Early results from REFLECTION, a real-world study, mirrored results for Grail Inc.'s multi-cancer early detection (MCED) assay in clinical trials, according to a presentation at the 2024 Early Detection of Cancer Conference. The study, conducted at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sites, focuses on the real-world application of the Galleri test, which screens for multiple cancers in asymptomatic individuals.
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is absent or expressed at a very low level in normal tissues. However, it is overexpressed in around 80% of solid tumor stroma.
Nanocube Health Ltd. is developing accessible, low-cost nanorobots that could revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of hard-to-diagnose cancers, with pancreatic cancer being the initial focus.
According to World Health Organization data, endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age females globally. That already makes endometriosis a wildly underresearched and underfunded disease in relation to its prevalence. Plus, Rama Kommagani thinks even 10% is an underestimation.
Nowdiagnostics Inc. established an exclusive agreement with Labcorp Holdings Inc. for distribution of its First To Know syphilis test in the U.S. The test provides results in 15 minutes with as little as a single drop of blood. The test will be available to hospitals and clinicians by the end of 2024 and offered to patients directly through Labcorp Ondemand in 2025.
China’s Tencent Technology Co. Ltd. has invested S30 million in Insighta Ltd., an early cancer detection company that was set up as a $200 million joint venture by Prenetics Global Ltd. and inventor Dennis Lo to revolutionize multi-cancer detection.
According to World Health Organization data, endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age females globally. That already makes endometriosis a wildly underresearched and underfunded disease in relation to its prevalence. Plus, Rama Kommagani thinks even 10% is an underestimation. “Diagnosis is very underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,” Kommagani, who is an associate professor of pathology at Baylor College of Medicine, told BioWorld.
Sunbird Bio Inc. closed an additional financing round of $14 million Oct. 16, reeling in new funding from Eli Lilly & Co. and the Singapore Economic Development Board’s investment arm, EDBI Pte Ltd.
According to World Health Organization data, endometriosis affects about 10% of reproductive-age females globally. That already makes endometriosis a wildly underresearched and underfunded disease in relation to its prevalence. Plus, Rama Kommagani thinks even 10% is an underestimation. “Diagnosis is very underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,” Kommagani, who is an associate professor of pathology at Baylor College of Medicine, told BioWorld.
The $15.3 million Mindpeak GmbH recently raised in its series A funding round will allow the company to be able to accelerate the development and deployment of its AI-based solutions, Felix Faber, CEO of Mindpeak, told BioWorld.