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STARTUP: Co. Assists Dozens of Clients in Healthcare Space
DNAVisit, a global telegenomics technology and service company, is re-imagining the genetic counseling industry. The nearly three-year-old startup claims to have developed the first genetic counseling as-a-service platform.
The San Diego-based startup is taking advantage of life science co-working space Biolabs and has licensed genetic counselors in all 50 states. DNAVisit has 9 full-time employees with a total of 25 staffers, including distributed contractors.
Founded by chief executive Ahmed El-kalliny, DNAVisit offers a scalable and flexible genetic counseling solution which allows near-instant incorporation into various genetic testing workflows.
In a short period of time, the company has experienced rapid adoption given its HIPAA-compliant platform that is plug-and-play and is now working with a few dozen healthcare organizations, clinical labs and employers throughout the U.S.
HIPAA Compliant
"We started the company two years ago, growing from zero clients to dozens of clinical labs, " said El-kalliny "It's been rapid growth, considering that we are operating in a highly regulated environment, maintaining HIPAA-compliance, for example."
DNAVisit's platform offers live chat interactions for counseling to genetic test providers.
Leveraging artificial intelligence technology, genetic counselors and pharmacists...