20/20 GeneSystems Inc., (“20/20”), announced the launch of its Clinical Lab Innovation Axcellerator (CLIAx), believed to be the first shared CLIA laboratory facility geared to helping diagnostic test innovators worldwide substantially reduce the time and cost of launching their tests in the U.S. CLIAx offers nearly 3,000 square feet of ready-to-use communal clinical laboratory space and testing equipment, including a full PCR/molecular assay suite, NextGen Sequencing (NGS), immunoassay, and clinical chemistry capabilities. Importantly, 20/20’s marketing and sales teams will help promote the new tests introduced by CLIAx’s clients to the market segments in which 20/20 is currently active. Earlier this month the company signed an agreement with Australian-based Minomic International Ltd, a diagnostics firm that is gearing up to introduce MiCheck® Prostate, a blood test that uses proprietary algorithms and biomarkers to estimate the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. CLIAx was officially designated by the Maryland Department of Commerce as a “Soft Landing” program for overseas companies seeking to enter the U.S. market.