GenomeAsia 100K launches Asian sequencing initiative

Not-for-profit consortium GenomeAsia 100K said it plans to sequence 100,000 genomes in Asian countries to accelerate precision medicine applications for Asian patients.

MedGenome Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.) contributed $10 million to the initiative, while Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Macrogen Inc. (KOSDAQ:038290) are providing additional support. Illumina did not respond to an inquiry. ...