Bionano Genomics, Inc. announced that it has appointed Donna Polizio as its global head of market access, further strengthening its leadership team. The appointment of a global head of market access reflects Bionano's focus on advancing the adoption of optical genome mapping (OGM) and working to meet market needs. Ms. Polizio was most recently the vice president of U.S. managed care and reimbursement at Genomic Health.

In this role, she managed payor contracting and reimbursements that helped drive profitability of Genomic Health prior to its acquisition. Ms. Polizio has also held senior leadership roles in research and development, applications, sales and market access in multiple global life science and diagnostic companies. In this new position, Ms. Polizio will be responsible for being the company's advocate with government and private payors to drive global reimbursement for OGM-based tests, with a strong focus on the US market.

In addition, Ms. Polizio will lead Bionano's government relations efforts in connection with legislation that impacts Bionano, its products, and the genomics industry generally.