Illumina Inc is a leading biotechnology company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of advanced genomic sequencing technologies. The company focuses on providing innovative solutions for researchers and healthcare professionals, enabling them to analyze DNA, RNA, and other genomic materials with high accuracy and efficiency. Illumina’s cutting-edge sequencing platforms and reagents support a wide range of applications, including genomics research, clinical diagnostics, and personalized medicine, thereby playing a crucial role in advancing the field of genomics and improving human health. Read More
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) and its peers.
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Genomics company Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 1.4% year on year to $1.04 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.97 per share was 3.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) and the rest of the life sciences tools & services stocks fared in Q4.
Healthcare companies are pushing the status quo by innovating in areas like drug development and digital health. But financial performance has lagged recently as players offloaded surplus COVID inventories in 2023 and 2024, a headwind for overall demand.
The result? Over the past six months, the industry has tumbled by 14.1%. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 9.3% decline.
PALM BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being utilized for disease detection in the global markets. In today’s AI-driven world, the use of deep learning algorithms and AI tools in diagnostics can improve the accuracy, speed and efficiency for diagnosing patients with minimal errors. The introduction of AI tools in diagnostics has revolutionized the healthcare industry with supporting the doctors in advanced disease diagnosis and providing personalized treatments to patients with better judgements and quick results. According to Precedence Research, the global artificial intelligence in diagnostics market size was exhibited at USD 1.61 billion in 2024 and is projected to hit around USD 8.54 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.37% during the forecast period 2024 to 2033. The report said: “The advances in digital biomarkers technology which uses real-time monitoring systems for early disease diagnosis and prediction has also enhanced the AI in diagnostics market growth. The application of AI tools in diagnostics has led to analyzing medical images for assessing disease progression, predicting patient outcomes, processing and storing of patient data which includes electronic health records (EHRs), identifying patterns and anomalies in patient data and symptom checkers for providing potential diagnosis.” Active healthcare/tech companies active in the markets include: Avant Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: AVAI), Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM), Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), Spectral AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAI).
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