Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) today announced a program for expansion of its type 1 diabetes (T1D) offering to include a population-scale assay for early detection with support from Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY). Revvity will develop a T1D 4-plex in vitro diagnostic (IVD) assay based on its existing research-use (RUO) 3-plex assay.

At present, the coagulation tests are mainly applied for the screening of thrombotic diseases and hemorrhagic diseases, and the routine six items are relatively common in clinical practice (Table 3), mainly including prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT), fibrinogen (FIB), D-dimer (D-D), and fibrin (pro) degradation products (FDP).

Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leader in cancer diagnostics, today announced the launch of the Cancerguard™ test, a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test that is now available as a laboratory-developed test (LDT) in the United States. Cancerguard is the first MCED test commercially available that analyzes multiple biomarker classes to help detect a wide range of cancers, including those that often go undiagnosed until later stages when treatment options are limited.

Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced a strategic partnership with PathGroup, one of the nation’s leading partners to physicians, hospitals, and healthcare networks nationwide, to significantly expand the reach of Guardant’s FDA-approved Shield™ blood test. The partnership will bring Shield to more than 250 hospitals and health systems, over 15,000 PathGroup-affiliated physicians across 25 states, and allow more patients to benefit from Guardant’s industry-leading Shield blood test for early cancer detection through PathGroup’s large network of EMR hospital integrations and phlebotomists. More than five million patients each year receive testing through PathGroup.

Mercy BioAnalytics, Inc., a pioneer in extracellular vesicle-based liquid biopsies for the early detection of cancer, today announced the closing of a $59 million series B financing. The round was co-led by Novalis and Sozo Ventures, with participation from Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Funds, American Cancer Society BrightEdge, and iSelect Fund, as well as funds committed to women’s health and leadership including Portfolia, Avestria Ventures, and Mindshift Capital. The round also included significant participation from strategic investors including Hologic, Bruker Scientific, and Labcorp.

Quanterix Corporation (“Quanterix” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company fueling scientific discovery through ultra-sensitive biomarker detection, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Akoya Biosciences, Inc., establishing a scaled leader in the early detection of disease for the neurology, oncology and immunology markets.

Biochips enable the accurate, rapid, and high-throughput detection of DNA, RNA, polypeptides, proteins, cells, tissues, and other biological components, with great advantages in disease screening and early diagnosis.

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Gene Solutions and Topgen Biomedical Technology said Thursday that they have entered a partnership under which Shaoxing, China-based Topgen will offer various genomic tests developed by Gene Solutions for cancer early detection and monitoring.

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced a first closing of $27 million (circa £22 million) in its Series E financing round. The fundraise was led by Ventura Capital, joined by Aviva Ventures, Horizons Ventures, and other existing investors. The close also saw completion of the investment from the Gates Foundation.