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      <title>Liquid biopsy market flooded with opportunity</title>
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        <![CDATA[With an at least $60 billion total addressable market, the liquid biopsy sector offers abundant opportunity for multiple companies to swim to the top. The six largest companies in the pool have just dipped their toes in the water, with a total penetration of only 10%, a white paper from RBC indicates.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/717924</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Samsung life science fund invests $10M in C2N Diagnostics</title>
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        <![CDATA[Samsung Life Science Fund made its first strategic investment of the year into C2N Diagnostics LLC, underscoring the rising potential of blood-based diagnostics in detecting and monitoring the risk of Alzheimer’s disease for the masses.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/717923</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Grail’s Galleri puts aggressive prostate cancer on display</title>
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        <![CDATA[Grail Inc.’s multi-cancer early detection test, Galleri, preferentially screens for aggressive prostate cancer, addressing concerns about overdiagnosis and subsequent overtreatment of indolent cancers, a study published in <em>JCO Precision Oncology</em> demonstrated.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/711638</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Guardant wins nod from FDA for Shield test for colorectal cancer​</title>
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        <![CDATA[The U.S. FDA approved the PMA application for the Shield test by Guardant Health Inc., a diagnostic for colorectal cancer that avoids some of the issues with alternative diagnostic methods. There are lingering questions about Medicare coverage and physician adoption, however, the answers to which may take a couple of years emerge.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/710924</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/710924-guardant-wins-nod-from-fda-for-shield-test-for-colorectal-cancer</link>
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      <title>Novigenix reports new data for its technology used in early colorectal cancer detection</title>
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        <![CDATA[Novigenix SA reported interim European validation data for its whole blood RNA signature for early detection of precancerous colorectal lesions. The data was presented in early July at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/698774</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/698774-novigenix-reports-new-data-for-its-technology-used-in-early-colorectal-cancer-detection</link>
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      <title>Future looks bright with Delfi Diagnostics’ $225M round for early cancer detection assays</title>
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        <![CDATA[Even without an oracle, it is clear that Delfi Diagnostics Inc.’s $225 million series B fundraising round positions the company well to further develop its liquid biopsy tests for early cancer detection and monitoring. Delfi’s liquid biopsy platform uses a whole genome fragmentation analysis approach for both individual cancer and multicancer detection.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/520843</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/520843-future-looks-bright-with-delfi-diagnostics-225m-round-for-early-cancer-detection-assays</link>
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      <title>C2i reports European launch of its minimal residual disease diagnostic</title>
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        <![CDATA[C2i Genomics Inc. reported the formal launch of its C2inform minimal residual disease diagnostic across Europe, after obtaining CE marking for the cancer test. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company also has completed several clinical trials it ran with research partners to validate the technology and will be presenting data in different cancers at the American Association for Cancer Research in New Orleans, April 8-13.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/517759</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/517759-c2i-reports-european-launch-of-its-minimal-residual-disease-diagnostic</link>
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        <![CDATA[The U.S. FDA has granted Datar Cancer Genetics Ltd. a breakthrough device designation for a blood test to detect early-stage prostate cancer. The circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection blood test can identify early-stage prostate cancer in men of age 55-69 years at around 99% accuracy.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/516094</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="plain">The Trinetra-Glio blood test is based on the identification of circulating glial cell. Credit: Datar Cancer Genetics Ltd.</media:description>
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      <title>Inivata study highlights liquid biopsy potential in HNSCC disease detection</title>
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        <![CDATA[Inivata Ltd. published new data from a prospective clinical study assessing its Radar diagnostic test in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Results from the Liquid Biopsy for Minimal Disease Detection in HNSCC (LIONESS) study suggest the assay demonstrated 100% specificity in patients with no recurrence and 100% sensitivity in patients with clinical recurrence. The personalized assay can track up to 48 tumor-specific variants in a patient using a blood sample. Last year the test was granted breakthrough device designation by the FDA.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/516045</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/516045-inivata-study-highlights-liquid-biopsy-potential-in-hnscc-disease-detection</link>
