The Minnesotan behind Cologuard, which fueled the biggest health care acquisition of 2025
- Posted on December 7, 2025
- By Star Tribune
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The Minnesotan behind Cologuard, which fueled the biggest health care acquisition of 2025

The late Dr. David Ahlquist co-invented ColoGuard, which is helping drive Abbott Laboratories’ acquisition of Exact Sciences. After an ALS diagnosis in 2019, Ahlquist wasn’t done inventing.