LifeTech Awards Ion Torrent PGMs for Projects in Newborn Screening, Pathogen Testing

Angel Carracedo, director of the Galician Foundation of Genomic Medicine in Spain, won for his proposal to create a fast and affordable method to genetically screen research samples from newborns. Mark Pallen, professor of microbial genomics at the University of Birmingham, won for his proposal to identify, profile, and type healthcare-associated bacterial pathogens in hospital environments.