Informatics
News on bioinformatics, software, genome analysis, variant classification, and IT in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
NIH Earmarks $170M for All of Us Program's Personalized Nutrition Study
The project will use genomic and other health data from All of Us Research Program participants to study factors that can inform personalized nutrition recommendations.
The purchase of GeneDx from Opko Health will help Sema4 accelerate its push into whole-exome sequencing and grow in rare disease diagnostics.
Centogene Strikes Rare Disease Target Discovery Deal With Insilico Medicine
The companies aim to identify therapeutic targets for Niemann-Pick disease type C, a rare genetic lysosomal storage disorder.
NHS, Genomics PLC to Integrate Polygenic Risk Scores With Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A newly launched pilot study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of genetic risk assessment in preventing cardiovascular disease in England.
Sema4 to Acquire GeneDx for $623M
While GeneDx parent Opko Health is essentially exiting the MDx business, it will pick up a "significant" stake in Sema4.