Cancer that went undetected during the pandemic an ‘impending disaster,’ specialists warn
Screening tests and diagnostic procedures for some cancers dropped off sharply during the first COVID-19 wave Leah Hendry · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 2 Cancer specialists are bracing for a wave of patients suffering from more advanced disease due to delays in both screening and diagnostic testing during the pandemic. About 60,000 […]
Missing cancer cases a worrying pandemic trend
Elizabeth PaynePublishing date:Feb 04, 2021 Fewer Canadians have been diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years. Far from being something to celebrate, it is part of a global trend that is raising alarm bells. Across Canada, diagnoses are down by around 16 per cent overall and as much as 25 per […]
Doctors fear an impending wave of cancer patients after COVID-19 delays
BY MORGAN LOWRIE, THE CANADIAN PRESS Posted Feb 4, 2021 10:24 am PST MONTREAL, Italy — While the prospectof mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increase in cancer mortality rates. The pandemic caused a “dramatic” drop in […]
Richmond company looking for ‘holy grail’ in COVID-19 testing
A rapid COVID-19 saliva test could be used wherever crowds gatherMaria Rantanen / Richmond News A Richmond biomedical company is in a race to create a rapid, cheap and portable saliva test for COVID-19 to help open up the economy and give people more freedom to move. Rashid Bux — president and CEO of BioMark Diagnostics […]
BioMark’s Affiliated Company, Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc. Announces Partnership with Qatar University ML Team for Development of COVID-19 Testing
The Company will leverage Raman spectroscopy and Machine Learning as part of its diagnostics Vancouver, British Columbia – (July 21, 2020) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) announced today that its affiliated company, Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc., will be working with University of Qatar’s Dr. Somaya Al-Maadeed in the development of […]
BIO STREAM DIAGNOSTICS INC. SELECTED FOR CDL RAPID RESPONSE INNOVATION PROGRAM
Vancouver, British Columbia – (June 16, 2020) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) is pleased to announce that its affiliated company, Bio Stream Diagnostics Inc., was selected to participate in the global academic science and tech startup program Creative Destruction Lab’s (CDL) recent dedicated Recovery program. CDL Recovery is designed […]
BioMark Diagnostics Inc. Clarifies Prior Disclosure
Vancouver, British Columbia – (June 11 , 2020) – – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF), a developer of proprietary, non-invasive, and accurate diagnostic solutions which can help detect, monitor and assess cancer early and cost effectively, wishes to include additional information to clarify the disclosures in its news release disseminated […]
BioMark Diagnostics Forms New Company, Bio Stream Diagnostics Inc., for ‘30-Second’ COVID-19 Screening
Rapid COVID-19 testing will use machine learning and advanced Raman spectroscopy to provide low-cost, accurate results Vancouver, British Columbia – (June 10 , 2020) – – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF), a developer of proprietary, non-invasive, and accurate diagnostic solutions which can help detect, monitor and assess cancer early and […]
Dr. Horacio Bach – receives major grant from CIHR for COVID-19 antibody development
An amazing show of public support for UBC disease researcher Dr. Horciao Bach, who has started his COVID-19 antibody development project. Dr. Horacio Bach is one of BioMark’s scientific advisors and is expert on antibody engineering. He has received a major grant from CIHR for COVID- 19 antibody development. More information can be found at […]
