NEW YORK – After changing its name this summer, Helio Health (formerly Laboratory for Advanced Medicine) now aims to validate its circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-based hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening assay by comparing it to standard ultrasound screening with the US launch of a multi-center collaboration.
The Irvine, California-based firm also hopes to raise more than $100 million in a funding round by the end of the year to launch its liver test in the US and China in 2021, as well as to further develop assays for colon, breast, and lung cancers.