Exact Sciences
Updated: February 13, 2026
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.8B (+)
Founded: 1995
Website: https://www.exactsciences.com/
Exact Sciences creates noninvasive screening tests for the early detection of cancer. The company's flagship product, Cologuard test, uses a biomarker panel that analyzes a stool sample for 10 DNA markers, as well as fecal blood (hemoglobin). It detects colon cancer even in its early stages, when it is more treatable. The test can be administered at home without special training. Cologuard includes a built-in patient management program with support. The test is based on proprietary QuARTS (quantitative allele-specific amplification of target and real-time signal) technology, which efficiently amplifies and quantifies two distinct methylated DNA markers (NDRG4 and BMP3), as well as seven different point mutations of the KRAS gene. The beta-actin gene (ACTB) serves as a reference marker for quantifying the total amount of human DNA in each sample.
Founded: 1995
Website: https://www.exactsciences.com/
Exact Sciences creates noninvasive screening tests for the early detection of cancer. The company's flagship product, Cologuard test, uses a biomarker panel that analyzes a stool sample for 10 DNA markers, as well as fecal blood (hemoglobin). It detects colon cancer even in its early stages, when it is more treatable. The test can be administered at home without special training. Cologuard includes a built-in patient management program with support. The test is based on proprietary QuARTS (quantitative allele-specific amplification of target and real-time signal) technology, which efficiently amplifies and quantifies two distinct methylated DNA markers (NDRG4 and BMP3), as well as seven different point mutations of the KRAS gene. The beta-actin gene (ACTB) serves as a reference marker for quantifying the total amount of human DNA in each sample.
