Reproductive Health
News on noninvasive prenatal testing, carrier screening, and preimplantation genetic screening.
New AACC Guidance Advises Against Using Tests to Predict Premature Birth
The guidance cites evidence that premature birth tests don't improve outcomes for patients at risk of premature delivery or their babies.
Progenity to Close Genetics Lab as Focus Shifts to Therapeutics
The firm will no longer offer its Preparent Carrier Test, Innatal Prenatal Screen, Riscover Hereditary Cancer Test, or Resura Prenatal Test.
Illumina, Belgium Genetic Centers Partner on WGS-Based Diagnostics; Evercore Upgrades Illumina Shares
The San Diego-based sequencing technology firm is also launching noninvasive prenatal genetic testing on the VeriSeq v2 platform in Thailand.
Inito is among a handful of diagnostics startups who have begun adding an ovulation confirmation target to fertility testing systems.
Illumina, Roche Agree to Settle NIPT Patent Lawsuits
The settlement will end a patent battle that has raged since 2012, but the terms have not yet been disclosed.