We’ve delivered our one millionth screen January 30, 2018 This week we crossed an incredible milestone: we’ve delivered our one millionth screen. We started Counsyl over ten years ago. At the time, we were tech... Continue Reading
Counsyl Secures Approval from New York State Department of Health for Prelude™ Prenatal Screen January 16, 2018 Counsyl, a genetic screening and counseling services company, today announced it has received approval from the New York State Department of Health to offe... Continue Reading
5 Questions with Counsyl Genetic Counselors November 8, 2017 Thursday, November 9th is the first ever Genetic Counselor Awareness Day. Genetic counselors serve a vital role in helping patients and providers better underst... Continue Reading
A Decade of Counsyl October 24, 2017 Counsyl is TEN TODAY! On October 24th, 2007, we incorporated Counsyl in our Stanford West apartment. And today, we’re celebrating ten years. We didn’t or... Continue Reading
Celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness October 12, 2017 Post by Carrie Haverty, MS, CGC, Senior Director of Clinical Products (Prenatal Screening), Counsyl Early in my career as a genetic counselor at Massachusetts G... Continue Reading
SMA Awareness Month: Thank you for helping us spread the word August 31, 2017 This month, we've had the pleasure of working with the Bessey family and the Hearts for Ezra Foundation to raise awareness for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Th... Continue Reading
Raising Awareness for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Q&A with Emily Bessey of Hearts for Ezra August 23, 2017 Q&A with Shivani Nazareth, MS, CGC, Director of Medical Affairs, Counsyl August is SMA Awareness Month. If you’re unfamiliar with SMA (spinal muscular at... Continue Reading
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Are you 1 in 50? August 17, 2017 This month, we are striving to bring awareness to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a serious inherited condition caused by changes in the SMN1 gene, which control... Continue Reading
The next evolution of carrier screening: Foresight™ Carrier Screen June 28, 2017 We are excited to announce industry-leading improvements to our flagship carrier screening test as well as new names for all of our genetic screens, on Wednesda... Continue Reading
Say hello to our new product names June 28, 2017 We are excited to announce new names for all of our genetic screens as well as industry-leading improvements to our flagship carrier screening test. Introducing... Continue Reading
Introducing Counsyl’s New Sample Tracker for Genetic Tests June 7, 2017 Convenient, real-time access to sample status for patients and healthcare providers Now patients and healthcare providers can access real-time status of any Cou... Continue Reading
Bringing Cystic Fibrosis to Life: A Conversation with Kori Tolbert May 10, 2016 We had the pleasure of speaking with Kori Tolbert after a company screening of the film Three Lives. What we learned about cystic fibrosis and Kori's attitude ... Continue Reading
A long search leads to a diagnosis and the birth of a foundation November 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_1113" align="alignleft" width="269"] Melissa and her daughter Ginny.[/caption] When my daughter Ginny was born seven years ago I immedia... Continue Reading
Grateful for the DNA test she almost didn’t take October 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_1104" align="aligncenter" width="407"] Lia is thriving on a low-copper diet.[/caption] Shortly after our daughter, Lia, was born I found... Continue Reading
500,000 patients screened, and growing October 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="411"] Co-founders Rishi Kacker, Ramji Srinivasan, and Eric Evans in Counsyl's state-of-the-art laborato... Continue Reading