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Biotech / Medical : VERISANTE TECHNOLOGY

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From: andre dallaire8/16/2012 7:48:21 AM
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the answer that he gave me
there are hard / real costs and opportunity costs

the war in early cancer detection devices will be won by the one who lowers biopsy ratios and improves detection - IMO that will be verisante

Pathology labs are overworked and short on staff and funds - a diagnosis must be double checked and sometimes triple checked. Devices that increase biopsy increase both costs and will not be adopted on a mass scale.

Pathology also has a false positive / false negative factor that scares many - once this tech proves itself in the doctors office more accurate invitro versions will likely start to move into pathology departments as well to offer an objective second opinion apart from human eyes under the microscope.....

just my thoughts.
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