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Delfi Diagnostics Announces $100 Million Series A Financing to Develop a New Class of Early Detection Liquid Biopsy for Multiple Cancers

Novel liquid biopsy technology combines machine learning and low-cost cell free DNA genome-wide fragmentation profiles BALTIMORE, January 12, 2021 /PRNewsire/ — Delfi Diagnostics, Inc., a pioneering developer...read more

New Bioinformatics Solution Powers Multi-Omics Discovery at Massive Scale

Illumina Connected Analytics: Connect, see, and read data directly in the cloud SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is transforming genomic data bottlenecks into catalysts with the...read more

Helix® Laboratory Platform Granted the First and Only FDA Authorization for a Whole Exome Sequencing Platform

FDA also clears the Helix® Genetic Health Risk App for Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease for over-the-counter use, the first application powered by the Helix® Laboratory Platform. SAN MATEO, Calif., January 11...read more

NuProbe Closes $42M Fundraising

HOUSTON and SHANGHAI, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NuProbe, a genomics and molecular diagnostics company specialized in ultrasensitive sequencing panels, announces the closing of its oversubscribed $42M fundraising. The...read more

Broad Institute and Verily partner with Microsoft to accelerate the next generation of the Terra platform for health and life science research

Multiyear partnership brings together advanced technology, industry expertise and scale to help researchers interpret an unprecedented amount of biomedical data and derive insights to advance the treatment of human...read more

QIAGEN Announces Global Distribution Agreement for the COSMIC Database from the Wellcome Sanger Institute

Exclusive sales, marketing, support and distribution by QIAGEN Including over 71 million cancer mutations, the COSMIC Database joins QIAGENs’ portfolio for cancer genomic analysis and interpretation Agreement effective...read more

Pharmacogenetic and Genealogy Pioneers Merge for Historic Partnership

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Lior Rauchberger, CEO of leading Australian genomics company, myDNA, announced a merger with the U.S., Houston-based consumer DNA test company, FamilyTreeDNA...read more

Illumina and Helix Collaborate to Assess Prevalence of New SARS-CoV-2 UK Variant (B.1.1.7) in the US and Develop National Surveillance Infrastructure

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Illumina and Helix have already identified more than 50 cases of the new variant in the US SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Illumina, Inc...read more

2020 Was Not Just About COVID-19

Certainly, the coronavirus and, with that COVID-19, has dominated 2020 and massively impacted not only our daily lives, but also the medical health care community and healthcare facilities in particular. Genomics proved...read more

My Gene Counsel and Genomet Announce Product Partnership to Transform Cancer Care Around the Globe

With transformative digital technologies playing an increasingly critical role in health care delivery, the two companies have joined forces on a digital genomic solution that will increase efficiencies and outcomes...read more

Singlera Genomics raises $150 million in Series B financing to promote the development and commercialization of early cancer screening products

SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Singlera Genomics Inc. today announced that it raised $150 million in Series B financing. This round of financing was...read more

Leading UK Core Labs Expand Investment in PacBio Sequencing Systems to Power Life Science Research with HiFi Reads

Edinburgh Genomics, Oxford Genomics Centre, and University of Liverpool Centre for Genomic Research have added new PacBio Sequel II & IIe Systems to their service laboratories MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 14, 2020...read more

Resolve Biosciences Launches New Era in Single-Cell Spatial Analysis

Company announces $24 million Series A financing and appoints Jason T. Gammack as CEO to accelerate development and commercialization of Molecular Cartography™ platform MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany – Dec. 10, 2020...read more

Tempus Announces $200 Million Series G-2 Financing

December 10, 2020 Tempus, a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, today announced an additional $200 million financing at a post-money valuation of $8.1 billion dollars, and an additional $250...read more

Illumina and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Expand Access to Whole-Genome Sequencing for Genetic Disease Testing

Building on previous partnership successes, the organizations seek to accelerate time to diagnosis for pediatric patients with genetic diseases December 08, 2020 04:05 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN DIEGO & WELLESLEY...read more

