In an Oct. 8 research note, Maxim Group analyst Jason McCarthy reported Cancer Genetics Inc. (CGIX:NASDAQ), a personalized medicine company, agreed to partner with Cellaria LLC to enhance its own diagnostic products and services in oncology. Cellaria customizes in vitro cell models to reflect the biology of patients' specific tumors.
"We see this strategic collaboration as a positive," noted McCarthy. "The combination of Cellaria's in vitro platform and Cancer Genetics' pharmacology expertise to better understand patient genetic diversity at the disease level should be synergistic and drive the development of new precision oncology models."
More specifically, these models perhaps could enable "accelerated drug development and/or assessment of response to treatment," McCarthy highlighted.
This collaboration could allow Cancer Genetics to connect with more potential biopharma partners, which is significant, McCarthy wrote, because the company is poised to partner in drug development. It has experience with, and the capability for, testing in the discovery, preclinical and clinical stages along with patient monitoring.
Maxim Group has a Hold rating on the company but no price target. Its current share price is around $0.80. "Cancer Genetics continues to implement its restructuring strategy as it looks to return to growth," McCarthy explained.
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