codevelopment agreement

Weill Cornell will use Avalon GloboCare's exosome isolation system as part of a workflow to develop the exosomes for clinical studies.

The companies initially expect to incorporate a CDx for Incyte's pemigatinib into Foundation Medicine's existing FDA-approved assay, FoundationOne CDx.

Finland-based Tieto and Swiss firm BC Platforms will jointly develop technology for integrating genomic and clinical data in the Northern European market.

The companies said they plan to develop a number of tests, beginning with a CTC-based PD-L1 assay that measures both RNA and protein expression.

Natera and Qiagen have signed a 10-year agreement to develop cell-free DNA assays for use on Qiagen's GeneReader next-generation sequencing system.

Irish rare disease research center FutureNeuro is partnering with software vendor Congenica to bring sequencing to the point of care for genetic epilepsies.

In the longer term, the two firms plan to use PlexBio's multiplexing technology to develop a full menu of infectious disease assays. 

Biocartis will help develop and commercialize Immunexpress' Septicyte test to run on the Idylla platform.

The project relates to an NGS-based clinical trial assay associated with a sponsored project agreement between Qiagen and an undisclosed pharmaceutical company.