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🇻🇳 Gene Solutions: Affordable Genetic Testing & Cancer Detection for All 🩺!

Genetic testing is one of the best preventative measures in healthcare...

The problem is, it’s prohibitively expensive, especially in developing countries, including most of SEA countries.

Vietnamese-based Gene Solutions offer genetic tests and NIPTs (Non-Invasive Prenatal Test) for expectant mothers in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore at a much more reasonable price than before, making this remarkable biotechnology more accessible.

NIPT is has higher accuracy, but around 6-10x more expensive than conventional invasive methods. Gene Solutions manages to lower the cost through their proprietary technology, in a mission to improve public health.

The firm’s study in cancer detection has gained international recognition for its cost-effective approach, especially for developing countries.

They’re expanding their reach and operations to impact more lives. They want to do more tests (and even beyond cancers) with better technology, continually pushing the costs down.

Significant breakthroughs in healthcare should be accessible and impact everyone in the world, and this is one effort out of many!

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💁‍♀️💁‍♂️ GOOD People

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