Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, welcomes the European Court of Justice's (ECJ's) judgment today ruling that the European Commission did not have jurisdiction over Illumina's acquisition of GRAIL.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences' Critical Care product group, which will be renamed as BD Advanced Patient Monitoring.

In the process of enterprise development, both endogenous growth and external mergers and acquisitions are important growth paths.

Samsung Medison has announced the completion of its acquisition of the French startup Sonio, a move that underscores the company's commitment to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into medical devices.

- Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants in partnership with Seegene extends commitment to external innovation. - Global research teams invited to submit proposals to develop new tests for human infectious diseases. Application deadline: December 2, 2024. - Nature Awards to lead the application and evaluation process. Projects selected in August 2025 based on clinical need. - A major investment in open innovation, the commercialization of multiplex PCR technology and availability of diagnostic tests.

Guardant Health Japan Corp. (HQ: Minato-ku, Tokyo/ Representative Director: Mika Takaki), a leading precision oncology company, today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has approved Guardant360® CDx as a companion diagnostic to identify EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in patients with inoperable or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for consideration of treatment with amivantamab-vmjw combined with chemotherapy. This approval makes the Guardant360 CDx comprehensive genomic profiling panel the first blood-based companion diagnostic to be approved in Japan for the detection of EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations. Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. (HQ: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo/ Representative Director: Shuhei Sekiguchi), a Johnson & Johnson company, is currently seeking regulatory approval for the use of amivantamab-vmjw, a precision medicine, in Japan.

WHO has asked manufacturers of mpox in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to submit an expression of interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). WHO has been in ongoing discussions with manufacturers about the need for effective diagnostics, particularly in low-income settings. The request for EUL expressions of interest by manufacturers is the latest development in these discussions.

PathAI, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital pathology solutions, today announced that its AISightⓇ Dx Image Management System (IMS) is In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) certified for use in primary diagnosis.

QuidelOrtho announced Thursday that its Vitros syphilis assay has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration and is now available globally.

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation ("Hitachi High-Tech") and Gencurix, Inc. ("Gencurix") have entered a strategic partnership (the Partnership) in the field of cancer molecular diagnostics.

QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the expansion of its Master Collaboration Agreement with AstraZeneca to develop and commercialize companion diagnostics (CDx) for AstraZeneca’s future therapies being developed to address chronic diseases.

According to recent monitoring data, China recorded 1,060,600 new cases of lung cancer in 2022, accounting for 22% of all malignant tumors.

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its in vitro diagnostic (IVD) TruSight™ Oncology (TSO) Comprehensive test and its first two companion diagnostic (CDx) indications.

Building a complete biochemical testing system is the future development trend in the biochemical industry.

Siemens Healthineers aims to grow its PET imaging business by picking up the radiodiagnostic manufacturing and distribution network of Novartis’ Advanced Accelerator Applications division.