DNA testing

Helix raises $200 million to grow genomics testing marketplace

By Bernie Monegain 04:06 pm March 1, 2018

Helix has closed a $200 million financing round and said it plans to expand its personal genomics marketplace to accelerate consumer adoption of genomics. The San Carlos, California-based startup launched the Helix marketplace in July 2017 to collects and sequence a DNA sample once, and then store and protects a customer’s data so they can access additional DNA-powered products and services from...

23andMe gets FDA's go-ahead to sell genetic health risk tests, opening the door for faster approval for future tests

By Heather Mack 03:35 pm April 7, 2017

In a true first, the Food and Drug Administration is allowing 23andMe to sell its direct-to-consumer genetic test kits that provide information about an individual’s risk to certain diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. 23andMe’s $199 genetic tests are available with the FDA’s blessing nearly three and a half years after the agency first ordered 23andMe to immediately stop selling...

Ancestry.com launches health website, positions itself as budding 23andMe competitor

By Jonah Comstock 05:02 am July 16, 2015

Ancestry.com, one of the biggest sites for genealogy in the world, is getting into health. The company officially launched a new website, AncestryHealth.com, in beta today and announced the hire of a Chief Health Officer, Dr. Cathy A. Petti, who has previously held executive roles at HealthSpring Global, TriCore Reference Laboratories, and Novartis. “Ancestry fundamentally believes family history...