Liquid biopsy is a rapidly developing noninvasive technology for the early detection of cancer. Multiple companies have entered clinical testing, using mostly blood to detect circulating tumor cells and/or circulating tumor DNA. But urine and even cerebral spinal fluid are promising liquids too. Regardless of the fluid, testing costs a fraction of a traditional, invasive tissue biopsy and offers much quicker results.
Could 2019 be the tipping point for the adoption of liquid biopsy?
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Abbott and J&J reassured investors they will maintain their 2025 profit forecasts. Abbott projects $5.05 to $5.25 per share and plans a new $500m investment in manufacturing and R&D sites. J&J anticipates $400m in tariff-related costs but committed $55bn in US investment over four years.
As it celebrates 75 years shaping the medtech industry, Medtronic invited Medtech Insight to its Minneapolis headquarters to get a closer look at the company’s past, what it’s working on now, and what’s on the horizon.
An interactive look at medtech and diagnostics deals made during March 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.
“We believe [the SAPIEN M3] launch alongside PASCAL and EVOQUE will help support the company’s target of $2bn in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies sales by 2030,” noted analysts from Leerink Partners.
Congress has launched an inquiry into 23andMe amid privacy concerns following its bankruptcy, particularly regarding the potential sale of sensitive user data. Additionally, a Cybernews report gave 40 DNA testing firms an average cybersecurity grade of D, citing widespread vulnerabilities and data breaches, along with inadequate public information about their security practices.
As it celebrates 75 years shaping the medtech industry, Medtronic invited Medtech Insight to its Minneapolis headquarters to get a closer look at the company’s past, what it’s working on now, and what’s on the horizon.
Will challenges in the way of designations of notified bodies that assess AI-enabled medical devices create delays and bottlenecks and slow EU medtech innovation?
