French diagnostics firm Sebia said Thursday that it has received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its FLC Kappa and Lambda assays.

Mainz Biomed N.V. (NASDAQ:MYNZ) (“Mainz Biomed” or the “Company”), a leader in molecular genetics diagnostic solutions for early cancer detection, announced today a strategic partnership with TomaLab to launch the Company’s flagship product, ColoAlert® in Italy. TomaLab is one of Italy’s premier biotechnology laboratories and is based in Milan. The partnership signifies a major step forward in enhancing colorectal cancer screening and diagnostics within the Italian healthcare system as it enables the implementation of ColoAlert® into Italy's robust healthcare framework, providing patients with access to a cutting-edge diagnostic solution that combines convenience with clinical excellence.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced a collaboration with the Kenyan Government through the National Cancer Institute-Kenya to advance access to critical cancer diagnostics for women in Kenya. Through this program, BD continues to drive its commitment toward progress of advancing health equity to underserved communities around the world.

New research suggests a combination of molecular profiling on tumor tissue and corresponding circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) samples can provide clinically actionable clues that may be missed using either approach alone, particularly for individuals with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

US-based Veracyte has agreed to acquire minimal residual disease (MRD) test developer C2i genomics in a deal worth up to $95m, strengthening its range of cancer diagnostic products.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to CanScan, the multi-cancer early detection solution by Canadian medtech Geneseeq.

Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced it has signed an agreement with Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen). This collaboration will be the first relating to the development of Illumina's novel molecular residual disease (MRD) assay, a whole-genome sequencing (WGS) multi-cancer research solution that detects circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to better understand the persistence or recurrence of disease following clinical intervention.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of POINT Biopharma Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PNT), a radiopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of clinical and preclinical-stage radioligand therapies in development for the treatment of cancer.

Owkin announced on Tuesday that it entered into a collaboration with MSD — known as Merck in the US and Canada — to develop and commercialize microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) diagnostics for four types of cancer.

Liquid biopsy firm SeekIn said Friday that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Oncolnv, a fully-owned affiliate of Inspire2Live to expand the global accessibility of the firm's menu of cancer detection tests.