Thermo Fisher Scientific and Eli Lilly agreed to work together to develop a companion diagnostic for the latter's LOXO-292, a RET kinase inhibitor, using Thermo's Oncomine Dx Target test. The research aims to identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer and thyroid cancer whose tumors have RET alterations.
OpGen is set to acquire Curetis GmbH, creating a combined company with commercial-stage molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics and a pipeline focused on antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases. The transaction is expected to be completed in early 2020.
Razor Genomics, which markets a test to assess risk in early-stage lung cancer patients after surgery, will be acquired by OncoCyte. Razor will initially receive $10 million in cash for a 25% stake, plus an additional $1 million milestone payment for a recent positive coverage decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and OncoCyte will have the option to purchase Razor's remaining shares.
Children with persistent elevated levels of the amino acid methionine in their blood developed type 1 diabetes, according to a study in Diabetologia. Researchers examined blood samples taken from 120 Finnish children from birth until age 3 and found that "children who progress to type 1 diabetes have a unique metabolic profile, which is, however, altered with the appearance of islet autoantibodies," adding that the findings could aid in earlier disease prediction.
A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that HIV is associated with heightened risk for atrial fibrillation that may lead to a stroke. Based on data from more than 17.3 million people, an 80% higher risk was seen for AFib in patients with HIV, which is comparable to the increased risk for AFib associated with hypertension.
Each 1 kilogram increase in visceral fat may raise the risk of type 2 diabetes by seven-fold in women and 2.5 times in men, researchers reported in Nature Medicine. The study also found more than 200 genes that influence visceral fat, many related to food consumption and exercise.
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Dutch diagnostics firm SkylineDx will advance its melanoma test using $21.9 million it received from a private investor. The test is designed to predict the possibility of a melanoma patient's cancer metastasizing in lymph nodes without requiring a biopsy.
Investment firm Telegraph Hill Partners has provided $12.5 million to in vitro diagnostics firm Specific Diagnostics. Specific intends to use the money to support the marketing of its antibiotic susceptibility test, the Reveal platform.
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