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People in the News: New Appointments at Freenome, Natera, Mission Bio, More

In Brief This Week: Pacific Biosciences, BioEcho, Twist Bioscience, Arrayjet, More

News items for the week of Feb. 28, 2022.

Mission Bio, SequMed Ink Collaboration, Clinical Assay Codevelopment Agreement for China

The firms will work together on assays for cancer early detection, therapy selection, and disease monitoring, as well as on applications in reproductive genetics.

Mission Bio Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal With Alliance Global for Middle East, Africa

The agreement allows San Francisco Bay Area-based Mission Bio to expand product offerings into key regions as part of the company's global strategy.

Mission Bio Adds Published Single-Cell DNA Sequencing Panels to Sample Prep Platform
Premium

The company's Tapestri platform can now run as few as 20,000 cells, and customers can order the same panels as featured in published papers.

Breaking News
The Scan

Blend of Omicron With Delta

The Associated Press reports that currently circulating Omicron variants have some features previously seen in the Delta variant.

Limited Contrast

The New York Times reports that there is a shortage of a contrast agent used for some medical scans.

Pig Improvement

Farmers in China are using genetics to improve their hog herds, according to Reuters.

Science Papers Present Way to Molecularly Classify Prostate Cancer, Saliva-Based SARS-CoV-2 Test, More

In Science this week: approach to molecularly classify prostate tumors, saliva-based test for SARS-CoV-2, and more.