PATHWORK DIAGNOSTICS FORMED FROM VENTURE-BACKED ACQUISITION

With new venture capital funding, Predicant Biosciences has acquired San Jose-based Pathwork Informatics and named the merged company Pathwork Diagnostics, the new corporation announced today. Financial details were not disclosed. The new company will develop and commercialize innovative genomic diagnostic tests for oncology.

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