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WuXi NextCode acquires Irish population database

by Rick Mullin
December 1, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 48

 

A photo of Anne Jones of Genomics Medicine Ireland.
Credit: Genomics Medicine Ireland
Genomics Medicine Ireland CEO Anne Jones.

WuXi NextCode, the genomics affiliate of WuXi AppTec, has acquired Genomics Medicine Ireland (GMI), a genomics firm launched in 2015. GMI and other investors now plan to spend up to $400 million to establish a genomics database for Ireland. GMI aims to enroll about 10% of the Irish population in a gene-sequencing program in which participants will contribute detailed medical and health data. WuXi claims that data on Ireland’s genetically homogeneous population will create a unique asset for pharmaceutical firms that partner with GMI.

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