BioTheranostics, a US-based cancer-focused molecular diagnostics provider, has been spun out of biotechnology firm BioMérieux, securing $32m in a funding round led by venture capital firm MVM Life Science Partners.

The round also featured investment fund Canepa Advanced Healthcare Fund and VC firm HealthQuest Capital. BioMérieux will remain a minority shareholder in BioTheranostics following the deal, though further details about its stake have not been revealed.

BioTheranostics provides a range of molecular diagnostic tests that help enable personalised cancer treatments.…