** Shares of diagnostics co OncoCyte OCX.O rise ~93.3% to
$5.73 in extended trading
** Co says it will partner with Bio-Rad Laboratories BIO.N
for the commercialization of its blood-based solid organ
transplantation monitoring test GraftAssure assay
** OCX says Bio-Rad is expected to make equity investment in
support of deal
** Bio-Rad and Oncocyte will co-market the test inside the
U.S. and Germany, while Bio-Rad gets exclusive global
distribution and commercial rights outside these countries
** OCX up 18.6% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Christy Santhosh)
((Christy.Santhosh@thomsonreuters.com))