software company Apollolims in an undisclosed deal. Headquartered in Chertsey, U.K., and Tucson, Ariz., Clinisys will expand its public health, toxicology, and molecular diagnostics offering through the acquisition. The deal builds on the company’s combination with Sunquest and Horizon announced in January.

Drug delivery opportunities are at the heart of Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.’s nearly $1 billion acquisition of Antares Pharma Inc. The deal brings Halozyme an autoinjector platform to complement its Enhanze drug delivery technology, which is designed to reduce hours-long treatments to minutes.

Pfizer Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. has made an offer to acquire digital health company Resapp Health Ltd. in all cash offer worth AU$100 million (US$74.25 million). The two companies have entered into a binding scheme that is contingent upon shareholder agreement and regulatory clearances in Australia. Shareholders will vote on the proposed acquisition in June, and directors have unanimously recommended that shareholders vote in favor of the acquisition.

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has in-licensed Eli Lilly and Co.’s olaratumab antibody, agreeing to pay $5 million up front for exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize radiolabeled forms of the antibody for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers.

The National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) of Taiwan has teamed up with Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asustek Computer Inc. and American cloud computing company Nvidia Corp. to build Taiwan’s first supercomputer for medical research.

Biocircuit Technologies Inc. has joined forces with Smithfield Bioscience Inc. to scale up a medical alternative to sutures for repairing nerves on the peripheral side of the body damaged in an accident or during surgery. Nerve Tape is an implantable device composed of decellularized porcine tissue embedded with microhooks that attach to damaged nerves and may heal them more quickly and safely than conventional sutures.

Elekta AB signed a commercial agreement with GE Healthcare Co. Ltd. to expand hospital access to radiotherapy. Marlborough, Mass.-based GE Healthcare said it will combine its precision imaging solutions with Elekta’s radiation therapy portfolio to provide hospitals worldwide with a more comprehensive oncology offering.