This week, an FDA advisory panel recommended approval of the Guardant Shield blood test for colon and rectal cancers; the EU Council signed off on the world’s first AI law; and the FDA challenged innovators to develop AI/ML technologies to detect gait freezing in individuals with Parkinson’s disease

Arun Krishna reveals portfolio plans for best-selling therapy Tagrisso, and its other activities to prevent, screen and diagnose lung cancer faster.

The three genomics players all announced preliminary results prior to speaking, and all had more news to add about their recent success and their plans to grow the demand for cancer diagnostics.

Medtech Insight's News We're Watching highlights medtech industry news developments that you may have missed over the last few weeks. Last week, EndoQuest closed a $42m round to support its endoluminal surgery system, Intuitive Ventures closed a $150m round, Noah Surgical announced the first biopsy procedures with its Galaxy technology in Asia, the FDA cleared Smileyscope's VR system to reduce needle anxiety, and Guardant will collaborate with Cancer Research UK.