The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) industry trends over the past 18 months reveal a pivot toward point-of-care diagnostics and micro-elimination programs. In March 2024, Abbott partnered with Mรฉdecins Sans Frontiรจres to deploy its HCV Coreโข antigen rapid test in Ukrainian harm-reduction sites, cutting time-to-diagnosis from days to minutes and feeding real-time epidemiological dashboards. Meanwhile, Gileadโs $320 m acquisition of Ambys Medicines (closed January 2024) added an AAV-based gene therapy for cirrhosis reversal to its HCV pipeline, signaling a move beyond simple viral clearance toward liver regeneration. On the regulatory front, the FDAโs October 2023 guidance now accepts sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR12) as a primary endpoint for pediatric pangenotypic regimens, accelerating pediatric formulations from companies like Zydus Cadila. Finally, venture funding flowed to Virion Therapeuticsโ HCV T-cell vaccine (Series B, $92 m, July 2023), reflecting enterprise appetite for curative prophylaxis rather than chronic management.