CENTOGENE Biodatabank Grows to Incorporate Disease Insights From Over 850,000 Diverse Patients

Fueling the diagnosis of over 2,500 rare and neurodegenerative diseases, more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, and 48 pharma collaborations

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROSTOCK, Germany, and BERLIN, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Centogene N.V. (Nasdaq: CNTG), the essential life science partner for data-driven answers in rare and neurodegenerative diseases, today revealed significant growth in the CENTOGENE Biodatabank, the world’s largest real-world data repository for rare and neurodegenerative diseases. Analysis of this patient data enables precise diagnosis of disease, identification of new genetic variants, and potential de-risking of drug development.

The number of analyzed patient cases has grown by 13% to more than 850,000 patients as of December 31, 2023, compared to December 21, 2022, and the number of total unique variants has increased by 19% to over 850,000,000. This includes patients from over 120 countries, over 70% of whom are of non-European descent, underscoring the ethnic diversity of CENTOGENE’s knowledgebase.

“Our comprehensive genomic and multiomic analyses are key to fostering the richest data within the CENTOGENE Biodatabank. This not only fuels the further innovation of our diagnostic portfolio, but supports our pharmaceutical partners in fast-tracking the discovery, development, and commercialization of orphan drugs,” said Kim Stratton, Chief Executive Officer at CENTOGENE. “Ultimately, our commitment is to deliver data-driven, life-changing answers to rare and neurodegenerative disease patients around the world, and the CENTOGENE Biodatabank is the cornerstone of this mission.”

Enabling Diagnostic Excellence

The CENTOGENE Biodatabank has enabled CENTOGENE to work alongside its active physician network of approximately 30,000 physicians to diagnose over 2,500 rare and neurodegenerative diseases across 120 countries. With the CENTOGENE Biodatabank serving as the backbone, the Company has the broadest diagnostic testing portfolio for rare diseases, covering over 19,000 genes using approximately 5,000 different tests. As of December 31, 2023, over 570,000 CentoCards, CENTOGENE’s proprietary sample collection solution, and archived samples are stored in the Company’s physical biobank, which enables retrospective analysis for research consented samples.