A Business in Cancer Susceptibility Testing?
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Making money in cancer susceptibility testing has been tough; all eyes are on Myriad.
You may also be interested in...
Tessera Diagnostics Inc.
Tessera Diagnostics, founded in December 2000, is focusing on developing a group of protein markers for early detection of cancer. It's first indication is prostate cancer, and it has in-licensed a group of 14 markers from a family of proteins called NMPs for early detection of the disease. It believes some of these markers are specific and highly sensitive to the disease, and as a group they will provide better information than any test currently available.
Second EU MDR Notified Body Designated In France
Four years after the designation of the first notified body in France under the Medical Device Regulation, AFNOR Certification has been named too.
Takeda, Astellas Found New JV To Support Japanese Bioventures
Major Japanese companies Takeda, Astellas and SMBC are joining hands to establish a new joint venture with $3.9m capital and based in Japan’s largest biocluster Shonan iPark to help incubate local biopharma start-ups.