All posts from January, 2010
January 20, 2010
Posted 09:16 PM PDT
Today, Navigenics made an important leadership announcement. Here is the text of the official press release:
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Navigenics, a leading personal genomics company, announced today that Vance Vanier, MD, has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm.
Dr. Vanier joined Navigenics as Chief Medical Officer in April of 2008 and has been instrumental in growing the company’s clinical offerings as well as institutional research and corporate partnerships. Prior to joining Navigenics, he was a partner at venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures where he spent years in the molecular diagnostics industry bringing new genomic technologies into clinical practice. Vanier also serves as a clinical faculty member of Stanford University Medical Center.
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January 11, 2010
Posted 12:54 PM PDT
Navigenics., a leading personal genomics company, announced today that the New York State Department of Health has issued Navigenics a clinical laboratory permit and approved the offering of the company’s Navigenics® Health Compass service to New York State residents.
The permit makes Navigenics the first personalized genomics service to be licensed as a clinical laboratory by the State of New York.
The permit, issued on December 7, gives Navigenics approval for its CLIA-certified clinical laboratory to process saliva samples originating in the State of New York for the purposes of genetic testing. The permit acknowledges that the State’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program found the validation data for Navigenics’ test acceptable and clarifies the regulatory framework that Navigenics will operate under in New York moving forward.
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