This is amazing as a few years ago nobody batted an eye when Quest Labs bought out Uni-Lab which was much larger than little Westcliff by comparison. I remember that one well as it took a few years for Quest to incorporate the lab numbers to create one data base that all could use with brining...
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Labcorp the company most of us know as one of the major labs where we go for tests already had a big hold and interest in genomics and has for years so this could make for a very good match. The National Genetics Institute is located in Los Angeles . Just a couple days ago Genzyme announced...
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The Genomics business is getting more personalized too as time moves on and current marketing is also causing some restructuring and change to occur. In a way you this is good as a patient can focus their interest in one direction or another, do you want more health or ancestry related information...
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The reason for the layoffs was slated to current economic conditions. I think what the company is trying to do is in the long run a good thing with bringing an awareness and information to consumers, but still maybe a bit of a luxury item with many just trying to get by at present. 23 and...
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Recently I have covered quite a bit about Quest Diagnostics and I thought I should also make mention that Labcorp also connected to the HealthVault. I am not sure if they connect with Google Health yet, but it would make sense for this to happen if not as 23 and Me uses Labcorp for their sequencing...
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This is a great video and Charlie Rose does a good job exploring many areas of personalized medicine. First up is George Church and Steve Pinkerton, who discuss what he learned about himself, information reacted to his background and his preferences with coffee. Steve Pinkerton was one of...
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You will find me on the list too. There are many companies such as Microsoft, Google, Navigenics, Faster Cures and more on the list. Why is this so important? From the article below: “When patients get their records -- especially in computerized format -- they can use the information...
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