Roche launches two digital pathology image analysis algorithms for precision patient diagnosis in breast cancer

  • uPath HER2 (4B5) image analysis and uPath Dual ISH image analysis aid pathologists in providing faster, more accurate patient diagnoses in breast cancer
  • In combination with the VENTANA DP 200 slide scanner and Roche uPath enterprise software, the new algorithms provide innovative digital pathology solutions to advance personalised healthcare
  • Nearly 2.1 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year.1 About 15 to 20 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer are HER2 positive.2

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Payroll R&D Credit Five Years Later: Forging a New Path

By John Guy, Manager, Emerging Companies Policy at Biotechnology Innovation Organization

December 18, 2020:  Five years ago today, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act was signed into law. This important piece of legislation included several provisions helpful to start ups like small biotechs, including permanently extending both the R&D Credit and the Small Business Stock Gains Exclusion (Tax Code Section 1202), providing both investors and the companies they invest in security without worry of losing access to the critical incentive in the future.

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