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SeekIn's Two-Step Multi-Cancer Early Detection Method May Reduce False Positives, Screening Costs
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Further screening individuals who test positive by SeekIn's OncoSeek protein biomarker test with the NGS-based SeekInCare assay reduced false positives in a study. 

Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Dx, Omics Grants in Q4

Awardees include Bigtec Labs, Aptitude Medical Systems, Broad Institute, PATH, Sherlock Biosciences, ChemBio Diagnostics, and Variant Bio.

In Brief This Week: Inocras, Sysmex Inostics, Danaher, Abbott, Genesupport, GeninCode, More

News items for the week of Dec. 9, 2024.

International Pathogen Surveillance Network Awards $2M in First Round of Grants

The network awarded funding to 10 projects aimed at increasing genomic surveillance capacity in low- and middle-income countries.

In Brief This Week: Devyser Diagnostics, Enzo Biochem, Delfi Diagnostics, 23andMe, More

News items for the week of Oct. 28, 2024.

Oct 4, 2024

Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Dx, Omics Grants in August and September

Aug 26, 2024

BGI Genomics H1 2024 Revenues Drop 10 Percent as COVID-Related Sales Decline
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Aug 23, 2024

New Mpox Emergency Sounds Alarm for Increased Development of Point-of-Care MDx Tests
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Aug 16, 2024

Blood Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Provide Window Into Cerebral Malaria in Affected Children

Aug 5, 2024

Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in July

Jul 23, 2024

Pharmacogenomics Initiative Seeks to Address Dearth of African Genetics in Databases
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Jul 19, 2024

With Portable PCR Platform, Prompt Dx Aims to Expand STI Treatment Options
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Jul 16, 2024

Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Projects Focused on Decreasing Cancer Burden in Africa

Jul 3, 2024

Pneumococcus Evolution, Spread Profiled With Genome Sequences, Mobile Phone Data

Jun 27, 2024

Cornell Researchers Develop Heat-Free Alkaline DNA Extraction Method for Tissue Samples
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May 29, 2024

African Genomics Sector Grows Alongside Efforts to Keep Talent, Funding, Data on Continent
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May 23, 2024

BioMérieux, Pfizer, Malawi Ministry of Health Collaborate on Antimicrobial Resistance Effort

May 20, 2024

Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in April, May

May 6, 2024

Biocartis, Merck KGaA Extend RAS Testing Partnership to Middle East, North Africa

May 2, 2024

Telomere Length in White Blood Cells Linked to Malaria Parasite Exposure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Apr 17, 2024

BGI Genomics 2023 Revenues Decline 38 Percent
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Mar 21, 2024

WHO Publishes New Guidance Recommending Targeted NGS for Drug-Resistant TB Diagnosis

Mar 5, 2024

Fujirebio Europe Picks up Distribution Rights to Self-screen's RUO Anal Cancer Assay

Mar 4, 2024

Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in February

Feb 7, 2024

Lassa Fever Fatality Linked to Genetic Risk Loci in African GWAS