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People in the News: New Appointments at Myriad Genetics, Becton Dickinson, Delfi Diagnostics, More

In Brief This Week: Virginia Commonwealth University, Dovetail Genomics, Lucid Diagnostics, and More

News items for the week of Oct. 18, 2021.

New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Bio-Rad, PerkinElmer, Ares Genetics, Purigen Biosystems, More

More Boosters for US

Following US Food and Drug Administration authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the Washington Post writes.

For Privacy's Sake

Wired reports that more US states are passing genetic privacy laws.

Oct 21, 2021

Single-Cell Technology Companies Tout Million-Cell Capabilities at ASHG
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Oct 21, 2021

Cepheid Sees High Demand for Respiratory Tests Through Remainder of 2021
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Oct 21, 2021

MDxHealth Q3 Revenues Grow 23 Percent

Oct 21, 2021

BioMérieux Q3 Revenues Increase 11 Percent, Firm Raises 2021 Guidance

Oct 21, 2021

Danaher Q3 Revenues Rise 23 Percent, Beat Wall Street Estimates

Oct 21, 2021

Abbott Sees Continued Demand for SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Tests Despite Expected Decline in Cases
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Oct 20, 2021

Canaccord Genuity Initiates Coverage of Quantum-Si With Buy Rating

Oct 20, 2021

NIH SenNet Program to Map Rare Senescent Cells Implicated in Human Health

Oct 20, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices $5.85B Senior Notes Offering

Oct 20, 2021

Roche Diagnostic Revenues Grow 38 Percent in First Nine Months of 2021 on Strong POC Test Sales

Oct 20, 2021

Biotage Acquires Oligo Maker ATDBio for £45M in Cash, Stock

Oct 20, 2021

Abbott Q3 Diagnostics Revenues Rise 48 Percent on Core Lab, Rapid Diagnostics Sales Growth

Oct 19, 2021

Molecular Assemblies Wins $256K NIH Phase I SBIR Grant to Develop Enzymatic DNA Synthesis

Oct 19, 2021

Vibrent Health, VCU Partner to Offer Twin Research Platform

Oct 19, 2021

Castle Biosciences Acquires Cernostics for up to $80M

Oct 19, 2021

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Lighthouse Lab Services SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test

Oct 19, 2021

BTIG Initiates Coverage of Cue Health With Buy Rating

Oct 18, 2021

Armonica Technologies Closes $2M Series B Financing Round

Oct 18, 2021

Top Five Articles on GenomeWeb Last Week: SARS-CoV-2 PCR Tests; California Cancer Testing Law; More

Oct 15, 2021

In Brief This Week: The Jackson Laboratory, CareDx, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and More

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More Boosters for US

Following US Food and Drug Administration authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the Washington Post writes.

From a Pig

A genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted into a human without triggering an immune response, Reuters reports.

For Privacy's Sake

Wired reports that more US states are passing genetic privacy laws.

Science Paper on How Poaching Drove Evolution in African Elephants

In Science this week: poaching has led to the rapid evolution of tuskless African elephants.