Congratulations to co-founder at BillionToOne for being recognized in the Forbes Top 30 under 30 of 2019

Congratulations to co-founder at BillionToOne for being recognized in the Forbes Top 30 under 30 of 2019

Working the lab of Nobel laureate Andrew Fire, Sukrit Silas discovered how bacteria use CRISPR, which is part of their immune system, to learn to attack viruses that are made of the genetic material RNA. His company, BillionToOne, has raised $2.5 million and is developing diagnostics for beta thalassemia and Down syndrome.

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Karius Announces Launch of Quantitative, Broad-Based Infectious Disease Diagnostic Test Using Microbial Cell-Free DNA

Karius Announces Launch of Quantitative, Broad-Based Infectious Disease Diagnostic Test Using Microbial Cell-Free DNA

Karius, the leading U.S. infectious disease genomics company, announced today that the new version of its proprietary KariusTM Test can now quantify the abundance of pathogens detected. The test uses next-generation sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA (cfDNA) to identify over 1,000 pathogens from a single blood sample. Results are typically delivered the next day.

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Insurtech Startup Wellthie Selects Teladoc for Telehealth and Consumer Engagement Solution

Insurtech Startup Wellthie Selects Teladoc for Telehealth and Consumer Engagement Solution

Wellthie, an insurance technology company offering sales technology to producer and carrier partners that wish to modernize their distribution process, has just announced its selection of the HealthiestYou telehealth and consumer engagement product by Teladoc, the world’s largest provider of virtual care delivery services.

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