EncrypGen has unveiled a blockchain-based genomic data marketplace, which will enable individuals to sell access to their genomic and other health information. The company is working with the University of California, San Francisco, on an initiative called GenomeDX, in which researchers can offer genetic information for sale through its platform.
EncrypGen has unveiled a blockchain-based genomic data marketplace, which will enable individuals to sell access to their genomic and other health information. The scheme aims to give individuals control over and compensation for their own data, which previously was available only from the larger DNA testing companies, with no payment to the people whose data was being shared.