Paige and Flagship Biosciences Announce Partnership to Expand Access to Immuno-Oncology BiomarkerAnalysis Tools

Paige,the global leader in AI-based diagnostic software in pathology, and Flagship Biosciences, a leader in data-centric pathology and tissue analysis, announced a partnership to provide access to Flagship’s TissueInsight, an AI-aided diagnostics software that quantifies PD-L1 expression in immunohistochemistry tissue samples, directly through the Paige Platform.

For rapid and precise cancer care, pathologists and oncologists need dependable diagnostic testing to connect patients to individualized immuno-oncology therapies. TissueInsight™ is a clinical diagnostic immuno-oncology service which provides Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-reportable PD-L1 results along with data about the tumor microenvironment (TME), such as information about tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and macrophages. TissueInsight™ automatically reads a tissue slide and provides rapid, data-rich tissue interpretations and removes the inherent variability of subjective manual tissue scoring.

“By enabling pathologists to access Flagship’s PD-L1 analysis tool directly within the Paige Platform, we are providing pathologists and oncologists quicker access to biomarker testing results that will inform treatment planning,” said Andy Moye, Ph.D., CEO at Paige. “This partnership can make it easier and more efficient for pathologists to quantify a prominent immunotherapy biomarker and can help improve patient care.”

TissueInsight™ will be available directly in the FullFocus platform, enabling a complete and seamless digital pathology workflow. “TissueInsight’s integration with Paige’s platform will truly provide a diagnostic service unmatched in the industry,” said Trevor Johnson, CEO at Flagship Biosciences. “TissueInsight™ is the only turnkey digital pathology solution for IHC scoring and we look forward to partnering with Paige to successfully integrate, deploy, and promote adoption of our innovative technology.”

“Immunohistochemistry scoring of PD-L1 has traditionally been a time-consuming, manual process that is subject to variability between pathologists,” said David Klimstra, M.D., Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Paige. “TissueInsight augments our native Paige capabilities by providing an easy-to-use and accurate software that produces more information of clinical value than can be generated manually.”