Southeast Asia’s largest genome sequencing centre to be set up in Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - A genome sequencing centre, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, will be established in Vietnam under a cooperation deal reached recently between Genetica, a genetic engineering company with patented technology from the US, and the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC).
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Cao Anh Tuan, Genetica CEO, said that the centre will meet the same standards as Genetica’s laboratory in the US headquarters and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule, ensuring the most accurate test results, diagnostics, and information security.
Tuan said that this will also help save time and reduces costs by up to 30 percent compared to sending samples for analysis in a laboratory in the US, while still ensuring service standards and quality.
Genetica’s genome sequencing results are accepted worldwide, helping users to decode once and the results remain valid for a lifetime, which can be used for medical examination and treatment at major medical facilities and hospitals in foreign countries.
The centre will also serve as a place for genetic research in collaboration with many leading hospitals in the world including Harvard Medical University.