Cambridge Epigenetix announces programme for routine screening and detection of colorectal cancer and other common tumours

Cambridge Epigenetix announces programme for routine screening and detection of colorectal cancer and other common tumours

Cambridge Epigenetix announces programme for routine screening and detection of colorectal cancer and other common tumours

Cambridge Epigenetix Ltd, a pioneer in the development and application of epigenetic technologies, today announces its discovery and development programme for a test to detect colorectal and other cancers. This follows completion of a c. $30 million funding round, as well as the acquisition of exclusive patent rights for its epigenetic sequencing platform. Epigenetic changes act as a control layer for the genome and can alter gene expression, but not the genetic code itself. These alterations...