A common cardiac blood test done before surgery can predict who will experience adverse outcomes after most types of surgery, said researchers from Hamilton Health Sciences.

Irvine, California-based Genomic Testing Cooperative (GTC) said recently it is collaborating with C2i Genomics to develop liquid biopsy tests for solid tumor staging and monitoring.

Illumina and Genomics England announced recently a new agreement to sequence up to 300,000 genomes over five years.

Single Technologies recently announced it has raised SEK15 million ($1.6 million) to support further development of its next-generation sequencing platform.

An assay from Roche to test immunocompromised transplant recipients for adenovirus infections has been CE marked, the company announced recently.

Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) has partnered with Japan-based Eisai to develop a liquid biopsy biomarker discovery tool.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies said recently it has raised a total of ￡109.5 million ($144.4 million) between new capital investments and the sale of secondary shares.

Illumina and Pacific Biosciences announced recently after the close of the market that they have "mutually agreed" to terminate their merger agreement.

Diagnostics firm OncoCyte said recently that it has entered into definitive agreements with Pura Vida Investments, a healthcare focused registered investment advisor, and one other unnamed institutional investor......

DiaSorin Molecular has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Simplexa VZV Swab Direct assay to detect varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA from cutaneous and mucocutaneous swab specimens, the firm announced recently.

LifeVault Bio, a consumer-facing company offering personal biobanking services under the name GoodCell, said recently that it has closed on $5.6 million in financing. That total includes $2.6 million in investments and a $3 million convertible note.

Grail has raised $125 million out of a planned $250 million equity financing offering, according to a recently filed Form D notice with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

IncellDx said recently that that it has signed an agreement with Singapore-based Biolidics to distribute its IncellDx bioINK PD-L1 CTC Core Kit.

Biotia, a startup providing DNA sequencing-based microbial surveillance services and infectious disease diagnostic tests for hospitals, said recently that it has closed a $2.4 million seed financing round.

Invitae recently announced a partnership with BioMarin Pharmaceuticals on a program to expand access to genetic testing for skeletal dysplasias.