Sequenom Is Improving Prenatal Screening, in Steps

Article preview reprinted from Start-Up - December 2008    

There's been a buzz around Sequenom's prenatal diagnostic technology and the anticipated launch next year of a blood based test for Down's syndrome. Although success is far from assured, the development of that assay has done much to resurrect the company's prospects.

Sequenom Is Improving Prenatal Screening, in Steps

Article preview reprinted from Start-Up - December 2008

There's been a justifiable buzz around Sequenom Inc.'s prenatal diagnostic technology and the anticipated launch next year of a blood-based test for fetal trisomy 21, or Down's syndrome (the T21 test). Although success is far from assured, the development of that assay has done much to resurrect the company's prospects. And even though it will take time to advance, the platform's evolution provides still another example of a business model based on the development and delivery of a critical, high-value molecular diagnostic test.

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Companies mentioned in this article:

Chinese University of Hong Kong Sequenom Inc. Sequenom Pharmaceuticals

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