Molecular diagnosis is performed at the gene level with nucleic acids as the object for detection, with high sensitivity and accuracy.

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

Biotia, a startup providing DNA sequencing-based microbial surveillance services and infectious disease diagnostic tests for hospitals, said recently that it has closed a $2.4 million seed financing round.

Invitae recently announced a partnership with BioMarin Pharmaceuticals on a program to expand access to genetic testing for skeletal dysplasias.

Twist Bioscience reported after the close of the market recently that revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter 2019 rose 87 percent year over year.

Cancer drug developer Oncology Pharma said recently that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire at least 50 percent of molecular genomics firm Diagnomics.

Prescient Medicine said this week that it has partnered with Dutch medical research institute Erasmus MC to evaluate its opioid addiction risk technology in a clinical study in the Netherlands.

Horizon Discovery and Mammoth Biosciences announced recently that they will collaborate to develop new CRISPR tools, with the aim of generating new engineered cell lines for the biopharmaceutical industry.

Healthcare artificial intelligence firm Tempus announced earlier this week the acquisition of Akesogen, the owner of a commercial laboratory and provider of genomics and clinical trial precision medicine services.

The National Institutes of Health has renewed funding for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) with up to $102.5 million over seven years.

After years developing technology to do multiplex testing for infectious diseases, Enigma Diagnostics shuttered about two years ago without much fanfare. But thanks to a former investor in the company, Enigma's technology may live on.

Computational technology company Nvidia has acquired sequencing analysis software developer Parabricks. Terms were not disclosed.