Epigenomics, Philips to Collaborate on MDx Platform

Dec 19, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Epigenomics today said that it has signed a collaboration and licensing agreement with Royal Philips Electronics to develop a molecular diagnostics platform for running cancer tests.

The firms will jointly perform feasibility studies aimed at developing a fully automated instrument platform for diagnosing certain cancers based on DNA methylation biomarkers.

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