Systems Biology Goes Commercial As Integrated Diagnostics Launches Lung Nodule Test
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
With the launch of its Xpresys Lung test, Integrated Diagnostics joins the ranks of commercial molecular diagnostics companies offering tests to help physicians characterize suspicious tissue. But unlike other tests on the market and in development, the Xpresys Lung test is designed to be used early in the process – before a biopsy is even ordered.
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