The test leverages loop mediated isothermal amplification technology and enables the rapid detection of Neisseria meningitidis directly from cerebrospinal fluid samples.
Enpicom will initially offer separate solutions on its ImmunoGenomiX platform for research and clinical applications in oncology but seeks to expand into other disease areas.
A new company, Wamberg Genomic Advisors, launched last week, hoping to provide a conduit to genomic testing through the insurance and employee benefit marketplaces.
The company believes its product, called Constellation, will differentiate itself from current commercial offerings in terms of throughput and multiplexing capability.
With the rollout of Insitome's first app, consumers have the chance to explore their heritage in a new context that could reshape the ancestry testing market.
The Hastings Center's Erik Parens argues in a Scientific American opinion piece that the current pandemic underscores the need to reconsider the hope placed in genomic medicine.
