Nucleix secures $55M in funding for lung cancer test

Apr 6, 2021
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Liquid biopsy company Nucleix has secured $55 million to advance Lung EpiCheck, an early detection lung cancer test based on methylation technology.

Nucleix will use the financing to continue to advance its methylation technology and the blood-based assay. The test analyzes subtle, disease-specific changes in DNA methylation markers in patients, specifically current and former smokers.

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