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  • JP Morgan Healthcare on Acquisitions, AI Advancements, More

    Diagnostics World | At this year’s JP Morgan Healthcare conference, biotech and diagnostic companies and experts provided overviews of 2023 accomplishments and their goals for 2024. We’ve covered presentations by NVIDIA, Regeneron, Illumina, Pacific Biosciences, and Oxford Nanopore in depth. Here we list highlights from Pfizer, Moderna, Eli Lilly, Thermo Fisher, and more.

    Jan 17, 2024
  • Oxford Nanopore at JP Morgan: Native DNA Advantage

    Diagnostics World | CEO Gordan Sanghera gave Oxford Nanopore’s first live presentation at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference last week. He highlighted his platforms accuracy and the company’s consumable growth.

    Jan 16, 2024
  • PacBio at JP Morgan: Revio, Onso, Three Sequencing Platforms in Development

    Diagnostics World | Christian Henry, President and CEO of Pacific Biosciences, was unabashedly cheerful at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday afternoon when he gave the updates for PacBio. “2023 absolutely exceeded our expectations,” he said, basking in two platform launches, strong consumable growth, and three new platforms in development.

    Jan 12, 2024
  • Illumina at JP Morgan: Tighter Focus, Consumable Growth, Short Read Market

    Diagnostics World | CEO Jacob Thaysen presented Illumina’s updates yesterday at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. 2023 has been an eventful year for the sequencing pioneer with December’s announcement that Illumina would divest GRAIL; Francis deSouza, Illumina’s former CEO, stepping down in June; and $175M in cost cuts over the course of 2023 which included headcount reductions and major real estate changes. Thaysen presented Illumina at a turning point.

    Jan 9, 2024
  • ‘Reverse Metabolomics’ Enables Biological Discoveries From Repository Data

    Diagnostics World | In a turnaround of the usual metabolomics study approach, University of California San Diego scientists are homing in on the microbial-produced molecules that interact with cells and affect human health. A couple million such molecules are likely awaiting discovery in this fashion.

    Jan 9, 2024
  • Top Stories from 2023: AI Prognostics, Illumina, CF Screening, exRNA Biology, More

    Diagnostics World | AI took center stage in diagnostics stories in 2023, assessing breast cancer prognoses and helping identify biomarkers. But it’s also under the microscope as researchers seek to validate “black box” AI findings. Plus: news from Illumina and a call for more diverse cystic fibrosis screening. Here’s a look at the top stories from Diagnostics World as well as thought leaders in the industry.

    Jan 4, 2024
  • Trendspotting: What’s Coming for Diagnostics in 2024

    Diagnostics World | To kick off the New Year, we spoke with leaders and experts in the Diagnostic World community about their insights and predictions for 2024.

    Jan 3, 2024