In Partnership with IBM’s Watson, Pathway Genomics Reinvents Itself
- Author
- Theral Timpson
- Published
- Thu 12 Mar 2015
- Episode Link
- https://www.mendelspod.com/p/in-partnership-with-ibms-watson-pathway-342
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has had a bumpy ride.
Back in 2010, Pathway Genomics and Walgreens made a deal to sell DTC genetic tests in thousands of Walgreens drugstores. Within 48 hours of the deal being announced, it collapsed. The FDA sent a letter to Pathway basically asking them what the hell they were doing. Walgreens quickly elected to put the kibosh on the partnership.
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