Bionano Genomics, Inc. announced the adoption of Saphyr by GeneDx, Inc., to develop assays that will transition to their clinical laboratory in Gaithersburg, MD. Assays based on the Bionano optical mapping technology will complement GeneDx’s current testing methodologies. Bionano technology allows for the detection of copy number events (CNVs), FSHD repeat contractions, repeat expansions such as those in Myotonic Dystrophy, balanced and unbalanced translocations, and other complex rearrangements. Bionano technology will be used to complement the core technologies at GeneDx to develop assays that will be the next step toward finding more answers for patients and families with muscular dystrophies, developmental and reproductive disorders.