To ensure the quality and safety of medical services in primary healthcare institutions, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and other relevant authorities issued a notice on 1 April 2026, outlining a three-year nationwide action.

Microplate-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Metis of Aikang MedTech Co., Ltd. (henceforth referred to as Aikang) received approval for marketing in 2015; and its MGT-based automatic blood grouping analyzer Aigel received approval for marketing in 2016.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today a strategic collaboration with Broad Clinical Labs to develop and pilot groundbreaking applications using Roche’s recently unveiled next-generation sequencing (NGS) Sequencing By Expansion (SBX) technology. This collaboration will focus on harnessing the power of the SBX technology to transform clinical genomics and biomedical discovery. It will also aim to establish the SBX technology as a routine offering for fast, scalable sequencing for Broad Clinical Lab’s research community.

QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a new commercial partnership and co-marketing agreement with ID Solutions, a French provider of high-quality digital PCR (dPCR) assays and customized molecular testing solutions for oncology and other disease areas, to expand the availability of dPCR assays for oncology research applications.

OncoSwab, a biotechnology company focused on early detection of cancer through non-invasive molecular testing, today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Mayo Clinic. The agreement provides OncoSwab with access to clinical research expertise and know-how to support the development of its nasal swab-based diagnostic platform.

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter (Q4) and fiscal year 2025 (FY25), which ended April 25, 2025.

Highly specific diagnostic methods can accurately distinguish between different pathogens, avoiding misdiagnosis and reducing unnecessary use of medical resources.

Biostate AI said Tuesday that it has raised $12 million in a Series A financing round.

Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM), a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine and patient care, today announced a collaboration to develop a companion diagnostic (CDx) test with Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers. Tempus completed confirmatory testing in Verastem’s Phase 2 RAMP-201 clinical trial, which evaluated the combination of avutometinib and defactinib to treat recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) and was the basis of the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) accelerated approval of the combination in KRAS-mutated recurrent LGSOC.

Vietnamese genetic testing firm Gene Solutions said Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NEWCL Biomedical Laboratory to establish a next-generation sequencing lab in Taiwan.

Currently, most level-Ⅲ hospitals and some level-Ⅱ hospitals in China are equipped with automated and intelligent diagnostic devices.

PHASE Scientific International Limited ("PHASE Scientific"), a pioneering biotechnology company revolutionizing early disease detection through proprietary urine-based diagnostics, today announced the successful completion of a US$34 million Series A funding round. This represents the largest Series A raise in Asia’s diagnostic technology sector since 2019, reflecting robust investor conviction in PHASE Scientific’s innovative PHASIFY™ technology and ambitious growth strategy. The funding round is led by a private equity fund managed by Value Partners Group (HKEX: 0806), one of Asia's largest independent asset management firms, with significant backing from new healthcare-focused investors and continued support from existing global backers.