Orchid Launch Stirs Up PRS Debate
The company has begun marketing to consumers its PRS-based preconception test expected to be available later this year.
ACE inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers May Increase Mortality Rate In Elderly COVID-19 Patients
These highly prescribed medications change cell surface protein expression, which is particularly problematic in cells in the respiratory system—tissue that is vulnerable to targeting and attack by the COVID-19 virus.
10 Liquid Biopsy Companies in the Money
10 privately-held diagnostics developers primarily focused on liquid biopsy tests, ranked by total money raised from venture capital firms.
Graphene Hydrogel Could Help mRNA Vaccine Target Cancer More Effectively
A specialized hydrogel can not only encapsulate and protect mRNA cancer vaccines from being broken down in the body, but can also target lymph nodes to activate immune cells, shows early stage research.
10 Countries in 100K Genome Club
These ten governments have committed funding for projects that will sequence a minimum of 100,000 citizens to spur genomic medicine
8 Companion Diagnostic Developers Making a Mark
If companion diagnostics (CDx) were people, they would be old enough to drink. The first CDx won FDA approval in 1998, when Dako Denmark...
Abbott Launching ID NOW COVID-19 Tests, Offering Positive Results in Five Minutes
Company expects to deliver 50,000 tests per day of the rapid, instrument-based, isothermal system designed for qualitative detection of infectious diseases.
Six Precision Medicine Companies Making Their Mark in 2020
This year’s list of innovative companies have all found, or developed, technology solutions that have allowed them to become innovators in their niche.
10 Startups to Watch
Early-stage companies advance precision medicine by applying AI, clinical genomics, and other new technologies.
UnitedHealthcare To Cover Genetic Testing for Precision Medicine in Depression, Anxiety
The nation’s largest private health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, announced August 1 that it will cover testing that will allow physicians to match their patients to...
