MUKILTEO, Wash. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) and Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLRT) today jointly announced establishment of a strategic partnership to market and sell a novel genomics-based cancer test called HemeScan, a comprehensive test related to the treatment and care of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), among other cancers. The HemeScan(tm) test was developed by CombiMatrix and validated in collaboration with a team of high-profile academic centers, including the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.