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Noscendo, University Hospital Bonn Partner on Pathogen-Detection Platform Development

Jan 27, 2020
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NEW YORK — German bioinformatics firm Noscendo has signed an agreement to collaborate with the University Hospital Bonn to characterize antibiotic-resistant pathogens using its Disqver next-generation sequencing-based diagnostic platform, the partners said on Monday.

Noscendo's Disqver is designed to analyze sequenced cell-free DNA from patient blood samples against a database of over 6,000 pathogens in order to detect bacteria, fungi, DNA viruses, and parasites, according to the company.

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