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HTG Establishes a French Subsidiary to Support Expanding Growth 

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HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTGM) (HTG), a life science company whose mission is to advance precision medicine, today announced the formation of a French subsidiary, HTG Molecular Diagnostics France SARL (“HTG France”) in November 2018. This entity is expected to further facilitate HTG’s ability to generate European product revenue and to improve its responsiveness to the needs of its growing customer base in Europe. In conjunction with the subsidiary formation, HTG has also created an application incubator laboratory in Sausheim, France, which is expected to accelerate additional product applications and to provide direct customer service to European accounts.Continue reading→

National Academy of Inventors Welcomes Two UA Professors as Fellows

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Two distinguished University of Arizona professors and innovators have been named as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). 

Dr. Thomas Koch, professor and dean of the College of Optical Sciences, and Dr. Harrison Barrett, Regents’ Professor of Medical Imaging, Optical Sciences and Applied Mathematics, will now join a growing cadre of distinguished Fellows from the UA.Continue reading→

Roche to develop companion diagnostic test to help identify patients eligible for anti-PD-1 therapy based on biomarker expression, not location, of solid tumors

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  • Roche collaborates with Merck to develop companion diagnostic for use with Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in advanced solid tumors with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR)
  • Roche will seek FDA approval for biomarker panel expected to provide a standardized predictive testing option for dMMR

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