An App Store for genomics
Helix, based near San Francisco, touts its API-based business model as a way to stand out among the plethora of personal genomics companies.
Anne W. and 23andMe: Still cool but still stalled
Anne Wojcicki made a strong case for getting your DNA sequenced to the crowd at SxSW but she had no easy answers for questions about privacy or the FDA.
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How 23andMe got in trouble
Open sesame? Lukas Hartmann shares a great, detailed story (My deadly genetic disease was just a bug) of what happens when a self-described nerd is “confronted with a life threatening situation,” in this case a message about him from 23andMe that read: “Has two mutations linked to limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. A person with two of […]
Domain VC: Why we’re investing more in molecular diagnostics
When Domain Associates led Xagenic Inc.’s recent $20 million Series B, it marked the eighth diagnostics investment the firm had made with its $500 million eighth fund. The partners say they’ve invested nearly a quarter of their current fund in molecular diagnostics companies because they think genomic analysis technology has reached a tipping point. “One […]
Close look at 23andMe founder and what genetic testing means for adoptive parents
What began as an assignment to investigate and profile 23andMe Founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki took a personal turn for one adoptive parent and Fast Company contributor. In this article, a writer using the pseudonym Elizabeth Murphy examines her decision to get a spit-kit for herself and her daughter, a young child she adopted from […]
GnuBIO lands $10M to launch desktop sequencer (“the K-Cup coffee of DNA sequencing”) in 2013
With $10 million in new investments and a $4.5 million grant from National Human Genome Research Institute, a Cambridge DNA sequencing company is preparing to launch its version of a desktop DNA sequencer next year. “To carry out the process (of DNA sequencing), you need a team that understands how to do microbiology, informatics, and […]
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