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

An analysis conducted by an international research team has identified 13 biomarkers that may improve the accuracy of predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with type 2 diabetes.

The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party said on Thursday that it has introduced a new bill to ban the use of federal funding on "foreign adversary biotech companies," including China's BGI Group.

Recently, the internationally renowned Top Employers Institute released the "China Top Employers 2024" list.

DiaSorin on Thursday said it has submitted for US Food and Drug Administration approval an immunoassay for the early identification of Lyme disease.

Seegene Inc. (KQ096530), a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, announced its selection of Microsoft as a technology partner for its SG OneSystem™ business in London, UK, on January 23 to realize 'a world free from all diseases.'

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) posted higher sales of $10.24 billion in the fourth quarter, despite continued soft demand for the company’s Covid-19 testing equipment, beating the consensus of $10.18 billion.

The European Commission (EC) has proposed an extension of the transition period for the IVDR, aiming to maintain the availability of essential healthcare products and ensure patient care.

China's medical device industry has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 10.54% over the past five years and has become the second largest market in the world.

New research suggests a combination of molecular profiling on tumor tissue and corresponding circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) samples can provide clinically actionable clues that may be missed using either approach alone, particularly for individuals with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced a collaboration agreement with Hamilton, a leading global manufacturer of laboratory automation technology, to develop automated applications together with robotics-compatible reagent kits to enable greater standardization and reduced human error when conducting large-scale single-cell multiomics experiments.

Analysis of molecules that travel from the brain into the blood could enable noninvasive monitoring of gene expression in the organ, according to research published in Nature Biotechnology.

Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a leading medical genetics company, today announced it has completed the sale of certain reproductive health assets, which include carrier screening and non-invasive prenatal screening, to Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA).

Myriad Genetics said Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire select assets from Intermountain Precision Genomics' laboratory business, including the Precise Tumor Test, the Precise Liquid Test, and IPG’s CLIA-certified laboratory in St. George, Utah.

Fujirebio Holdings, Inc. and Agappe Diagnostics Ltd today announced that they have entered into an agreement of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) partnership for Cartridge based CLIA system reagents manufacturing project for the immunology equipment Mispa i60 and Mispa i121. Notably, the analyzers and reagents will be sold under Agappe’s brand, making Agappe the first Indian local company with a complete Chemiluminescence Solution comprising locally manufactured reagents.