Roche Diagnostics Boosts Staff To Focus On Medical Genomics Research
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Roche Diagnostics will bolster its genetic research efforts by adding a 100-person genomics staff as it seeks to capitalize on advances being made in the genomics field by shifting its R&D focus from clinical chemistry to molecular genetics.
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