Latest Diagnostics News

Cleo Diagnostics has begun developing a multi-biomarker blood test for ovarian cancer screening in asymptomatic women, targeting a stated $150 billion global market. The prototype program will run alongside the company’s pre-surgical test, with initial proof-of-concept data expected early next quarter.

BCAL Diagnostics has begun introducing ClearNote Health’s Avantect Multi-Cancer blood test in Australia, starting with Sydney and Melbourne. The test reported 56.2% sensitivity and 98.4% specificity in a case-control validation study, but the company says a negative result does not rule out cancer.

TrivarX has moved Stabl-Im closer to human testing, with pre-clinical studies underway, investigational product preparation progressing and clinical site selection now open. The indicative plan targets first participant enrolment in Q1 2027, but key technical and ethics steps remain outstanding.

Microba shareholders would own about 67% of an enlarged Genetic Signatures under a proposed all-scrip merger valued at approximately A$51 million. The deal combines roughly A$29.6 million of FY2026 revenue and identifies up to A$3 million in potential annual cost synergies, but remains subject to a long list of approvals.

Simble Solutions is extending its NanoSensor technology into terrestrial solar monitoring, using its existing SimbleSense and CarbonView platforms as a potential route to commercialisation. The opportunity remains at the benchmark-testing stage, with space-based solar identified as a longer-term possibility rather than an immediate product or revenue stream.

Rhythm Biosciences has completed the first phase of transferring its ColoSTAT blood test to an independent NHS laboratory in England. The milestone supports its international laboratory-partnership strategy, but clinical validation and NHS adoption remain ahead.

Telix will acquire ITM in a proposed US$1.65 billion deal that combines a commercial radioisotope supplier with Telix’s precision medicine and therapeutic pipeline. The transaction could give Telix greater supply-chain control and entry into a validated cancer treatment market, but it also brings dilution, integration risk and an unresolved FDA pathway for ITM-11.

Epiminder has enrolled the 75th patient in its DETECT study, meeting its September target as the US site network expands to 21 centres. The company expects to reach 100 enrolments in November and remains focused on completing the 210-patient study by the end of the first half of calendar 2027.

Dalaroo Metals has identified coincident geophysical and geochemical features at its Watheroo Cu-Ni-PGE prospect, including a modelled chargeability response of approximately 18 mV/V. The results support plans for deep RC drilling, but the anomalies remain unproven and could have non-mineralisation sources.

EMVision has completed the first stage of a Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit study, operating its portable brain scanner in homes, ambulances and a workplace. The small, non-diagnostic feasibility study produced strong usability results while pointing to a larger clinical validation step planned for next-generation units.

Lumos Diagnostics has increased live FebriDx sites to 215 and moved two additional top 100 US urgent care groups into network rollout across more than 40 sites. Two further health-system-owned groups are validating the test across more than 45 sites, but the announcement does not disclose contract values or guaranteed purchase volumes.

Pacific Edge is positioning Cxbladder for a Medicare-led recovery, but the company remains loss-making with NZ$7.8 million in net cash after a difficult FY26. The investment case now turns on final US coverage, test volumes and whether the enlarged balance sheet can carry the business to scale.