The MedGenome ' s story began almost a decade ago after the Human Genome project was completed . The project which had started with the goal of sequencing and identifying all base pairs in the human genetic instruction set , finding the genetic roots of disease and then developing treatments , inspired and paved the way for advances in medicine . The founders of MedGenome saw the potential of next generation sequencing in revolutionizing the healthcare landscape , making it affordable and accessible to the masses and improving outcomes .
The MedGenome ' s story began almost a decade ago after the Human Genome project was completed . The project which had started with the goal of sequencing and identifying all base pairs in the human genetic instruction set , finding the genetic roots of disease and then developing treatments , inspired and paved the way for advances in medicine . The founders of MedGenome saw the potential of next generation sequencing in revolutionizing the healthcare landscape , making it affordable and accessible to the masses and improving outcomes .
By Rahul Koul ( with inputs from BioVoice News editorial team )
In the year 2013 when MedGenome started its operations , the sequencing based genetic testing was not being offered in India . Since the samples were being sent outside of India to be processed , results would take long and were unaffordable for most patients . The cost of the first human genome sequencing was US $ 3 billion , later decreasing to US $ 10,000 in 2010 , and finally reaching US $ 700 in 2022 .
As pioneers in genetic testing , the company ’ s priority was to bring sequencing costs down and thus it set up South Asia ’ s largest next generation sequencing lab with the latest technology and infrastructure . Over the years , it added many new platforms from Illumina such as HiSeq 2000 , 2500 , 3000 / 4000 , X10 and recently South Asia ’ s first NovaSeq X Plus from Illumina . This constant upgrade to latest technology has led to increase in throughput enabling more and faster sample analysis that has improved costs and turnaround times significantly . The NGS sequencing facility is supported by a sophisticated IHC pathology lab and modern molecular techniques such as FISH , PCR , Sanger Sequencing and Microarray to offer comprehensive diagnostic solutions to researchers , doctors and hospitals .
While most genomic databases and
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