BlinkLab (ASX:BB1) said PriMED Clinical Research in Ohio became the first site to join the initial phase of the firm's US-based autism diagnostic registrational trial, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.
The site is expected to commence patient recruitment and testing for the 100-patient study in February.
PriMED will use the overarching institutional review board approval BlinkLab secured for the clinical trial.
The firm is seeking to start initiating partnerships with sixteen sites across the US.
The firm's shares rose 10% in recent trading on Wednesday.