The Dublin-based digital pathology software firm said that it will use the money for restructuring and commercial expansion in the US and UK.

The test uses mass spectrometry to measure several proteins to assess the likelihood that an individual has the brain amyloid pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease.

The teams are developing over-the-counter, synthetic multi-cancer early detection tests to identify more than 30 stage I solid tumors using breath or urine samples.

At ASTRO, Artera presented clinical validation data on its prostate cancer test in an Asian population,and showed how the test may complement gene expression-based approaches.

Of the 30 companies in the index, 18 firms saw their share prices increase month over month, while 12 saw their stock prices decline.