Natera Inc

Natera Inc. a diagnostics company develops and commercializes molecular testing services worldwide. Its products include Panorama a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for chromosomal abnormalities of a fetus as well as in twin pregnancies; Horizon carrier screening test for individuals and couples determine if they are carriers of genetic variations that cause certain genetic conditions; Vistara single-gene NIPT screens for 25 single-gene disorders that cause severe skeletal cardiac and neurological conditions; Spectrum preimplantation genetic tests for couples undergoing IVF; Anora that analyzes miscarriage tissue from women; Empower a hereditary cancer screening test; and non-invasive prenatal paternity product which allows a couple to establish paternity without waiting for the child to be born. The company's products also comprise Signatera a ctDNA blood test for molecular residual disease assessment and surveillance of disease recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with cancer; Altera a tissue based comprehensive genomic profiling test; Prospera to assess active rejection in patients who have undergone kidney transplantation; and Renasight a kidney gene panel test. In addition it offers Constellation a cloud-based software product that enables laboratory customers to gain access through the cloud to the company's algorithms and bioinformatics in order to validate and launch tests. The company offers products through its direct sales force as well as through a network of laboratory and distribution partners. It has a partnership agreement with BGI Genomics Co. Ltd. to develop manufacture and commercialize NGS-based genetic testing assays; and Foundation Medicine Inc. to develop and commercialize personalized circulating tumor DNA monitoring assays. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin Texas.