( MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Next-generation-sequencing-based homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) assay based on QIAGEN's QIAseq xHYB technology, QIAGEN Digitial Insight solutions, and Myriad's proprietary, FDA-approved MyChoice CDx® biomarkers // QIAGEN to make kit-based HRD test available globally to support research and companion diagnostics development in collaboration with Pharmaceutical partners enabling wider adoption and potential clinical indication expansion for MyChoice CDx // Project builds on recently announced master collaboration agreement between the two companies Venlo, the Netherlands, and Salt Lake City, Utah, May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN) today announced they will develop a globally distributable kit-based test for analyzing Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) status. This next-generation sequencing (NGS) test aims to support research into personalized medicine in multiple solid tumor types, including ovarian cancer and is expected to enhance decentralized testing capacities once a regulated product is developed with pharmaceutical partners. The project builds on the recently announced master collaboration agreement between the two companies.
The test will be based on QIAGEN's QIAseq xHYB technology, QIAGEN Digital Insight solutions, which creates a sample to insight HRD solutions, and Myriad's proprietary FDA-approved MyChoice CDx, a single-site PMA.
