The Icelandic company's diagnostics unit sells tests for gene variants that boost risk of diabetes, heart attack and other diseases.

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Novartis and its Novartis Vaccines Diagnostics Inc. unit lodged a complaint Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking extensions on the patents ranging from five to 435 days.

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In addition, the Swiss drug and diagnostics company Roche has a unit that sells a third brand of sequencing machines, although this is a relatively small portion of its revenues.

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Other services at the hospital will include a general outpatients, GP services, diagnostics - such as MRI, X-rays and ultrasound, a unit to support elderly people, day treatment unit, ante and post-natal services, children's centre and breast clinic.

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