Quadrant Biosciences Wins $2M NIH Grant for Autism Test

Sep 19, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — Quadrant Biosciences said today that it has received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to finalize development of a saliva-based diagnostic for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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