Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /srv/pobeda.altspu.ru/wp-content/plugins/wp-recall/functions/frontend.php on line 698
Feb 1 (Reuters) — Privately-held Sherlock Biosciences said on Wednesday it has acquired UK-based Sense Biodetection to speed up the launch of handheld diagnostic tests that use the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology.
Sherlock raised $80 million nearly a year ago for link shortener development of diagnostics based on the CRISPR tool, which is designed to work like a pair of genetic scissors.
The company declined to comment on financial terms of the deal with Sense.
Sherlock was the first company to gain authorization for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 test in 2020.
The diagnostics company said the deal, which gives access to Sense’s genetic testing platform Veros, would help accelerate the launch of handheld tests for a range of respiratory and sexual health diseases.(Reporting by Mariam E Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)