To ensure the quality and safety of medical services in primary healthcare institutions, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other relevant authorities issued a notice on 1 April 2026, outlining a three-year nationwide action.

Microplate-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Metis of Aikang MedTech Co., Ltd. (henceforth referred to as Aikang) received approval for marketing in 2015; and its MGT-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Aigel received approval for marketing in 2016.

Abbott's RealTime IDH1 Assay has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration as a companion diagnostic for Servier Pharmaceuticals' Tibsovo (ivosidenib) in patients with relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndrome, the FDA announced on Tuesday.

Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) slumped over 7% in early trading Wednesday after the maker of lab equipment and analytical instruments posted weaker-than-expected sales and cut its outlook for a second-straight quarter on slowing demand.

Listed companies with main IVD business in China have completed the disclosure of their financial results in the first half of 2023.

Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX, Financial), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, released its Q3 2023 earnings report on October 24, 2023. Despite a decrease in overall revenues, the company's base business revenues showed growth, largely due to strength in their physician and hospital channels.

On October 24, 2023, Danaher Corp (DHR, Financial) released its Q3 2023 earnings report, revealing a net earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.51 per diluted common share.

China Association of In Vitro Diagnostics (CAIVD) and In Vitro Diagnostics Society of China Association for Medical Devices Industry jointly compiled this report.

Foundation Medicine announced on Monday that it is expanding its partnership with Sequanta Technologies to provide its genomic profiling tests for research and oncology therapy development in China.

Switzerland's Roche (ROG.S) has agreed to pay an initial $7.1 billion to Roivant (ROIV.O) and Pfizer (PFE.N) for rights to a new inflammatory bowel disease drug, as it expands into new fields to offset falling oncology sales.

Roswell Park Cancer Center said this week that Agilent Technologies has licensed its blood cancer assay, PanHeme.

The World Health Organization on Thursday announced that it has published a fourth edition of its essential diagnostics list (EDL) adding tests for the hepatitis E virus and recommendations related to access to personal-use glucose monitoring devices.