Illumina to Supply Natera with Sequencing Instruments, Consumables for NIPT

Illumina, Inc.

and Natera, Inc. today announced they have entered into a three-year agreement whereby Illumina will supply Natera with the HiSeq® 2500 sequencing system and associated consumables for performing the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) Panorama™. “We are pleased to be selected again as Natera's next-generation sequencing system provider, to support the growth of its Panorama™ test,” said Nick Naclerio, Senior Vice President of Corporate and Venture Development at Illumina. “Illumina's goal is to enable the rapid growth of NIPT and the broader reproductive health market with technology, products, and ultimately FDA-approved in vitro diagnostic systems.”