PerkinElmer Builds on Newborn Screening With New Clinical Genomic Testing Services

Sep 12, 2017

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This article has been updated to clarify that PerkinElmer has ordered 10 NovaSeq systems but has only installed one so far.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – PerkinElmer has been expanding its clinical genomic testing services globally over the past year, including whole-genome sequencing for sick and healthy newborns.

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