Focused primarily on developing diagnostic tests to determine whether patients will respond to a drug, Scipher is also using the data from its artificial intelligence process to drive R&D partnerships with drug developers.

Pandemic-related collaborations between Hoth/VCU; Sorrento/Mt. Sinai Health; Audax/Northeastern U.; Alkido/U. of Maryland, Baltimore; Active Motif/Hisun BioRay/Fudan U. and more.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a monthly review of emerging In Vitro Diagnostic, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced October through November 2015.

START-UP’s monthly update on technology transfer deals—licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions—in in vitro diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and research/analytical equipment & supplies.