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Justin Petrone covers consumer genomics, ancestry testing, and the microarray and biochip sector of the genomics market for GenomeWeb.

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Jul 09, 2018

DeCode Begins BRCA2 Mutation Service in Iceland as Society Debates 'Right to Not Know'

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DeCode's new offering adds to an ongoing controversy over whether people in the island country have a right to know if they are at increased risk for disease.

Jun 21, 2018

Cergentis Aims to Introduce TLA Kits for Cancer Companion Dx Development

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The European Commission recently awarded Cergentis a €1.2 million grant to support the development of its TLA technology for use in FFPE samples.

Jun 05, 2018

Philips Introduces OncoSignal Service for Cancer Pathway Signal Analysis

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The Dutch multinational is now on track to introduce a kitted version of the assay, which can be run on standard quantitative PCR equipment, by the end of the year.

May 17, 2018

Rna Diagnostics Aims for 2020 Clinical Launch of Breast Cancer Treatment Guidance Test

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Rna Diagnostics is hoping to make its RDA assay available as a laboratory-developed test for research use next year before offering it to clinicians in 2020.

May 14, 2018

Siemens Healthineers Eyes New Opportunities for Molecular Segment as Dx Business Coalesces Post-IPO

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The newly independent firm will continue to invest in diagnostics by bringing its menu of PCR tests for infectious diseases to the US and other markets, among other objectives.

May 04, 2018

PredictImmune Plans 2019 European, US Launches for qPCR-Based Crohn's Biomarker Test

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PredictImmune's test relies on a 16-marker panel run using quantitative PCR to stratify Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients according to the severity of their illnesses.

May 03, 2018

HiberGene to Launch Three Multiplex Infectious Disease Tests by Year End; Seeks US Partner

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The Dublin-based company also aims to raise up to €5 million this year to support additions to its R&D and sales and marketing teams.

Apr 19, 2018

Curewize Preparing Test for Guiding ALL Treatment Decisions for 2019 European Launch

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The five-year-old firm recently completed a clinical trial of the real-time PCR-based test, called ProALL-BM, on patients from a European National Registry Study.

Apr 18, 2018

OncoDNA Study Highlights Use of Multiple Molecular Tests to Improve Cancer Treatment

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The firm hopes the effort, recently described in the journal Oncotarget, will spur adoption of its testing services by oncologists, particularly in Europe, where it is determined to become a market leader.

Apr 11, 2018

Pfizer, Oxford BioDynamics, U of Glasgow Researchers Develop Approach to Gauge Response to RA Drug

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The effort, which relied on Oxford BioDynamics' EpiSwitch platform, resulted in an assay that researchers believe could be developed into a test to guide therapy selection for patients.

The Scan

Not Always an Answer

Sometimes genetic tests give inconclusive results and provide little reassurance to patients, the Associated Press reports.

CRISPR Acceptance or Not?

Vox wonders whether gene-editing crops will be viewed similarly as genetically modified organisms of if people will give them a try.

This Week in Science

In Science this week: research regulation and reporting requirement reform, and more.

Building Up Numbers

With H3Africa, Charles Rotimi has been working to bolster the representation of African participants and African researchers in genomics, Newsweek reports.

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