STAT+: Human Cell Atlas leader’s tie to 10x Genomics raises conflict-of-interest questions

The International Human Cell Atlas Consortium is hosting a major meeting in Boston, featuring leaders like Aviv Regev and Eric Lander, as it advances toward publishing its first draft of a comprehensive human cell map. The project faces potential conflict-of-interest concerns due to its reliance on 10x Genomics' technology, which is now competing with other emerging spatial biology tools from companies like Vizgen and Illumina.