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Nova Satra Dx uses a non-invasive blood-based diagnostic test
Singapore medtech startup Nova Satra Dx has raised US$2 million in a seed round fully subscribed by Genting Bio Cellular Sdn Bhd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Berhad.
Additionally, two directors nominated by Genting Bio have joined Nova Satra’s board.
The molecular diagnostics company will use the newly-raised capital to pay for the regulatory approval and commercialisation of its lead test, a non-invasive blood-based diagnostic test for breast cancer.
Its diagnostic tests is based on a University of Oxford developed epigenetic platform technology, using highly stable DNA-based targets as part of chromosomal signatures — which, in a nutshell, enables cancer testing to be more accurate, less painful, and less costly.
Other diagnostic tests in Nova Satra’s pipeline include colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and stomach cancer.
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Image Credit: Nova Satra
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