Biodesix Announces New Master Collaborative Research Agreement with Leading US Cancer Center
25 Mars 2024 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading diagnostic solutions
company with a focus in lung diseases, today announced that it has
entered into a new master collaborative research agreement (MCRA)
with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) under which the
teams will collaborate on a development plan for diagnostic tests
aimed at improving the treatment of cancer.
Biodesix will utilize its array of genomics, proteomics, and
data mining capabilities with the aim of developing and
commercializing oncology biomarker assays in collaboration with
MSK. Bio-Rad will provide its industry-leading digital PCR assay
technology in support of this important work.
The collaborators, represented by Dr. Howard Scher (MSK) and Dr.
Gary Pestano (Biodesix), will share an update at the 31st
International Precision Medicine Tri-Con meeting (PMTC) on March
25: “An Industry | Academic Collaboration Framework Focused on
Novel Diagnostic Test Development in Oncology”.
“The expansion of our previous master sponsored research
agreement (MSRA) into a master collaborative research agreement
with MSK is a significant milestone for Biodesix and for biomarkers
in oncology diagnostics. Biodesix looks forward to co-developing
and validating new test concepts under these agreements,” said
Scott Hutton, CEO, Biodesix.
“We look forward to working with Biodesix to develop the next
generation of highly multiplexed digital PCR assays as part of our
expanding oncology offering,” said Simon May, EVP and President of
Life Sciences at Bio-Rad Laboratories. “Bio-Rad provides the
leading solution for digital PCR, and we are committed to providing
oncology researchers and commercial partners with technologies that
enable everything from biomarker discovery to clinical trials and
patient monitoring of minimal residual disease.”
About Biodesix Biodesix is a leading diagnostic
solutions and services company with a focus in lung disease. The
Company develops diagnostic tests addressing important clinical
questions by combining multi-omics through the power of artificial
intelligence. Biodesix offers five Medicare-covered tests for
patients with lung diseases. The blood based Nodify Lung® Nodule
Risk Assessment testing strategy, consisting of the Nodify XL2® and
the Nodify CDT® tests, evaluates the risk of malignancy in
incidental pulmonary nodules, enabling physicians to better triage
patients to the most appropriate course of action. The blood based
IQLung™ strategy for lung cancer patients integrates the GeneStrat®
targeted ddPCR™ test, the GeneStrat NGS® test and the VeriStrat®
test to support treatment decisions across all stages of lung
cancer with results in an average of two to three business days,
expediting the time to treatment. Biodesix also leverages the
proprietary and advanced Diagnostic Cortex® AI (Artificial
Intelligence) platform, to collaborate with many of the world’s
leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to solve complex
diagnostic challenges in lung disease. For more information about
Biodesix, visit biodesix.com.
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risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
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