Sequenom (NASDAQ:[[ticker:SQNM]]), a San Diego-based provider of molecular diagnostics, reports that it has licensed exclusive rights from Monmouth Junction, NJ, diagnostics firm Xenomics (PINK:[[ticker:XNOM]]) to U.S. and European patents that cover the use of fetal DNA fragments found in a mother’s urine for prenatal diagnostics and research. As Luke discusses in this story, Sequenom is already deep into development of prenatal diagnostics that capture fetal DNA fragments from mothers’ blood samples.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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