What they do:
Cancer tests based on whole genome and transcriptome data.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Top Diagnostics Startups
This list has 67 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 13 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (25), Boston (5), and New York (4). Largest teams: Redcliffe Lifetech, Orange Health Labs, and Ginkgo Bioworks.
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One-hour antibiotic sensitivity testing
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HQ: Baltimore, MD, United States
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AI enabling digital urine diagnostics in the home
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
What they do:
Simple tests for complex diseases.
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
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Gen-AI Designed Enzymes for Pharmaceutical Innovation
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
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Our tests help eradicate cancer by telling doctors whether they got…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Semi-Autonomous Diagnostics for Emergent Care
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HQ: FL, United States
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The AI scientist for always-on biodefense
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
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AI Diagnosis of Heart Disease
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Higher resolution MRI with faster scan times.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
What they do:
Converting biology into digital molecular maps
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HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United States
One Codex
Acquired
What they do:
Data platform for metagenomics and the microbiome.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Scanwell Health
Acquired
What they do:
Smartphone-enabled, at-home diagnostics
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Loop Genomics
Acquired
What they do:
Novel long-read DNA sequencing technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Luminist Labs
Acquired
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Diagnostic platform for early detection of liver disease
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
LSK Technologies
Acquired
What they do:
A diagnostic lab in a box
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Kenota (formerly ExVivo Labs)
Shut down
What they do:
Kenota is revolutionizing the way we test for disease
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Synapsica Healthcare
Shut down
What they do:
AI-enabled automation of diagnostic radiology workflow and reporting.
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Shield Bio
Shut down
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Bringing 3rd generation, nanopore sequencing to healthcare to solve…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Unima
Shut down
What they do:
Fast and low-cost diagnostics for real time disease surveillance
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HQ: Zapopan, Mexico
Cambridge Cancer Genomics
Shut down
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CCG.ai empowers clinicians to make personalised treatment strategies…
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HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Correlia Biosystems
Shut down
What they do:
Next-gen blood testing to provide 1000x more data to pharma companies
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Klarismo
Shut down
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Klarismo turns your body into an interactive experience. We built a…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Zergo
Shut down
What they do:
We make a urine test that helps women get pregnant.
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InnaMed
Shut down
What they do:
At-home blood testing: measure + analyze + enhance.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Radix Labs
Shut down
What they do:
Operating systems for biology labs
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
PreDxion Bio
Shut down
What they do:
Rapid, scalable diagnostic for SARS-CoV-2 and beyond
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Forcyte Biotechnologies
Shut down
What they do:
Discover drugs that control how much cells "squeeze" to treat disease
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Bikanta
Shut down
What they do:
Nano-diamonds for cancer detection
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Simple Strips
Shut down
What they do:
Low-cost blood glucose test strips scanned with a smartphone camera…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Silver
Shut down
What they do:
Low cost consumer device for toxin detection.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W16Early stage