Roche to Develop Companion Diagnostic Test for Acute Coronary Syndrome

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced it has entered into an agreement to develop a companion diagnostic (CDx) test for dalcetrapib, a therapeutic from DalCor Pharmaceuticals (DalCor), which will target patients with a specific genotype who have experienced a recent Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) event.