Reproductive Health
News on noninvasive prenatal testing, carrier screening, and preimplantation genetic screening.
Arizona Bill Before Judge
The Arizona Daily Star reports that a judge is weighing whether a new Arizona law restricting abortion due to genetic conditions is a ban or a restriction.
Although demand for the firm's COVID-19 testing declined in H1, other diagnostic areas and its international business have grown.
Bionano Genomics, NuProbe Global Collaborate on Reproductive Health, Cancer Liquid Biopsies
The firms will integrate NuProbe's quantitative amplicon sequencing and blocker displacement amplification technologies with Bionano's Saphyr optical genome mapping platform.
BGI Genomics H1 Revenues Fall 11 Percent on COVID-19 Testing Decline
The firm's other businesses saw steady growth, with cancer prevention revenues up 94 percent and infection prevention and control revenues more than tripling.
Visby Medical Obtains FDA 510(k), CLIA Waiver for Multiplex STI Test Using Handheld PCR Device
The CLIA waiver enables clinicians to run a 30-minute multiplex test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas during a patient's visit.