
Liquid biopsy developers take aim at colorectal cancer
Natera and Guardant are about to shake things up with indication-specific blood tests, but Exact is keeping faith with Cologuard – for now.

With its liquid biopsy approval, Foundation Medicine takes on Guardant
The first pan-cancer approval might have gone to Guardant, but Roche’s subsidiary’s blood test appears to be able to find more markers.

How best to develop a liquid biopsy?
Natera’s cancer blood test is couture, but Guardant’s pret-a-porter offering might sell better.

2019 was all about execution for smaller device makers
New products and strategic execution buoyed mid and small-cap medtechs, while safety worries took down one former high-flier.

Fireworks among the small and mid-cap device makers
Smaller medtechs saw impressive share price growth in 2018, but not quite as good as the year before.

Smaller medtechs soar in ’17 but could now be too expensive
Many small groups are up thanks to takeover speculation, and this may end up being self-defeating.