Belgian developer of cancer diagnostics is building an infectious disease portfolio on the back of its new SARS-CoV-2 test and collaborations with Immunexpress and Endpoint Health.

€24m loan from the European Investment Bank with match funding will progress Phase IIb antifungal Olorofim in invasive aspergillosis. CFO Ralf Schmid goes into details with Scrip.

The potential to use a simple blood test to guide physicians in monitoring cancer therapies, detect early cancers, serve as a companion diagnostic to guide targeted therapeutics and predict the likely course or outcomes of disease in patients has spurred a lot of interest and innovation. Here's a look at emerging companies hoping to make an impact, including insights from interviews conducted with C-Level visitors at the recent Liquid Biopsy Conference in San Francisco. This is the second of a two-part series focusing on the global liquid biopsy market.

Device fundraising during the fourth quarter totaled $2.6 billion, making it the strongest quarter of the year. Q4 M&A activity reached $3.9 billion, higher than Q3's $3.4 billion, but still one of the lowest quarters of the year. Both fourth quarter diagnostics financings and M&As hit an all-year low of $622 million, and $2.8 million, respectively.