Aureon Biosciences
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The importance of tissue analysis in diagnosing and characterizing disease, notably cancer, can't be underestimated. But analysis of tissue as a source of predictive medical information has been slow to evolve. Aureon Biosciences is changing this situation by developing a new tissue analysis platform to create predictive tests that oncologists can use to guide selection of cancer treatments.
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