Ad Astra Diagnostics (AAD), developer of rapid diagnostic systems, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its QScout™ rapid-result hematology system, which provides fast, point-of-care white blood cell counts (WBCs), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and differentiates the number and percent of five types of mature WBCs as well as immature granulocytes.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearances from the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for a novel blood collection device that obtains blood samples from a fingerstick that produce lab-quality results for some of the most commonly ordered blood tests.

Geneoscopy and Adiso Therapeutics announced on Tuesday a strategic collaboration that will involve the use of Geneoscopy's stool-based transcriptome platform to assess patient response to Adiso's experimental treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) ("Danaher") announced today it has completed its acquisition of Abcam plc (NASDAQ:ABCM) ("Abcam").

Anhui Healthcare Security Administration in November issued a notice that a procurement involving 5 product categories and covering 25 provinces starts. The procurement will last 2 years.

First Light Diagnostics announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its SensiTox® B. anthracis Toxin Test to be marketed in the U.S.

DiaCarta announced on Tuesday that its over-the-counter fecal occult blood test has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The development of modern immunoassay benefited from the development of labeled immunological technology. The clinical problems, which classical immunoassay could not solve, can be solved by modern immunoassay.

Home testing firm Imaware announced on Monday that it has acquired Binx Health's at-home consumer testing business for an undisclosed amount.

PerkinElmer, a leading global analytical services and solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired Covaris, a leading developer of solutions to empower life science innovations.

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) (“Thermo Fisher”), the world leader in serving science, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Orion Acquisition AB (the “Buyer”), has extended the expiration time of the offering period of its previously announced tender offer (the “Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding common shares (“Shares”) and all of the outstanding American Depositary Shares, each representing one Share (“ADSs” and, together with the Shares, the “Offer Securities”), of Olink Holding AB (publ) (“Olink”) for $26.00 per Share and per ADS, in cash.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the entry into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Carmot Therapeutics, Inc. (“Carmot”), a privately owned US company based in Berkeley, California.

On December 1, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (referred to as the “Company” or “Mindray”, SZSE: 300760) announced the completion of its acquisition of a 75% stake in Germany-based DiaSys Diagnostic Systems GmbH (“DiaSys”). Upon completion, DiaSys is now recognized as a majority-owned subsidiary of Mindray.

Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR and LSE: BNR, the “Company” or “Burning Rock”), a company focused on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology, today reported financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Fujirebio Holdings, Inc. (President & CEO: Goki Ishikawa) and Sysmex Corporation (President: Kaoru Asano) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to expand their Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) partnership for Sysmex's Automated Immunoassay System HISCL™-Series to include the field of neurodegenerative diseases, following the discussion based on the Basic Agreement on Business Collaboration in the field of immunoassay signed in October 2023*.

Personalis, Inc., a leader in advanced genomics for precision oncology (Nasdaq: PSNL), and Tempus Labs, Inc., a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, today announced a strategic collaboration to co-commercialize NeXT Personal® Dx, Personalis’ whole genome-based liquid biopsy laboratory developed test (LDT) for detection of molecular residual disease (MRD) and recurrence in cancer. NeXT Personal Dx is a leap forward in tumor-informed approaches, setting the new standard in performance of MRD tests with unprecedented sensitivity and high specificity. The test was launched by Personalis in October of this year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pfizer Canada, and Colorectal Cancer Canada have awarded a total of C$300,000 ($221,081) to two Canadian healthcare providers to study the use of next-generation sequencing-based testing in colorectal cancer care.

A total of 13 departments, including the National Health Commission (NHC) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have jointly formulated an action-implementation plan for cancer prevention and control from 2023 to 2030.

Today GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced the release of a new, all-in-one platform of artificial intelligence (AI) apps to support clinicians with breast cancer detection and improved workflow productivity called MyBreastAI Suite.