mRNA Therapy Developer Moderna Raises $604M in Largest-Ever Biotech IPO

Moderna's mRNA treatments differ by coding region, which is designed to give its investigational medicines "a very software-like quality.'

Illumina Furnishes Genotyping Array, NovaSeq 6000 to NIH's All of Us

The new array will be a high-density chip designed to enable achievement of the research program's primary genotyping-based goals.

100,000 Genomes Project Hits its Mark

Launched in 2012 by then Prime Minister David Cameron, the project is the centerpiece of NHS's Genomic Medicine Service unveiled in October

ClinGen Wins FDA Recognition to Support Clinical Validity of New Tests

Developers can use genetic data from the public database to support premarket submissions rather than generate the information themselves.

10-Minute Pan-Cancer Test Developed

BIOASTER, Bio-Rad, Genetic Analysis Partner on Microbiome-Based Diagnostics

Grail Plans 50,000-Participant Clinical Trial of NGS-Based Cancer Blood Test

Sema4, Mt. Sinai Collaborate with Sanofi on Asthma Study

Gut Microbiome's Genes of Resistance Number More than 6,000

Qiagen, NeoGenomics Launch Cancer Companion Diagnostics Collaboration

FDA Approves IND for Editas' CRISPR Genome Editing Treatment EDIT-101

FDA Approves Invivoscribe's CDx for AML Drug Xospata

Sysmex, MolecularMD Partner on Precision Medicine Companion Diagnostics

November 29, 2018

Human Genome Editing Committee Urges Halt in Germline Editing Trials

November 29, 2018

First Genetic Risk Variants of ADHD Identified

November 29, 2018

Genes Identified That Turn Commensal Staph to Deadly Form

November 28, 2018

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New York State OKs MDxHealth's Prostate Cancer Test

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Cyto-Mine Studio Software Suite

Cyto-Mine is an automated platform which integrates single-cell screening, sorting, isolation and clone verification.

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Myeloid DNA Reference Standard for Leukemia Testing

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Comprehensive Sample Type Coverage for HSV Testing

The assay now has comprehensive sample type coverage for HSV

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Personalized Oncology Roadmap for Oncologists

The new Precision Oncology Insights platform provides a personalized oncology roadmap for oncologists and their patients.

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PCR/CE SMN1 Kit for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Screening

The AmplideX PCR/CE SMN1 kit extends the company’s technology to include the quantification of gene copy number variations.

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Air-Dried Master Mix for PCR Applications

The ampDRY hotstart master mix was developed to enable complete end-stage or real-time PCR assay stabilization in a dry format.

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Curated Genomic Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease

The Agora platform is an interactive, web-based tool that allows researchers to explore curated genomic analyses of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Software Solution for Precision Medicine

Molecular Health has launched Version 3.0 of MH Guide, which compares patient-specific molecular information with biomedical knowledge.

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Targeted Therapy and Immune-Oncology Biomarkers in a Single Test

OmniSeq and LabCorp jointly launched OmniSeq Advance, a single test that combines targeted therapy and immuno-oncology biomarkers.

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Sample-to-Answer Cartridge for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Molecular diagnostics company Curetis has announced the U.S. commercial launch of its Unyvero sample-to-answer molecular diagnostic system.

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Next-Generation Sequencing Test for Cutaneous Melanoma

Castle Biosciences has launched DecisionDx-CMSeq test that uses NGS to identify somatic mutations.

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Massively Parallel Profiling of Single-Cell Genomes

A scalable and easy-to-use technology for rapid and massively parallel profiling of single-cell genomes.

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Integrated Metabolic Analysis and Imaging Platform

The platform integrates the Agilent Seahorse XFe96/XFe24 Analyzers with the BioTek Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader.

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Research Kits to Identify Breath-Based Biomarkers

Breath Biopsy Kits allow academic, clinical, and pharmaceutical researchers to discover and validate breath-based biomarkers.

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Liquid Biopsy Kits for Prostate and Lung Cancer

Novel liquid biopsy panels evaluate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in prostate and lung cancers.

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New Fusions Added to Lung Cancer Testing Panel

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Collection and Preservation of Urine Sample for DNA Preservation

Collection kits minimize DNA degradation during transport and storage

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In-Depth Metabolic Information For Difficult-to-Diagnose Patient Cases

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Whole-Exome Sequencing of Tumor DNA and a Matched Sample

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Exome and Custom Target Enrichment for Next- Generation Sequencing

Modular kit allows for easy integration, increased depth of sequencing, or increased throughput

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Labeling Chemistry Improves Structural Variant Detection Resolution Down to 500 Base Pair

Non-destructive labeling chemistry improves every aspect of genome mapping

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DNA Amplification Using cfDNA

Enables accurate DNA amplification using cfDNA obtained from plasma, serum, urine, CSF, etc.

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74-Gene NGS Research Panel for Hematological Malignancies

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