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Medical Device News Magazine reports breaking biotechnology news in addition to medical device news.

Geneoscopy Files Inter Partes Review Petition Challenging Exact Sciences’ Patent

Andrew Barnell, CEO and co-founder of Geneoscopy. “With the goal of expanding cancer screening options and improving outcomes for millions of patients, Geneoscopy seeks to ensure that Exact Sciences does not foreclose innovation and advancement in the field of cancer detection by claiming exclusive rights to diagnostic methods it did not invent. We strongly deny Exact Sciences’ allegations and will vigorously defend our ability to fulfill our mission to empower patients and providers to transform gastrointestinal health.”

PangenomiX Array

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches PangenomiX Array to Support Population-Scale Disease Studies and Pharmacogenomics Research

The PangenomiX Array is currently the only research solution that combines four assays in one test: SNP genotyping, whole genome copy number variant detection, fixed copy number discovery, blood and HLA typing. The high-throughput array is designed to advance disease risk and detection research, population-scale disease research programs, ancestry and wellness testing, drug efficacy testing, and drug development research.

Amgen Provides Regulatory Update on the Status of Lumakras® (Sotorasib)

This review, which resulted in a Complete Response Letter, was based on the CodeBreaK 200 trial results for the treatment of adults with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. The FDA also issued a new postmarketing requirement for an additional confirmatory study to support full approval that will be completed no later than February 2028.