UK's competition regulator said on Monday it has cleared U.S. medical equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific's (TMO.N), opens new tab $3.1 billion deal to buy Swedish biotech firm Olink Holding AB (OLK.O), opens new tab.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

On June 13, 2024, Mindray and Inpeco have officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement at Mindray's headquarters in Shenzhen, China, marking a new era of innovation and collaboration in the in vitro diagnostics industry. This collaboration is founded on the companies’ mutual excellence in their respective fields, as well as their shared values and vision for the future.

Gene Solutions announced Monday that it will partner with the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) to expand awareness and enable access to multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing.

Illumina said on Wednesday that it has signed a research collaboration agreement with the National Cancer Center Singapore (NCCS) to investigate the genomics of a rare cancer in Asians.

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced a definitive agreement with OMERS to acquire LifeLabs, a trusted provider of community laboratory tests for millions of Canadians, for a value of approximately CAN $1.35 billion (approximately USD $985 million), including net debt.

In 2019-2020, the industry consolidation has driven the "chain reaction" of IVD industry and becomes a mainstream.

Taiwanese cancer genomics firm ACT Genomics (ACTG) and Japanese clinical testing service provider LSI Medience said Monday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance personalized medicine in Japan.

Roche subsidiary Foundation Medicine said Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its liquid biopsy test, FoundationOne Liquid CDx, as a companion diagnostic to identify advanced BRCA-mutated prostate cancer patients who are eligible for treatment with Janssen's Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate).

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

A workgroup convened by the Alzheimer’s Association has published revised criteria for the diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer’s disease that are based on the biology of the disease and reflect recent advancements in Alzheimer’s research, diagnostics and treatment. The 2024 update includes an updated biomarker classification system that includes blood-based biomarkers (BBM) and a revised disease staging system.

Cepheid announced today that it has received FDA De Novo marketing authorization and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Waiver approval for Xpert® HCV, the only molecular test in the US to detect hepatitis C virus RNA directly from a human capillary whole blood (fingerstick) sample. The Xpert HCV test is performed on the GeneXpert Xpress System.

Mr. Eui-Yul Choi, Chairman of Korea In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Association, CEO of Boditech Med, led a delegation to visit China Association of In-Vitro Diagnostics (CAIVD), on 26 June 2024.

Illumina (ILMN.O), opens new tab said on Thursday it will take a goodwill impairment charge of $1.47 billion in the second quarter related to recently spun-off cancer diagnostic test maker Grail (GRAL.O)

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the cobas® HPV test prequalification designations for use on the cobas® 5800 system and for self-collected samples on the cobas® 5800, 6800 and 8800 systems. These new prequalification designations come just one month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Roche’s HPV self-collection solution and less than a year after the WHO awarded prequalification to the cobas HPV test on the cobas 6800/8800 systems.