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      <title>Study demonstrates pan-cancer detection from genetic and epigenetic biomarkers </title>
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        <![CDATA[Scientists from Healthbiocare GmbH, System Biologie AG and the University of Austria have published data indicating pan-cancer detection could be achieved by combining genetic and epigenetic biomarkers in plasma. The scientists developed a classification model that distinguished between healthy subjects and patients with solid tumors with 95.4% accuracy, 97.9% sensitivity, and 80% specificity.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/515835</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/515835-study-demonstrates-pan-cancer-detection-from-genetic-and-epigenetic-biomarkers</link>
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      <title>Biocaptiva gears up to test DNA capture device in clinical trials</title>
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        <![CDATA[University of Edinburgh spinoff Biocaptiva Ltd. is taking its cell free DNA (cfDNA) capture device to clinical trials in 2022 following promising preclinical results. The company’s platform technology is designed to increase the quantity of cfDNA available for liquid biopsy testing. Current liquid biopsy practices obtain cfDNA via a venous blood draw but the concentration of tumor-derived ctDNA can be too low for comprehensive testing. Biocaptiva’ device emerged from research at the University of Edinburgh investigating liquid biopsy technologies.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/515747</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/515747-biocaptiva-gears-up-to-test-dna-capture-device-in-clinical-trials</link>
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      <title>Liquid biopsy comes to NASH as liver disease explodes</title>
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        <![CDATA[With the rates of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) rapidly rising, Glympse Bio Inc. and Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings Inc. (Labcorp) have announced new tests that can assess the risk of the liver condition without the traditional biopsy.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/515623</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/515623-liquid-biopsy-comes-to-nash-as-liver-disease-explodes</link>
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        <media:description type="plain">Glympse's noninvasive liquid biopsy uses biosensors to monitor NASH progression. Credit: Glympse Bio Inc.</media:description>
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      <title>Liquid biopsy panel debates value of individual cancer screening tests</title>
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        <![CDATA[In a lively discussion at the 40th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, panelists from leading diagnostics companies debated the best way to screen for cancer – and whether diagnostic testing does more harm than good in some circumstances. Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences Corp., noted that he expected liquid biopsies to have an “enormous impact on making earlier cancer detection a routine part of medical care” with his company currently developing a blood-based test for colon cancer as well as a multicancer test and one for minimal residual disease.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/515174</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/515174-liquid-biopsy-panel-debates-value-of-individual-cancer-screening-tests</link>
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      <title>Two diagnostic deals valued at a combined $6.5B close out 2021</title>
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        <![CDATA[Quidel Corp. reported a definitive agreement to acquire Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc in a nearly $6 billion deal expected to close in the first half of 2022. <span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">The $24.68 per share offered by Quidel represents a nearly 25% premium over Ortho’s closing price as of Dec. 22.</span>
<span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">Quidel will also assume $2 billion in debt.</span>
In addition, Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (Labcorp) said it would acquire Baltimore-based Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc., which offers a portfolio of genomics-based liquid biopsy and tissue-based diagnostic products, for $450 million in cash at closing plus up to $125 million contingent on achieving specific performance milestones. <span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">That deal is also expected to close in the first half of 2022, pending approval by both companies’ shareholders.</span>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/514605</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/514605-two-diagnostic-deals-valued-at-a-combined-65b-close-out-2021</link>
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      <title>Astrazeneca and Saga Diagnostics link up for assay development agreement</title>
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        <![CDATA[Astrazeneca plc has signed an agreement with liquid biopsy testing company Saga Diagnostics AB to develop dPCR assays. Lund, Sweden-based Saga Diagnostics will develop Sagasafe dPCR assays towards undisclosed methylated targets for analysis of tissue samples and liquid biopsies. The assay is part of Saga’s portfolio of “ultrasensitive technologies,” comprising Sagasign for personalized monitoring of cancer burden and minimal residual disease.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/512954</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/512954-astrazeneca-and-saga-diagnostics-link-up-for-assay-development-agreement</link>
