The recommendation by a committee advising the U.K. government that screening for prostate cancer should not be made available to the vast majority of men could benefit companies such as Antegenes OÜ. The Estonia-based company develops polygenic risk score-based testing kits which help clarify an individual's genetic predisposition to specific cancers, providing a more targeted approach.

Prognomiq Inc. reported the launch of its Provue Lung, a novel blood-based laboratory developed test designed to help improve detection of lung cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is taking aim at the shortage of medical services with a program designed to foster development of micro-robots, or microbots, which will autonomously conduct part or all of a variety of surgical procedures.