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News Release - April 9, 2014
Patrick Roche, Ph.D. Joins HTG Molecular Diagnostics
TUCSON, AZ--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc., (HTG) today announced that Patrick Roche, Ph.D., has joined the company as Sr. Vice President for IVD Assay Development.Prior to his time at Ventana, Dr. Roche served as Director of the Immunohistochemistry Clinical Laboratory and Associate Professor of Pathology and Biochemistry-Molecular Biology for the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Roche has co-authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications.
"We are delighted to have Dr. Roche on board as he brings a wealth of senior scientific and leadership experience for IVD companion diagnostic assay development," commented TJ Johnson, HTG President and CEO.
"I am very excited to be joining the HTG team. I look forward to leading the development of innovative multiplexed biomarker assays to improve patient care," said Dr. Roche.
About HTG
Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, HTG Molecular Diagnostics' mission is to provide simple, cost effective solutions for accurate RNA testing. In 2013 the company commercialized its Edge instrument platform and a portfolio of mRNA assays that leverage HTG's proprietary nuclease protection chemistry. The capability of the Edge System has been expanded to fully automate sample and targeted library preparation for next-generation sequencing.
Source: HTG Molecular Diagnostics
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