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May 2016 Myriad acquires Sividon Diagnostics, a leading breast cancer prognostic company.
October 2015 Myriad and Tufts Health Plan sign agreement to cover Prolaris® for members with localized prostate cancer.
October 2015 Myriad receives Medicare coverage of Prolaris® for prostate cancer patients.
September 2015 Myriad unveils its new logo, the first update since the Company’s founding in 1991.
January 2015 Myriad receives European CE Marking approval for its Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test for use as a companion diagnostic to predict responders to PARP inhibitors such as Lynparza (olaparib).
December 2014 Myriad receives FDA approval for its BRACAnalysis CDx test to identify ovarian cancer patients who may benefit from the PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib).
November 2014 Myriad and TESARO announce an expanded companion diagnostic agreement during the second quarter to use Myriad’s myChoice HRD™ test in clinical studies in support of niraparib, TESARO’s novel PARP inhibitor
November 2014 Myriad and AbbVie sign expanded agreement for Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx and veliparib.
October 2014 Myriad establishes Tumor BRACAnalyis CDx laboratory in Europe to help identify patients with BRCA mutations who many benefit from treatment with PARP inhibitors such as AstraZeneca’s olaparib.
October 2014 Myriad receives draft Medicare coverage for Prolaris, a revolutionary test for prostate cancer.
April 2014 Myriad submits a premarket approval application to the FDA for BRACAnalysis CDx as a companion diagnostic with a PARP inhibitor. (BRACAnalysis CDx is one of the first laboratory developed tests submitted for FDA premarket approval).
February 2014 Myriad acquires of California-based Crescendo Biosciences, Inc. and diversifies into the autoimmune market.
January 2014 Myriad licenses EndoPredict®, a second generation prognostic test kit for patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
November 2013 Myriad launches the Myriad myPath™ Melanoma diagnostic test to differentiate benign skin lesions from malignant melanoma.
October 2013 Myriad launches the Myriad myPlan™ Lung Cancer prognostic test for patients with lung cancer.
September 2013 Myriad launches Myriad myRisk® Hereditary Cancer, a 25-gene panel test for eight major cancers.
February 2013 The one-millionth patient is tested with BRACAnalysis® test.
February 2012 Myriad announces opening of European laboratory in Munich, Germany.
February 2012 Clinical study shows Prolaris® to predict prostate cancer aggressiveness and patient risk of recurrence.
June 2011 Myriad acquires Texas-based Rules Based Medicine and forms Myriad RBM, a wholly owned subsidiary.
2011 Myriad enters into three companion diagnostic collaborations for PARP inhibitors.
December 2010 Myriad launches PANEXIA®, a predictive test for hereditary pancreatic cancer.
November 2010 Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. announces the launch of Vectra DA, the first multi-biomarker blood test that measures rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.
March 2010 Myriad launched Prolaris®, the first prognostic test to predict prostate cancer survival.
July 2009 Myriad announces the spinoff to shareholders of its pharmaceutical business.
December 2008 Myriad launches PREZEON®, a genetic test to assess the status of the PTEN gene.
January 2008 Myriad launches BRACAnalysis® for the women’s health preventative care market, significantly expanding access to genetic cancer testing.
August 2007 Myriad announces third Phase 2 clinical trial for Azixa, a molecular disruption agent.
August 2006 Myriad launches BART, a large rearrangement test for high-risk breast cancer patients.
May 2005 Myriad announces results of a Phase 2 Alzheimer’s drug clinical trial.
December 2004 Myriad tests 100,000 women for breast cancer predisposition.
June 2004 Myriad submits investigational new drug applications on two cancer drugs to FDA.
February 2003 Myriad announces the discovery of major depression gene in collaboration with Abbott Laboratories.
May 2002 Myriad launches COLARIS AP®, a genetic test for FAP colon cancer syndrome.
November 2001 Myriad launches MELARIS®, a test for melanoma.

Myriad publishes in Cell, the discovery of a novel HIV cellular process.
February 2001 Myriad announces complete map of the rice genome.
September 2000 Myriad launches COLARIS®, a genetic test for hereditary colorectal and uterine cancer.
April 1999 Myriad incorporates Myriad Pharmaceuticals to develop novel therapies.
January 1998 Myriad launches ProNet, a proprietary protein-interaction technology.
March 1997 Myriad announces the discovery of the PTEN gene that is associated with a large number of cancers.
November 1996 Myriad launches BRACAnalysis®, the first full length gene sequencing test for a major, common disease, for the oncology market.
December 1995 Myriad announces the discovery of the BRCA 2 gene that is associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
October 1995 Myriad becomes a public company and is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker: MYGN.
September 1994 Myriad scientists publishes in Science the discovery of the BRCA 1 gene that is associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Fall 1993 Myriad announces the discovery of the P16 gene that is associated with hereditary melanoma.
May 1991 Myriad Genetics, Inc. is founded, making it one of the first genomics companies in history.