Myriad Genetics, Inc. Description
Myriad Genetics, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company, focuses on the development and marketing of predictive medicine, personalized medicine, and prognostic medicine tests primarily in the United States. The company's molecular diagnostic tests are designed to analyze genes, their mutations, expression levels, and proteins to assess an individual's risk for developing disease later in life; determine a patient's likelihood of responding to a particular drug; and assess a patient's risk of disease progression and disease recurrence. It offers various molecular diagnostic tests that include BRACAnalysis and BART, which are predictive medicine tests for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; COLARIS predictive medicine test for hereditary colorectal and uterine cancer; COLARIS AP predictive medicine test for hereditary colorectal cancer; MELARIS predictive medicine test for hereditary melanoma; PANEXIA, a predictive medicine test for pancreatic cancer; PREZEON, a personalized and prognostic medicine test for cancer; Prolaris, a prognostic medicine test for prostate cancer; and TheraGuide 5-FU, a personalized medicine test for drug toxicity. The company, through its subsidiary, Myriad RBM, Inc., also offers biomarker discovery and companion diagnostic services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical research industries that include multi-analyte profile testing services; multiplexed immunoassay kits; and TruCulture, a self-contained whole blood culture that allows pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to identify drug toxicity prior to human trials. Myriad Genetics, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Classification
Sector:
Healthcare
Industry:
Diagnostics & Research
Keywords:
Medicine
Biotechnology
Cancer
Clinical Medicine
Disease
Genetics
Prostate Cancer
Medical Genetics
Melanoma
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Biomarkers
Colorectal Cancer
Lab Testing
Medical Research
Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostic Services
Immunoassay
Personalized Medicine
Chemical Pathology
Companion Diagnostic
Breast And Ovarian Cancer
Whole Blood
Medical Signs
Uterine Cancer