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Medicover to Buy €44.4M in NIPD Shares, Acquire Majority Stake

In 2018, NIPD struck a partnership deal with Medicover that included an equity investment and R&D cooperation.

New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Agilent, Swift Biosciences, Opentrons, NIPD Genetics

NIPD Genetics Wins $1.5M From Cypriot Foundation to Develop Liquid Biopsy, PGT Assays

The Cyprus-based company has been offering a cell-free DNA-based noninvasive prenatal test for fetal aneuploidies, called Veracity, since 2015.

NIPD Genetics Enters Cancer Dx Market, Expands Prenatal Testing
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Last month, the Cyprus-based genetic diagnostics company launched a number of hereditary cancer and somatic tumor sequencing panels, its first tests for oncology.

Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnostic Test Agreement Reached by NIPD Genetics, Medicover

The companies will bring NIPD Genetics' Veracity and Veragene noninvasive prenatal tests to Medicover's markets, as well as developing new genetic tests.

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Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.