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Concluding G&H’s exclusive interview with Navigenics’ Medical Director Dr Michael Nierenberg, we explore the challenges faced by Navigenics to integrate its genomic services into mainstream medicine …
When founding my old company Opaldia, probably the single most challenging aspect of early adoption of genetic testing was physician barriers. Mostly this was borne out of a genuine lack of understanding […]
This second article originating from G&H’s exclusive interview with Navigenics’ Medical Director Dr Michael Nierenberg takes a look at the service you will receive if you subscribe to Navigenics’ genomic wellness service.
The Navigenics service
When you sign up to the Navigenics service you effectively enrol as a member and not as a patient or customer. For US$2,500 […]
This is the first article originating from G&H’s exclusive interview with Navigenics’ Medical Director Dr Michael Nierenberg. We take a look at the company and who is behind Navigenics.
The much anticipated launch!
April 8th, 2008 Navigenics Inc launches its genomics service In New York.
It has branded its service as “Navigenics Health Compass”.
In its launch literature the […]
Navigenics approached Genetics and Health for an interview. With so much written about similar genomics companies such as 23andme, Knome, deCODE genetics, I was intrigued to learn more about this company. In particular, Navigenics appears to be the only company within this industry genre who provides a comprehensive wellness model – a healthcare model that […]
As readers of Genetics and Health know, I am vocal in my support of providing patients with a wealth of education, information and advice before, during and after they undergo a genetic test.
With this in mind, Navigenics is a company I have had my eye on for some-while. The company offers a comprehensive SNP based genetic risk assessment screen but has […]
Leon Kass served as chairman of the bioethics council charged with advising US President George W. Bush on many “hot” bioscience issues such as stem cell research and cloning.
Noted for his frankness and pretty much misogynistic ideals, once you cut through all this, his arguments do make some sense. For example:
“There’s a large cultural bias toward progress, […]
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