Integrated Diagnostics
The company is confident about bringing the test to market despite potential future competition and views it as an easy fit for its existing sales channels.
Biodesix Acquires Integrated Diagnostics
The deal gives Biodesix an additional test in the lung cancer space, Indi's XL2, which helps to classify lung nodules identified by imaging scans as benign or malignant.
Enthusiasm for dried blood spot samples is building among clinical proteomic researchers and companies, but recent work suggests technical hurdles remain.
They acknowledge that while the technical hurdles of proteomic test development have become manageable, commercialization is still a major challenge.
With Medicare coverage for the test in place, the company is hoping it will surpass the limited commercial success of its initial Xpresys Lung offering.