Bayer and OrigiMed reached a partnership on CDx-IVD development
Bayer and OrigiMed (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (referred to as "OrigiMed") today announced a strategic collaboration for the development and commercialization of NGS-based companion diagnostics – in vitro diagnostic (CDx-IVD) in China for detection of NTRK gene fusions. This collaboration will focus on developing a CDx-IVD for larotrectinib (Vitrakvi®) for the Chinese market, the first TRK inhibitor appr