EDX Medical Group has begun testing a further 12,500 men as lead delivery partner in the Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative, targeting 25,000 in total.

The Cambridge diagnostics group priced a subscription at 14p a share, with proceeds earmarked for its new employee health screening service as three UK employer contracts near completion.

The Cambridge diagnostics group has moved its Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia test from validation into live NHS intensive care use, with results now reaching clinicians within hours instead of days.

"The BC95 bowel cancer testing service is an important contribution to detecting bowel cancer early", said chief executive Dr Mike Hudson.

"It is abundantly clear that early detection of a range of diseases can be transformative for both employee and employer," said Professor Sir Chris Evans

EDX Medical will supply two Caris-branded tumour profiling tests to Astron Health under a new UK service agreement.