SAN DIEGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sequenom today announced that a live audio webcast and accompanying slide presentation will be provided for its analyst and investor briefing event “Sequenom Analyst and Investor Briefing.” Details of the event are as follows:
Yury Khudyakov, Ph.D., Chief, Molecular Epidemiology and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Novel Molecular Technologies for Public Health”
Betty Dragon, Ph.D., Sequenom Senior Vice President, Research & Development
“Noninvasive Prenatal Detection of Genetic Abnormalities Using SEQureDx(TM) Technology”
Daniel H. Farkas, Ph.D., HCLD, FACB, Executive Director, Center for Molecular Medicine
“Real-world Genetic Testing: Translating Science into Routine Clinical Tests”
Jacob A. Canick, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Alpert Medical School at Brown University
“Design And Implementation of a Landmark, Multicenter, Prospective Clinical Study To Validate The Safe And Accurate Detection of Down Syndrome Using SEQureDx(TM) Technology”
Allan T. Bombard, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FACMG, reproductive geneticist, Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, and Chairman, Clinical Advisory Board
“Are We Facing a Revolution in Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Diagnostics?”
How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the Web at the address above.
About Sequenom
Sequenom is committed to providing the best genetic-analysis products for research and the molecular-diagnostic markets. The Company makes available superior solutions for genomic science in biomedical research, livestock and agricultural applications and molecular medicine, as well as for various diagnostic markets, including noninvasive prenatal testing, oncology and infectious diseases. Sequenom’s proprietary MassARRAY(R) system delivers reliable and specific data from complex biological samples and from genetic target materials available only in trace amounts.
Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast:
The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com and at least a 56Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an e-mail to: webcast@multivu.com.
CONTACT: Amy Higgins of Lippert-Heilshorn & Associates for Sequenom,
+1-310-691-7100, ahiggins@lhai.com
Web site: http://www.sequenom.com//
