NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Invivoscribe Technologies announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific to develop multiple next-generation sequencing-based in vitro cancer diagnostics.
Under the deal, Invivoscribe will develop and commercialize immune-oncology molecular diagnostics that run on Thermo's Ion PGM Dx system, as well as associated bioinformatics software for applications in liquid biopsies. The tests will be specifically designed for both the diagnosis and minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring of various hematologic cancers.
Additional terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
"We are … very excited to provide our optimized NGS tests with comprehensive bioinformatics software so our customers can perform the entire testing and reporting process, including MRD testing, within their laboratories," Invivoscribe CEO Jeffrey Miller said in a statement.