• 2019 : Launch of NASH-FibroTest

    NASH-FibroTest is offered as a replacement for FibroMax and is available in exactly the same way on our platform.

    NASH-FibroTest is comprised of FibroTest, ActiTest, AshTest and a new generation of diagnostic tests: NashTest 2 1 and SteatoTest 2 2 .

    NASH-FibroTest is indicated for patients with non alcoholic steato hepatitis but also for patients with chronic viral hepatitis and/or a alcoholic disease.

    NASH-FibroTest Medical Service Improvements:

    • Based on a new histological consensus 3 , updated from the new NASH definition and meeting the requirements of the new SAF scoring system 4 .
    • Does not require knowledge of the body mass index (BMI). The use of the BMI is limited by its variability due to self-reporting and the decrease in height with age. Collecting the weight and height may be an issue for the stakeholders.
    • More robust in patients with type 2 diabetes.
    • More robust in patients with hemolysis or Gilbert's syndrome.
  • 2013 : First test to be combined with elastography

    Elasto-FibroTest 5 is the first diagnostic test for the liver that combines the results of the FibroTest-ActiTest with an elastography result, directly from your smartphone.

  • 2011 : First test to be combined with genetic analysis

    Launch of the HCV-GenoFibroTest 6 , which anticipates the response to interferon treatments for hepatitis C; in particular in combination with FibroTest and genotype IL28b.

  • 2005 : Launch of FibroMax

    FibroMax offers a complete diagnosis of the state of the liver with a single blood test:

    • FibroTest: evaluates hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis
    • ActiTest: evaluates the level of necroinflammatory activity.
    • SteatoTest 7 : steatosis (fatty liver deposit) assessment
    • NashTest 8 : evaluates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (inflammation of the liver due to metabolic causes)
    • AshTest 9 : evaluates alcoholic steatohepatitis (inflammation of the liver due to alcohol)
  • 2003 : Launch in the USA

    FibroTest becomes available in the United States, distributed by LabCorp, under the FibroSure brand.

    A few years later, BioPredictive tests were distributed by the major North American laboratories.

  • 2002 : The history of BioPredictive

    Founding of BioPredictive, head of R&D, business development and distribution of FibroTest-ActiTest

  • 2001 : Invention of FibroTest

    FibroTest 10 developed by the Hepatology Department team at La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France. The first combination of blood markers that replaces liver biopsies when testing for hepatic fibrosis. Patents held by the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP).

  • 1996 : METAVIR

    METAVIR 11 classification, which separates fibrosis and activity in the histological evaluation (the biopsy) of the seriousness of the liver disease.

  • 1994 : PGA Index

    The first test 12 for hepatic fibrosis combining the usual blood markers.

Our values

Patients come first

Patients are at the heart of BioPredictive's concerns, and they are systematically taken into account throughout our work and our approach.

In 2002, we modernized the traditional results sheet to make it a reference document that would open up a genuine dialogue between patients and their physicians.

We aim to offer new tools, both to support users more effectively and to assist patients in the interpretation of their results.

Innovation

Innovation is part of BioPredictive's DNA.

This has been part of the company's routine since 2002:

  • With the medical revolution brought about by the first non-invasive diagnostic test for fibrosis/cirrhosis in 2002.
  • Innovation also applies to their scientific approach: the disruption of the liver biopsy 10 , new data analysis methodologies (METAVIR 11 , absence of perfect gold-standard 13 , biopsy gray zone 14 , spectrum effect 15 ) and their always cutting-edge statistical approach (obuschoswki 16 , DANA 17 , bayesian networks direct comparison 18 )
  • In addition to diagnostics, predicting risks of liver-related complications - including portal hypertension 19 and liver cancer 20 - in order to better identify the most appropriate response: FibroTest is the first non-invasive liver test to demonstrate a significant predictive value 21 .
  • FibroTest is the first test to have proved its effectiveness for themass screening for cirrhosis and liver disease indifferent populations at risk: in general population 22 , among diabetics 23 and hyperlipidemics 24 .

Quality

Quality at all costs is a core priority of BioPredictive: as a technology that has been validated by over 300 clinical trials FibroTest is an approved way of diagnosing the four most common liver diseases, including specific populations including : HIV co-infected 25 , transplanted patients 26 27 , vasculitis 28 , haemophilia 29 or primary biliary cirrhosis 30 but also for a large age spectrum, from children 31 to elderly patients 32 .

Quality and safety: BioPredictive's algorithms offer reliable diagnostic tools that give robust and reproducible results with an applicability of nearly 100% 33 .

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