ISpecimen adds new suppliers to marketplace platform; Shares rise

iSpecimen

07/07/2022 18:21

** iSpecimen Inc  ISPC.O  shares up 18.6% at $2.81
    ** Co says it has added cancer- and heart disease-focused
suppliers to its marketplace platform for biospecimens 
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    ** New suppliers include a U.S.-based cancer-focused biobank
with tissue and biofluids across multiple cancer types
    ** iSpecimen has also retained a European biobank containing
urine and blood samples from early-onset cancer and
cardiovascular disease patients
    ** More than 1.29 mln shares changed hands, 32 times their
25-day average volume
    ** ISPC fell 64% this year

 (Reporting by Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru)
 ((Nandhini.srinivasan@thomsonreuters.com))