Breast Cancer | Lung cancer

IDL Biotech continues its work on automating the TPS® tumor marker

Jan 14, 2021

As previously informed, at the end of 2019, IDL Biotech signed a cooperation agreement with the Chinese company Zecen Biotech, regarding automation of the tumor marker TPS® on all Zecen Biotech’s instruments. The development project has proceeded very well and the first phase has been completed. Thus, the last phase before launch now begins. The hope is that the product will be available on the Chinese market by the end of 2021.

Read the full press release here (swedish)

Patent approved in Europe

During 2015 the patent ”Method for detection of cytokeratin 8, 18 and/or 19 and/or soluble fragments thereof” was approved in Sweden. In September 2017 the patent was approved in China. The patent has now also been approved in Europe and is valid until 2034.

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Positive results for TPS®

Results from a Czech Republic study. Breast cancer represents 24 % of all cancer occurring in women. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second most frequent cause of death by cancer in women. Although the incidence rate of breast cancer has been...

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