Last deal

$11M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

30.12.2019

Date

1

all rounds

$11M

Total amount

General

About Company
CDx develops diagnostic systems to prevent cancer by detecting pre-cancerous cells.

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Also Known As

CDx Laboratories, Oral Cancer Prevention International, CDx

founded date

01.01.1997

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

CDx provides non-invasive biopsies for common oral lesions to rule out dysplasia or cancer, preventing cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus through early detection of their easily treatable, pre-cancerous precursors. The company's diagnostic platform synthesizes computer imaging, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and three-dimensional cytopathology to detect precancerous changes earlier and more reliably than prior methods. CDx testing is highly cost-effective, widely reimbursed, and addresses a recognized critical gap in the current diagnostic standard of care that results in thousands of otherwise unnecessary cancer deaths each year. Additionally, WATS3D, a subsidiary of CDx, provides a more effective alternative to current random forceps biopsy testing of the esophagus, increasing the detection rate of both Barrett's esophagus and esophageal dysplasia through a proprietary 3-Dimensional computer imaging system based on an artificial intelligence algorithm developed as part of the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative missile defense program.