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Cepheid agrees to sell TB test at cost; biotech lab-space demand falls sharply

September 19, 2023
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
Cepheid's GeneXpert test for tuberculosis
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STAT+ | After a high-profile pressure campaign, Cepheid agrees to sell a TB test at cost

Doctors Without Borders called the price cut an "an important step," but criticized Danaher for not lowering the price on another cartrdige.

By Ed Silverman


STAT+ | Artificial wombs, after years in development, reach FDA review for human trials

Extremely premature babies have limited medical NICU options. Could biobag artificial wombs be the answer? FDA begins investigation.

By Lizzy Lawrence


STAT+ | Biotech lab-space demand falls sharply as industry's 'sugar high' turns into a 'reset'

Life science vacancy rates are the highest they've been in a decade, according to a report released by Jones Lang LaSalle.

By Jonathan Wosen



A breast cancer patient receives a chemotherapy drip at a medical center in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Opinion: A popular breast cancer genomic test underestimates risks for Black women

A commonly used 21-gene test underestimates the risks of breast cancer recurrence in Black women. That needs to change.

By Nathalie McDowell Johnson


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