Meet the Press. Official announcements, press, and media coverage of BEACONS activities and progress. October 15, 2025BEACONS Fact Sheet and Quotes September 20, 2025The NIH Venture Program Announces First Award for the NBSxWGS (BEACONS) Initiative January 28, 2026BEACONS Selects Seven Sites, Finalizes Gene List for Genomic Newborn Screening Study December 8, 2025APHL Convenes Newborn Whole Genome Sequencing Initiative, Ensuring Public Health Laboratory Input Official announcements, press, and media coverage of BEACONS activities and progress. Noteworthy Publications. March 25, 2026Selection of Genetic Conditions for Multi-State Genomic Newborn Screening in BEACONS-NBS Official announcements, press, and media coverage of BEACONS activities and progress. Academic Presentations. April 20, 2026Whole genome sequencing and the future of newborn screening, Immune Deficiency Foundation March 14, 2026The First U.S. Multi-State Genomic Newborn Screening Initiative Gene List Development for the BEACONS Study Email Address Sign Up Thank you! Sign up for our Newsletter.