Biodesix boosts sales, curbs loss

BOULDER — Biodesix Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a life-sciences company that specializes in developing tools to detect lung disease, had a strong second-quarter performance this year, boosting its year-over-year top and bottom lines. 

The company posted total revenue of $11.9 million, an increase of 8% over the same period last year. The result was “driven primarily by strong year-over-year growth in core lung diagnostics,” the company said. 

Biodesix’s net loss in the most recent period was $13.4 million, an improvement of about $2.5 million, or 16%, compared to last year’s second quarter.

“I am very pleased to announce another record-setting…