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      <title>Coloscape demonstrates 100% specificity for colorectal cancer</title>
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        <![CDATA[Diacarta Inc.’s diagnostic assay, Coloscape, could be the first to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS)’s strict standards for Medicare coverage of a liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer screening if results seen in a <em>Plos One</em> study are borne out in larger trials and the test gets the nod from the FDA. That is a lot of ifs, but the study posted strong results: 100% specificity and 92.2% sensitivity for cancer and 95% specificity and 62.5% sensitivity for precancerous lesions.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/512810</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/512810-coloscape-demonstrates-100-specificity-for-colorectal-cancer</link>
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      <title>Inivata hopes new trials will help bring its lung cancer liquid biopsies into routine use</title>
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        <![CDATA[LONDON – Inivata Ltd. is extending efforts to bring its liquid biopsies into routine use, in two new clinical trials in lung cancer. The first will attempt to show increased speed in getting advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients on to the most appropriate therapies. The second study aims to demonstrate that detecting circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) will single out those early-stage lung cancer patients who have residual or recurring disease after surgery and need further treatment with chemo- or immuno-therapies.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/512536</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/512536-inivata-hopes-new-trials-will-help-bring-its-lung-cancer-liquid-biopsies-into-routine-use</link>
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      <title>Berry Oncology shows promising data on early screening for six cancers</title>
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        <![CDATA[Oncology genomic testing company Berry Oncology Corp.’s latest research results showed promising data for its Hifi platform-based technology, its CEO Jun Zhou said during the first International Biopharma Industry Week held in Shanghai. With the Hifi liquid biopsy test, users can receive early screening of six cancers, including liver cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, and pancreatic cancer, with an overall sensitivity of 87.6%, specificity of 99.1%, and overall tissue of origin precision in 82% of positive cancers.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/512476</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/512476-berry-oncology-shows-promising-data-on-early-screening-for-six-cancers</link>
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      <title>Twist and Anchordx co-launch pan-cancer detection solution globally</title>
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        <![CDATA[A pan-cancer liquid biopsy solution that was developed by Twist Bioscience Corp. and Anchordx Medical Co. Ltd. has been launched globally. The companies will market the Twist Alliance Pan-Cancer Methylation Panel (Pan-Cancer Panel) jointly. The Pan-Cancer Panel is a solution for pan-cancer study including DNA methylation library preparation and targeted enrichment for next-generation sequencing (NGS).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/512343</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/512343-twist-and-anchordx-co-launch-pan-cancer-detection-solution-globally</link>
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      <title>Savicell touts high accuracy results for its liquid biopsy platform</title>
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        <![CDATA[Savicell Diagnostics Ltd. has reported high accuracy results from a study validating its liquid biopsy platform Immunobiopsy. Haifa, Israel-based Savicell said the platform achieved high accuracy identifying lung cancer across stages I to IV. In a cohort of 245 participants, the Immunobiopsy test achieved 97% sensitivity and 97% specificity among patients with lung cancer.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/511254</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/511254-savicell-touts-high-accuracy-results-for-its-liquid-biopsy-platform</link>
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      <title>Illumina links up with Merck for companion diagnostic tests for cancer mutation</title>
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        <![CDATA[Illumina Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. are partnering to commercialize tests identifying genetic mutations used in the assessment of homologous recombination deficiency.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/511205</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/511205-illumina-links-up-with-merck-for-companion-diagnostic-tests-for-cancer-mutation</link>
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      <title>Illumina links up with Merck for companion diagnostic tests for cancer mutation</title>
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        <![CDATA[Illumina Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. are partnering to commercialize tests identifying genetic mutations used in the assessment of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). Patients whose tumors are HRD-positive may be eligible for targeted chemotherapy treatment by a class of precision medicines called PARP inhibitors. The companies will develop tests utilizing Illumina's Trusight Oncology 500 assay for genomic profiling, which is designed to identify 523 known and emerging tumor biomarkers.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/511160</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/511160-illumina-links-up-with-merck-for-companion-diagnostic-tests-for-cancer-mutation</link>
