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FTC: Illumina/GRAIL antitrust case

Federal Trade Commission · 9401 · decided Mar 30, 2021 · Closed

The FTC challenged Illumina's vertical acquisition of cancer test developer GRAIL, alleging it would let Illumina disadvantage GRAIL's rivals that depend on its sequencers.

The case

Against
Illumina, GRAIL
Regulator
Federal Trade Commission
Docket
9401
Decided
Mar 30, 2021
Status
ClosedFifth Circuit upheld the FTC's liability finding in December 2023; Illumina divested GRAIL in 2024.
Outcome
The FTC ordered Illumina to unwind its GRAIL acquisition.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Mar 30, 2021Decision: FTC: Illumina/GRAIL
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In the Matter of Illumina, Inc. and GRAIL, Inc.

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