MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKYA) (“Akoya”), The Spatial Biology Company®, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2024. "Akoya navigated a challenging 2024 in the life science tools market, which was constrained by subdued capital equipment purchases, by successfully strengthening gross margins, reducing operating expenses and advancing our companion diagnostics programs throughout the year. We remain optimistic about the long-term growth outlook of Akoya’s leading spatial biology solutions," said Brian McKelligon, CEO of Akoya. "In 2024, Akoya achieved multiple milestones, including expanding our market-leading installed base to 1,330 instruments, launching our Manufacturing Center of Excellence to drive improvements in gross margins and the expansion of our content menu into new markets like neurobiology, and continued advancement of our clinical partnerships led by Acrivon and NeraCare." Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights Revenue was $21.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $26.5 million in the prior year period; a decrease of 19.4%. This topline revenue decrease was primarily due to a decline in instrument revenue.Gross margin was 67.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 62.7% in the prior year period

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