Different medical institutions have selected different imported and domestic brand instruments: 38 domestic and 58 imported.

Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rapidly evolving field of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in China.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today announced a new collaboration with UK Biobank to create the world’s first comprehensive, large-scale epigenetic dataset. The project will utilise Oxford Nanopore’s information-rich DNA/RNA sequencing technology to map the epigenome of 50,000 participant samples to unlock crucial insights into disease mechanisms, with the aim of improving patient outcomes. This publicly available data will serve as a unique resource for the scientific community, bringing new opportunities to advance our understanding of genomics.

Starting from November 30, 2024, ordinary passport holders from 38 countries can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for no more than 30 days for business, tourism, family visit, exchange and transit purposes. 

QIAGEN today announced the inclusion of the QIAcuityDx digital PCR System in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). This pivotal addition to QIAGEN’s portfolio is now expanding digital PCR into clinical diagnostics, enabling labs to harness its precision and efficiency for applications in oncology and infectious diseases. The instrument and accessories are IVDR-certified.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (“Poseida”, NASDAQ: PSTX), a public clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering donor-derived CAR-T cell therapies. Based in San Diego, California, Poseida’s R&D portfolio includes pre-clinical and clinical-stage off-the-shelf (also referred to as allogeneic) CAR-T therapies across several therapeutic areas including haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune disease, as well as manufacturing capabilities and technology platforms.

Database building is a link to high-throughput sequencing.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new organizational structure to accelerate the company's operational transformation to drive higher growth through a market-focused, customer-centric enterprise strategy. The new structure, including new leadership roles, takes effect immediately.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today reported revenue of $1.70 billion for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2024, an increase of 0.8% reported and a decline of 0.3% core(1) compared to the fourth quarter of 2023.

With a large number of tumor-targeted drugs on the market, companion diagnosis is increasingly used in the process of tumor treatment. The results of using tissue samples for tumor companion diagnosis are more accurate than selecting plasma-free DNA (cell-free DNA, cfDNA).

Xcell Therapeutics is expanding the business scope of its exosome isolation and purification device, “EXODUS,” into the diagnostics market.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a label expansion into biliary tract cancer (BTC) for the PATHWAY® anti-HER2/neu (4B5) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody* test. This test is now the first and only FDA-approved companion diagnostic to aid in the assessment of HER2-positive status to identify BTC patients who are eligible for treatment with Jazz Pharmaceuticals' ZIIHERA® (zanidatamab-hrii).