Danaher Corporation (DHR) Launches Partnership with AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) to Scale Next-Gen Precision Medicine Tests

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) and AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN) have announced a major partnership to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced diagnostic tools aimed at expanding precision medicine.

Leveraging DHR’s newly launched Centers for Enabling Precision Medicine, the collaboration will focus on creating AI-powered diagnostics to help clinicians better identify which patients are most likely to benefit from targeted therapies, such as next-generation antibody-drug conjugates.

The partnership’s first initiative will utilize technologies from Leica Biosystems, a Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) subsidiary renowned for its digital pathology solutions. The initial emphasis will be on digital and computational pathology products and AI-assisted algorithms, aiming to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient selection for precision treatments. Leica Biosystems is also committed to advancing interoperability in clinical workflows through open-access DICOM standards.

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) Executive Vice President Julie Sawyer Montgomery highlighted the goal of increasing access to precision medicines so that no patients are left behind, while AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN)’s Susan Galbraith underscored the critical role of AI-based diagnostics in matching patients with the most effective therapies.

Both companies view this collaboration as a significant step toward global digital transformation in pathology and a milestone in delivering personalized healthcare solutions worldwide

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SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance