The major brands in China’s urinalysis market are URIT, DIRUI, AVE, etc. URIT produced China’s first urine analyzer in 1984. And after nearly 40 years’ strenuous cultivation, it pioneered the modular urine analysis workflow using deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) image recognition technology.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

In recent years, the market scale of immunodiagnostic reagents in China has been increasing year by year. In 2020, the market size of China's immunodiagnostic reagent industry reached 32.1 billion yuan, an increase of 24.42% year-on-year.

Renalytix has received De Novo marketing authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its KidneyIntelX.dkd prognostic test.

Houston-based single-cell analysis company CellChorus announced on Wednesday that it has been awarded a $2.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fast-Track grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).

On June 29, Merck announced an investment of approximately 70 million euros to expand its Nantong Life Science Center in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta region.

LumiraDx Limited (Nasdaq: LMDX), a leading innovator in diagnostic technologies, today announced the submission of its first 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the clearance of its ground-breaking 5-minute COVID Ultra Test. LumiraDx submitted a traditional 510(k) Dual Submission for LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Ultra with CLIA Waiver for the commercial distribution at point of care of the LumiraDx Platform, including the LumiraDx Instrument, with the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen (Ag) Ultra test, and the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Quality Control Swab Kit.

Helio Genomics said Thursday that its sister company, Laboratory for Advanced Medicine & Health Group (LAMH), has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China for its cell-free DNA-based liver cancer detection test. The assay is the first of its kind to receive this approval.

At 9:30 a.m. on June 30, Adicon was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Adicon Holdings (09860.HK) is offering 33,192,500 shares globally, of which 3,320,000 shares are offered in Hong Kong, China and 29,872,500 shares are offered internationally, with a 15% over-allotment option.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGTX) today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire Sigilon, a biopharmaceutical company that seeks to develop functional cures for patients with a broad range of acute and chronic diseases.

ARUP Laboratories today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AAV5 DetectCDx™ as a companion diagnostic to aid in the selection of adult patients eligible for treatment with ROCTAVIAN™ (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox).

Based on the advantages of their respective fields, the two companies will carry out in-depth cooperation in life information and support, in vitro diagnosis, medical imaging, overall solutions for two cancer screening, hospital department equipment, information construction, etc., and jointly establish the "Hybribio-Mindray Standardized Laboratory" to achieve complementary advantages and resource sharing.