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Bionano Genomics: Donna Polizio

Nov 10, 2022

Bionano Genomics has appointed Donna Polizio as its global head of market access. In this newly created role, Polizio will advocate for the company with government and private payors to drive global reimbursement for optical genome mapping-based tests, with a strong focus on the US market. In addition, Polizio will lead Bionano's government relations efforts, the company said. Prior to Bionano, Polizio was the VP of US managed care and reimbursement at Genomic Health.

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