Regeneron to rescue 23andMe from bankruptcy in $256 million deal — but who really owns your genetic data now and what happens to your DNA privacy?Regeneron to rescue 23andMe in a $256 million deal, raising major questions about DNA privacy, genetic data ownership, and what happens to ...
19 May, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries upSales of the consumer kits frequently picked up during holiday season, but 23andMe has struggled to retain customers mainly because people ...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.34 PM IST
These at-home microbiome test kits can tell you what lives in your gut. But can data improve your health?These personal gut microbiome testing kits claim to tell you what organisms live in your gut.
16 Aug, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
India's first COVID-19 vaccine Anocovax for animals launched"It is due to the untiring contributions of scientists that the country stands self-reliant in developing its own vaccines more rather than...
10 Jun, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Omicron variant to be detected in 20 minutes by molecular diagnosis testPOSTECH announced on the 10th that a research team led by Professor Lee Jung-wook of the Department of Chemical Engineering has developed m...
13 Dec, 2021, 07.41 AM IST
When the pandemic hit, India's healthcare industry was quick to adapt to the need of the hourIndian diagnostic companies had experience in developing test assays for dengue, HIV, TB and H1N1, but with Covid-19 the delay in getting h...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.29 AM IST
Pandemic: When the going gets tough, innovators step up their gameIndian diagnostic companies had experience in developing test assays for dengue, HIV, TB and H1N1, but with Covid-19 the delay in getting h...
25 Nov, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Equine Biotech, incubated at IISc, develops indigenous testing kit for Covid-19The test kit, called GlobalTM diagnostic and based on Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), has been approved for use i...
26 Sep, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2020: Mylab stood the test of time during Covid-19 pandemicBeing the first to get approvals from regulators to produce test kits tipped the scales in their favour.
24 Aug, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Mylab launches machine to automate molecular diagnostic tests including those for COVID-19Earlier in March, Mylab had received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its COVID-19 test...
07 Jul, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
IIT Guwahati develops sterile “SPILD” VTM kits, RT-PCR kits and RNA isolation kitsThese affordable and sterile Viral Transport Media (VTM) kits, RT-PCR kits and RNA isolation kits have been developed at IIT Guwahati joint...
17 Jun, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Tata Group ties up with SCTIMST for commercial production of COVID-19 testing kitsThe tie with city-based SCTIMST follows Tata Sons partnership with CSIR-Institute of Genomics andIntegrative Biology to produce CRISPR base...
01 Jun, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Maggi maker, Nestle wants your DNAThe world’s largest food company has joined the trend for personalized nutrition with a blend of AI.
30 Aug, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
As the number of paternity tests rise, labs double DNA testing chargesA FSL official said, "The chemicals we use for the test are mostly imported. It is an expensive and tedious test that requires expertise." ...
24 May, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Government exempts AIDS drugs from customs dutyThe exemption will benefit Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV Drugs) -- Adult First Line, Adult Second Line and Paediatric Drugs.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
- Take police help to get N D Tiwari's blood sample: Delhi HC
"Joint Registrar shall be entitled to avail police assistance in case the defendant number one (Tiwari) is not available within the jurisdi...
17 May, 2012, 03.33 AM IST
- Paternity row: High Court asks N D Tiwari to give consent in 2 days
Tiwari, former CM of UM and Uttarakhand, was earlier directed by the high court and the apex court to furnish a blood sample for the DNA te...
14 May, 2012, 01.31 PM IST