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The $59B Quiet Shift Reshaping How Patients Access Care

Newswire.ca - Tue May 12, 9:30AM CDT

Issued on behalf of VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd.

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- Point-of-care diagnostics just crossed $58.76 billion globally in 2026, growing at nearly 10% annually as testing that used to require a hospital lab now fits on a clinic counter or a patient's nightstand[1]. That capital rotation is real: digital health startups pulled in $4 billion in Q1 alone, the strongest first quarter since the pandemic peak, with average deal sizes at levels not seen since late 2021[2]. Investors are not chasing drug discovery this cycle; they are backing companies that can deliver clinical-grade results through faster, lighter, cheaper channels, and five names sit at the center of that structural realignment: VentriPoint Diagnostics (TSXV: VPT) (OTCPK: VPTDF), Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD), and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA).

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