INSIDE TRACK: NGS Takes the Big Leap
Editor-in-Chief Steve Halasey discusses next-generation sequencing with Gregory Heath, senior vice president and general manager for diagnostics at Illumina.
Read MorePosted by Jenny Lower | Jan 3, 2014 | Cancer, Molecular Diagnostics |
Editor-in-Chief Steve Halasey discusses next-generation sequencing with Gregory Heath, senior vice president and general manager for diagnostics at Illumina.
Read MorePosted by Steve Halasey | Dec 31, 2013 | Breast, Cancer, Lab Automation, Molecular Diagnostics |
NanoString Technologies has announced nationwide availability of its Prosigna breast cancer prognostic gene signature assay beginning in the first quarter of 2014. Initial adopters include ARUP Laboratories, LabCorp, and Quest Diagnostics.
Read MorePosted by Steve Halasey | Dec 23, 2013 | Molecular Diagnostics, Prenatal Testing, Womens Health |
The New York State Department of Health has issued a clinical laboratory permit for Natera, of San Carlos, Calif, enabling the company to make its portfolio of preconception and prenatal tests available to expecting parents in New York State.
Read MorePosted by Jenny Lower | Dec 9, 2013 | Molecular Diagnostics |
Molecular diagnostics company Biodesix announced that it has closed $8.4 million in Series E financing. The capital will help develop the company’s mass-spec technology platform and market the company’s first test, VeriStat, to guide NSCLC therapy.
Read MorePosted by Judy O'Rourke | Sep 24, 2013 | Cancer, Research, Unknown Origin & Other Cancer Types |
Researchers have developed a test that will help pathologists clearly distinguish early liver cancer cells from nearly identical normal liver cells by giving them a distinctive red-brown hue.
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