All of Us Releases Initial COVID-19 Survey Data to Researchers

Updated database also features program’s first set of wearables data December 8, 2020 Today the All of Us Research Program released an updated version of the Researcher Workbench, with expanded health data and upgraded...read more

UK Biobank launches one of the largest scientific studies measuring circulating proteins, to better understand the link between genetics and human disease

The Pharma Proteomics Project, commissioned by a biopharmaceutical consortium, represents a major step forward in ‘proteomics’ and will further enhance the UK Biobank database and research resource. London, 7 Dec...read more

Everlywell Announces $175 Million Financing to Expand Consumer Lab Testing and Digital Health Offerings

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Everlywell, a leading digital health company, today announced an oversubscribed Series D financing of $175 million. New investors participating in the...read more

PierianDx Announces Expanded Partnership with Illumina to Support Cancer Genomic Reporting in Global Markets

Additional Illumina assays to be combined with the PierianDx platform to reduce time, cost, and complexity of genomic reporting St. LOUIS, MO., DECEMBER 1, 2020 — PierianDx, the leading clinical genomics...read more

Leading Diagnostics Companies Join Forces to Establish the Access to Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Coalition (ACGP)

Consortium aims to make comprehensive genomic profiling accessible to advanced cancer patients in the U.S. to inform medical management and improve patient outcomes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seven...read more

DNASTAR Integrates Genomenon Mastermind Database for Human Variant Analysis

November 17, 2020, Madison, WI DNASTAR® announced today the integration of the Mastermind database from Genomenon into the Lasergene Genomics software with the release of Lasergene® 17.2. With this integration...read more

Twist Bioscience, Illumina and Western Digital Form Alliance with Microsoft to Advance Data Storage in DNA

— Ten Additional Technology Leaders Join Founding Members to Together Advance Industry Roadmap, Set Stage for Widespread Adoption of New Long-term Storage Option — — Announcement at Flash Memory...read more

Varian Medical Systems Invests in COTA, Inc. to Help Drive Faster, More Accurate Data-Driven Cancer Care

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced a new $10M investment and collaboration agreement with COTA, Inc., a Boston-based curator...read more

Congenica Completes $50m Series C Funding Round to Advance Clinical Genomic Analysis Software and Data Platform

New Funds to Drive Further Commercialisation of Rare and Inherited Cancer Applications and Expansion into Oncology, Wellness and Pharma Collaborations Cambridge, United Kingdom – 9 November 2020 – Congenica, the...read more

Corporate Matching $200K Challenge Through December 2020 at ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (ACMG Foundation) launched the Illumina/ACMG Foundation $200K Challenge for the...read more

Strata Oncology Announces Medicare Coverage of StrataNGS Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Test for Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

Optimized for Small Tissue Samples, StrataNGS Expands Access to Precision Cancer Care Ann Arbor, Mich. October 27, 2020 — Strata Oncology, Inc., a precision oncology company advancing molecular indications for...read more

Scientific Knowledge Discovery Platform Pioneer, Eagle Genomics, Closes $9M in Scale-Up Funding as Major Brands Home in on the Microbiome Megatrend

The biggest names in food, cosmetics, personal care & ‘agritech’ are looking to Eagle Genomics’ AI-augmented, knowledge discovery platform to distil robust scientific evidence in support of...read more

Intermountain Healthcare and Sanford Health announce intent to merge

Intermountain Healthcare, a company at the forefront of value-based and digital healthcare, and Sanford Health, one of the nation’s leading systems in rural health care delivery and clinical research, have signed a...read more

Invitae and Pacific Biosciences Collaborate to Develop Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Assays for Pediatric Epilepsy Diagnostics

SAN FRANCISCO and MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), a leading genetics company, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high...read more

Fabric Genomics Launches GEM Algorithm to Accelerate Genetic Disease Diagnosis, Provide Comprehensive Clinical-Decision Support

Fabric GEM’s accuracy validated across five leading genomics centers of excellence in the U.S. and abroad OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabric Genomics, a global leader in clinical interpretation of...read more

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