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      <title>Anchordx wins FDA’s breakthrough device designation for bladder cancer test</title>
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        <![CDATA[The FDA has granted Anchordx Medical Co. Ltd.&rsquo;s Urifind, an early detection test for bladder cancer, a breakthrough device designation (BTD). This marks the first BTD given to a liquid biopsy test for bladder cancer detection in China, putting it in good stead as it gears up for an IPO.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/510471</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/510471-anchordx-wins-fdas-breakthrough-device-designation-for-bladder-cancer-test</link>
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        <![CDATA[Lunit Inc. snagged a $26 million investment from precision oncology company from Guardant Health Inc., closing its series C tranche B funding round. Lunit is planning to use the funds to develop more artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and improve existing ones.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Foresight Diagnostics Inc. has developed a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection platform for detecting minimal residual disease (MRD) in B-cell lymphomas, a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and the most common lymphoma in the U.S., accounting for about 85% of all cases. Now, it has published data showing its phased variant enrichment detection sequencing (PhasED-Seq) nearly doubled the identification of patients with aggressive lymphoma who were not cured by standard therapy and need new treatment options.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Caris Life Sciences Inc. raised $830 million in a capital growth round led by Sixth Street Partners, the latest show of private investors&rsquo; zeal for backing precision medicine ventures. The infusion, which includes $235 million in equity financing, will be used for continued commercial expansion and to advance its liquid biopsy platform. T.R. Price Associates Inc., Silver Lake, Fidelity Management &amp; Research Co. LLC were significant contributors in the round. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/507031</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/507031-caris-life-sciences-gets-830m-injection-for-precision-oncology-platform</link>
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        <![CDATA[LONDON – Neogenomics Inc. reported it plans to acquire Inivata Ltd., taking up a $390 million fixed price option to purchase the liquid biopsy specialist eight months early. The option was agreed to in May 2020, when Neogenomics made a $25 million minority equity investment in Inivata and was granted the right to acquire the rest of the company by the end of 2021.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/506820</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/506820-neogenomics-moves-up-bid-to-buy-liquid-biopsy-specialist-inivata-for-390m</link>
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        <![CDATA[Invitae Corp. has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Genosity Inc., a genomics company with a technology platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays, for approximately $200 million in cash and stock. Separately, the medical genetic testing company reported a $1.15 billion investment, led by Softbank Group subsidiary SB Management, to support ongoing growth initiatives. San Francisco-based Invitae expects the Genosity platform to accelerate the development and launch of its oncology products, including three tests that won FDA breakthrough device designation. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/505528</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/505528-invitae-snaps-up-genosity-for-200m-reports-115b-investment</link>
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        <![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., in part because many cases aren&rsquo;t diagnosed until they are advanced. Bluestar Genomics Inc. wants to change that with its epigenomics technology which can detect early pancreatic cancer from a standard blood draw by analyzing cell-free DNA in plasma. Now, the FDA has provided a bump, granting breakthrough device designation to Bluestar&rsquo;s noninvasive pancreatic cancer detection test in patients with new-onset diabetes. According to the San Diego-based startup, of an estimated 60,000 patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., nearly a fourth are found to have new-onset diabetes prior to receiving their cancer diagnosis.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/505479</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/505479-bluestar-genomics-gets-breakthrough-nod-for-pancreatic-cancer-screening-test</link>
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        <![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block Illumina Inc.&rsquo;s $7.1 billion purchase of Grail Inc., claiming the deal will &ldquo;diminish innovation in the U.S. market&rdquo; for multicancer early detection (MCED) tests, which could be used to flag dozens of tumor types when they are still treatable. Illumina has vowed to &ldquo;pursue all legal options&rdquo; to complete its acquisition of Grail, arguing that it does not compete with Grail and is committed to providing &ldquo;unfettered access&rdquo; to its NGS technology. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/505429</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/505429-ftc-throws-up-antitrust-hurdle-to-illuminas-planned-acquisition-of-grail</link>
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