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Bisignano: Science has not truly sequenced the entire human genome
“We actually haven't truly sequenced the whole human genome just because there's so much variation that we can't capture yet.”
Bisignano: LabCorp and Quest hold an oligopoly on insurance contracts
“LabCorp and Quest have sort of an oligopoly on insurance contracts, and people tend to stay in network.”
Bisignano: Major diagnostic companies Quest and LabCorp lack agile software teams
“Most laboratory diagnostic companies are not set up as software companies. Example, Quest and LabCorp. Two largest companies in the country that do laboratory testing. Twelve billion dollar market cap. They are not agile software teams.”
Bisignano: Most genetic research is based on European and Jewish populations
“Most of genetics actually is based on studying European and Jewish individuals just because that's been the body of literature that's been developed over the past few decades.”
Bisignano: Recombine achieves over 65% patient opt-in rate for research
“We see a 65% or more opt-in from most of the centers”
Bisignano: Human genome sequencing costs fell from $3B to $1,000
“We finished the human genome, and then for the next decade, the human genome, the cost to sequence it went from three billion down to 1000.”
Bisignano: US has one genetic counselor per 250,000 people
“Right now there's about one genetic counselor for every 250,000 individuals in the U.S.”