Technology changes faster than the laws designed to regulate it. Thus, while DNA testing has changed medicine and fueled growth in the lab industry, it has also created new legal challenges that few … [Read more...]
EMERGING TESTS
Spectroscopy IDs Potential Metabolic Markers to Diagnose Fibromyalgia
May 23, 2019
The identification of metabolic patterns in the blood of patients with fibromyalgia may improve diagnosis and enable discovery of targeted treatments, according to a study published Feb. 15 in the … [Read more...]
INDUSTRY BUZZ
Google This: Labs Partner with Tech Giant
May 21, 2019
In recent months, several diagnostic companies have announced alliances with Google, and all involve Google Cloud Platform. Here is how four companies are using Google's … [Read more...]
FOCUS ON
Genomic Data Sharing: From Utopian Principle to Practical Reality
April 8, 2019
"Publicly available data should be treated as open data, a shared resource with unrestricted use for analysis, interpretation, and publication." --The journal Science report on genomic data … [Read more...]
CAPITAL
Investment Trends: Dx/Tools Venture Capital Keeps Flowing Despite Decline in Early-Stage Investment
February 5, 2019
Continuing a four-year trend, total U.S. venture capital investment in health care surged in 2018, reaching a new all-time high of $9.6 billion, according to Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) Trends in … [Read more...]
SPECIAL FOCUS
Evidence Building for Use of Liquid Biopsy to Drive Treatment Decisions, Monitor Disease Activity
December 31, 2018
Emerging evidence shows that liquid biopsy is a viable option for detecting and monitoring genomic mutations to inform treatment decisions and to assess disease activity in real-world clinical … [Read more...]
WALL STREET JOURNAL WRITER
Carreyrou Captivates Lab Institute With Inside Look at Theranos Fall
October 25, 2018
The tale could be headed to movie theaters around the nation soon. It is a gripping story of a Steve Jobs-wannabe—a young Stanford dropout with a vision and more than $400 million in funding from … [Read more...]
RESEARCH
Genomics Giants Accused of Misappropriating Sequencing Technology
October 5, 2018
Case: A trio of medical researchers are accusing Illumina, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Affymetrix of stealing the zip code sequencing technology they developed. The trade secret theft and fraud … [Read more...]
MARKET TRENDS
By the Numbers: Spike in M.D. Practice Acquisitions Drives Up Costs of Hospital Care
April 16, 2018
Hospitals are gobbling up M.D. practices at a record rate. In addition to endangering the independent physician practice, this trend is driving up the costs of hospital care by adding ever higher … [Read more...]
PUBLIC HEALTH
Influenza Testing: Study Finds Older Patients Are Under-Tested and Under-Diagnosed
February 27, 2018
The worst flu season in years adds immediacy to a new study tracking flu test utilization patterns based on age. The key finding: Older adults hospitalized with fever or respiratory symptoms during … [Read more...]
