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UK Provides £1.4M in Funding for Two-Year Study on Genedrive Test to Prevent Newborn Hearing Loss
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust will study across the UK the use of Genedrive's MT-RNR1 ID Kit as a pharmacogenomic test to prevent hearing loss.
In Brief This Week: Abbott, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Personalis, Illumina, NHS Wales, More
News items for the week of Nov. 4, 2024.
Oxford Nanopore, UK Government Partner on Biosurveillance, Genomic Healthcare
Oxford Nanopore will work with Genomics England, UK Biobank, and NHS England on a series of initiatives to boost genomics applications in the country.
UK Report Provides Guidance on Use of AI in Genomic Health Prediction
A new report outlined several recommendations for responsibly rolling out AI-informed genomic health prediction tools through the National Health Service in the UK.
BMJ Report Reveals UK Officials' Concerns Over Grail Test Effectiveness, Trial Design
The report also mentions a US investor class action lawsuit that alleges Illumina and Grail officials oversold Galleri's potential.