Sequenom Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Xenomics for Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnostics Using Transrenal DNA

Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a leading provider of molecular diagnostic applications and genetic analysis products and services, today announced that it has licensed from Xenomics, Inc. (XNOM.PK), a developer of noninvasive molecular diagnostic tests, exclusive rights to patents (U.S. Patents 6,251,638 and RE 39,920, European Patent EP 0920539) for prenatal research and diagnostic products developed using fetal nucleic acids found in maternal urine. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Source: Sequenom