Investing.com -- TD Cowen released short interest data for the life science and diagnostic tools industry on Friday, covering positions as of July 15.

MDxHealth (NASDAQ: MDXH), NeoGenomics (NASDAQ: NEO), Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) recorded the largest increases in short interest during the period.

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), Tempus AI (NASDAQ: TEM), CAI International, and Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA) saw the largest declines in short interest.

The four most heavily shorted names in the sector are Whole Genome Sequencing company WGS, Grail (NASDAQ: GRAL), Tempus AI, and Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ: PACB), according to TD Cowen.