J&J’s Veridex To Lead Development Of Next-Gen Cancer Diagnostic
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Veridex will partner with Massachusetts General Hospital to help bring a next-generation cancer blood test to market, both institutions announced Jan. 3.
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