Roche will partner with SQZ Biotech to develop a cell therapy platform that would empower a patient’s own immune cells to fight a broad range of cancers, in an immuno-oncology collaboration that could generate more than $500 million for SQZ.

Illumina has made a strategic investment in Desktop Genetics (DTG) to advance DTG’s DESKGEN genome-editing software platform, the companies said today. The value of the investment was not disclosed.

Roche will join Pieris Pharmaceuticals in an up-to-CHF 415 million ($409 million) cancer immunotherapy collaboration designed to develop new drug candidates based on Pieris’

Shortly after passing a critical inspection by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in which the agency looked at Theranos' lab instruments, the company raised $633 million from investors.

Great Basin Scientific today announced that it has signed a $20.5 million securities purchase agreement with institutional investors, which will provide the company with new funding for its ongoing operations.

AWSensors recently announced that it has cooperated and developed a new liquid biopsy technique for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer with European LIQBIOPSENS team.

The use of massively parallel sequencing of maternal cfDNA for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) of aneuploidy is widely available. Recently, the scope of testing has increased to include selected subchromosomal abnormalities,

With almost 17 million live births in 2014, China is already one of the largest potential markets for prenatal diagnostics, including noninvasive testing of fetal DNA in the mother's blood to detect fetal chromosomal defects.

Among the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing trends in 2015 were smaller molecular instruments, better information technology (IT) systems, and progress on use of sequencing in clinical medicine.

As a new arose field, mobile health care has been attracted by public, from giant BAT to various of capitals they all want to put their feet into it.

Wanda Group and IHG(International Hospitals Group Limited) recently have made a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing. Wanda will invest a total of 15 billion yuan in Shanghai,

The 34th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference began here Monday with several life science research tools and diagnostic firms making presentations to investors and other attendees.

Courtagen Life Sciences reported today that it has completed the comprehensive Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program and has received its clinical laboratory permit form the state of New York.

Foundation Medicine announced today that it has formed a three-way collaboration with Horizon Healthcare Services and Clinical Outcomes Tracking

Illumina and China's Novogene today announced an agreement to jointly develop next-generation sequencing applications for reproductive health and oncology.