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Brigham and Women's Hospital Partners With CureDuchenne on Newborn Screening Program
Brigham and Women's will offer at no cost a blood test that detects elevated levels of an enzyme associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
InfanDx, Cash in Hand, Moves Closer to Launching Dx to ID Potential Brain Damage in Newborns
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The Cologne, Germany-based company this week raised €4 million ($4.7 million) in a Series A financing round and plans to use the funds for developing its first test.
The firm has collaborated with Novartis to help pilot the new sickle cell disease test and a treatment in Ghana.
Baebies Newborn Screening Assays for Galactosemia, Biotinidase Deficiency Get CE Mark
The assays quantitatively measure the activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase and biotinidase enzymes from newborn dried blood spot specimens.
PerkinElmer SCID Test Chosen for Newborn Screening Evaluation in England
Public Health England will use the company's Victor EnLite instrument and EnLite Neonatal TREC kit at three of six sites to evaluate screening newborns for "Bubble Boy" disease.