"... 6. Mighty Rivalry
While colonoscopy is notable for detecting and actually preventing cancer, the blood-based testing such as FOBT and FIT appear to be the next wave rather than stool-based testing like Cologuard's.
Significant competition is coming from numerous companies and institutions working on new blood-based and serum-based tests. Big names like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Google are contributing to a $1 billion effort by Illumina’s Grail to develop a blood test using next generation sequencing “NGS” technology to detect cancer early. Some other companies focused on blood-based tests include:
*Epigenomics AG (April 2016, FDA approved Epi proColon)
*Applied Proteomics
*Gene News
*EDP Biotech
*Quest Diagnostics
A newer minimally invasive, FDA-cleared technology is PillCam Colon. Medtronic’s vitamin-sized pill endoscope has been called “a significant breakthrough in GI healthcare.”
Quelle: http://www.thestreetsweeper.org/undersurveillance/...stment_Right_Now
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