Guardant Health buys Israeli co MetaSight Diagnostics

US biotech company Guardant Health (Nasdaq: GH) has acquired Israeli precise liquid biopsy company MetaSight Diagnostics for an immediate payment of $59 million and an additional $90 million in milestone payments. The acquisition was revealed in Guardant Health’s fourth quarter results. The milestone payments include receiving regulatory approvals and sales thresholds. The company has developed tests for accurate early diagnosis of cancer that could cost only a few dollars. MetaSight was founded by Prof. ...