Melbourne, Australia – April 17, 2025 - The University of Glasgow’s Living Laboratory for Precision Medicine and myDNA, a leader in precision health, have announced a new partnership to generate evidence supporting the adoption of pharmacogenomics (PGx) in healthcare. The collaboration will focus on exploring the potential of PGx to transform healthcare delivery, aiming to [...]

AUSTRALIA, NSW-- (Australia Ageing Agenda) -- A multi-site research project across four NSW residential aged care homes will see The University of Sydney, myDNA, Choice Aged Care and Arrotex Pharmaceuticals partnering with Whiddon in the first trial of its kind in Australia. The two-year research study – which is set to commence in September 2024 – showcases [...]

The Australian Federal Government has taken a major step forward by banning life insurers from discriminating against consumers based on genetic test results. No longer will the fear of insurance repercussions hold people back from discovering their genetic predispositions, which could lead to earlier detection, intervention and even prevention of inherited diseases. At myDNA, we [...]

The Australian trial of Genotype-guided Pharmacotherapy for Depression (ALIGNED) Study is looking at how pharmacogenomics can help to find the right antidepressant medication for people with depression. The Study is being coordinated by the George Institute of Global Health in collaboration with myDNA and researchers across Australia. Pharmacogenomics is a new, simple genetic test which [...]

Dr. Lior Rauchberger, CEO of leading Australian genomics company, myDNA, announced a merger with the U.S., Houston-based consumer DNA test company, FamilyTreeDNA, and its parent company, Gene by Gene. Dr. Rauchberger will step into the role of CEO of the merged companies, effective immediately. Gene by Gene co-founders Bennett Greenspan and Max Blankfeld will join the Board of Directors. FamilyTreeDNA, [...]

The 12th of November marks Genetic Counsellor Awareness day. The day is dedicated to celebrating these professionals and raising awareness about the important role genetic counsellors have. This role includes helping both the public and health professionals understand the important and supportive role they play in healthcare. What is genetic counselling? Genetic counselling is a [...]

On the 1st of September, 2020 the Australian Medical Association (AMA) updated its policy on genetic testing to recognise the importance of genomics in healthcare. President of the AMA, Dr Omar Khorshid, acknowledged the capacity of genetics and genomics to rapidly transform health care, stating “the AMA believes genetic and genomic technologies should be incorporated [...]

The vision to offer pharmacogenomic tests to the Australian public came from myDNA founder Associate Professor Les Sheffield. A pioneer in his field, Les became the first Australian to qualify as a clinical geneticist in 1976. At the Royal Women’s and Children’s Hospitals he specialised in genetic tests and oversaw the introduction of Down's syndrome [...]

If you were watching House of Wellness on Sunday 5 May, 2019 we hope you caught our segment! Luke Hines, along with Alex Pendlebury, and our CEO Lior Rauchberger brought our product to life in a short segment talking about Luke Hines’ own myDNA Weight Management test results. Featuring on one of Australia's most popular [...]

Some things are better kept secret: your pin number, passwords and most definitely your DNA. After all, what’s more personal than your genetic code? It’s what makes you unique. You might have heard about the American DNA testing company, 23andMe, that has made a USD $300million deal with a pharmaceutical company, giving it exclusive access [...]

If you mention DNA most people think about fingerprints at a crime scene or testing for paternity. Genetic testing has become an accepted part of modern day life, but very few of us understand how it works. In our lab it’s a cheek swab sample that becomes transformed into a report. So how does this [...]