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BIOS and OncoInv have joined in partnership to bring cancer detection to Pakistan
March 3, 2025
BIOS and OncoInv have joined in partnership to bring cancer detection to Pakistan

BIOS (Pakistan) and OncoInv (The Netherlands) have joined forces to make multi-cancer early detection accessible in Pakistan. OncoSeek® is a patient-friendly solution for cancer detection, requiring only a blood sample to detect 9 types of cancer. 

With over 185,000 new cancer cases reported annually in Pakistan, many diagnosed at advanced stages, the need for early detection has never been more critical. BIOS has partnered with OncoInv to introduce OncoSeek, a revolutionary Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) test. This non-invasive, efficient, and accurate blood-based test detects 9 high-mortality cancers (Breast, Colorectal, Liver, Lung, Lymphoma, Esophagus, Ovary, Pancreas, and Stomach) while also providing Tissue of Origin (ToO) to facilitate targeted diagnostic follow-ups.

By bringing OncoSeek to Pakistan, BIOS aims to make early cancer detection more accessible, affordable, and effective, empowering individuals to take charge of their health. With a nationwide presence, including offices in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar, along with regional teams across the country, BIOS is committed to ensuring that this transformative technology reaches those who need it most. Together with OncoInv, BIOS aims to shift the narrative from late-stage diagnoses to early detection and better survival outcomes—because every life matters.

A revolution in cancer diagnosis 

Blood samples are analysed on 6 Protein Tumour Markers (PTM). The resulting data is processed by cloud-based software using an Artificial Intelligence algorithm to analyse the resulting data sets. The algorithm is operated by OncoInv and is fully GDPR compliant. 

OncoSeek® covers the most common aggressive cancers, and its specificity and sensitivity are considered better than traditional approaches in the realm of early detection and diagnosis. 

OncoSeek® has been developed by SeekIn (US, China).  SeekIn has partnered with OncoInv to make its products available to as many countries as possible. To fulfil this ambition OncoInv offers the products at low cost. 

About BIOS 

BIOS has been one of Pakistan’s leading healthcare solution providers since 1996. With the vision to ‘Break the Status Quo’ and the mission to ‘Serve Humanity with Equitable Technology,’ BIOS is committed to transforming the healthcare landscape.

The company is dedicated to a patient-centric, personalized medicine approach, offering the latest innovative diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic solutions. BIOS’ head office is located in Karachi, with additional offices in major cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar, along with a stationed team in other regions.

For more information, please visit www.bios.pk.

About OncoInv 

OncoInv is based in Houten, the Netherlands. The mission of OncoInv is to make multi-cancer early detection solutions available to as many people as possible, thus improving the outcome for patients and their families. OncoInv offers its products and services on a not-for-profit basis in Low- and Middle-Income countries to ensure high availability by minimizing the costs. OncoInv is a fully owned subsidiary of the non-profit foundation Inspire2Live. For more information, please continue your visit on www.oncoinv.org. 

About SeekIn 

SeekIn is a biotech company founded in early 2018 in Shenzhen, China, focusing on blood-based pan-cancer early detection utilizing -generation sequencing and Machine Learning. Since founded, SeekIn has been committed to providing cutting-edge and cost-effective solutions for cancer early detection, postoperative recurrence monitoring, and treatment response evaluation. SeekIn also developed novel molecular tests for leukaemia patients. With its proprietary technical advances, SeekIn has launched several research and clinical studies in collaboration with top-tier hospitals. SeekIn envisions that by leading a new norm for cancer early detection the clinical outcome of mid-/late-stage cancer patients can be reversed, and the cancer mortality rate can be reduced by 15%. For more information about SeekIn’s cutting-edge technologies and products, visit www.seekincancer.com 

About Inspire2Live 

Inspire2Live is an international patient advocacy organisation operating on an international level. We are on a mission to inspire and empower patients, researchers and clinicians to work together to prevent, treat and eliminate cancer. If we all believe that healthcare should be for the benefit of patients, then we should be part of the discussion and the decision process: When about us, not without us. We achieve our goals by connecting stakeholders in the medical industrial complex and organising congresses and discovery networks. These connections have led to many initiatives which are transforming the way research and healthcare work to become more patient-centric. We operate globally in full respect of local considerations. For more information, please visit www.inspire2live.org 

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