Search Results for: Genomics
News and Trends 12 May 2023
5 highlights at first Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo
Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo – taking place on May 23 and 24 2023 at ExCeL London – has announced its top 5 highlights for this year’s inaugural conference. The event, which is being run in partnership with Genomics England, will explore the latest advancements and developments in genome sequencing and genomic testing, and the […]
In Depth 1 Feb 2023
Expanding the world of biomarkers with proteogenomics
By Michael Pisano, executive vice president, proteomics, Discovery Life Sciences In oncology, characterizing genetic markers is a powerful tool, but it only tells part of the story. A burgeoning field called proteogenomics is helping uncover downstream biomarkers that represent the functional changes resulting from gene expression that will launch research and development of new, targeted […]
News and Trends 1 Feb 2023
Advancing cancer care with 3D genomics
By Oxford BioDynamics Cancer care is in urgent need of effective tests to determine the best approach for personalized medicine. Practical, new solutions exploiting the power of 3D genomics are emerging. Cancer is a vastly complex, multidimensional disease marked by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells. Many intertwined layers of biological systems give rise to the […]
News and Trends 1 Feb 2023
Cancer Genomics: Technological innovation set to fuel research breakthroughs
By Neil Ward, vice President and general manager, PacBio EMEA We’ve known for a long time that genomic sequencing can strengthen our understanding of cancer’s highly complex and variable pathology. But to date, embedding genomics into cancer research has been challenging because of limitations in sequencing technology. But with recent innovations, this is changing. Genomic […]
News and Trends 20 Jan 2023
Beyond Biotech podcast 30: Advanced Therapies Congress, BioAlps, Bionter, C2i Genomics
The guests on our podcast this week are: Jessica Robinson, project director, Advanced Therapies Congress, Terrapinn: Tobias Werk, CEO, Bionter; Asaf Zviran, CEO and co-founder of C2i Genomics; and Magali Bischof, secretary general of BioAlps. We also have our weekly commentary from Travis McCready at global commercial real estate services company JLL. This week’s podcast […]
News and Trends 6 Jan 2023
C2i Genomics extends AstraZeneca cancer deal
C2i Genomics, a cancer intelligence company, today announced an extension of a collaboration with AstraZeneca. The two companies have collaborated to evaluate the potential of whole-genome minimal residual disease (MRD) testing across solid cancers, with the goal of enhancing oncology treatment, supporting clinical trial recruitment, and monitoring. C2i genomics has completed AstraZeneca’s BeyondBio Innovation Hub’s […]
News and Trends 19 Dec 2022
Prenetics acquires ACT Genomics
Prenetics Global Limited is acquiring a majority stake in ACT Genomics Holdings Company Limited, an Asia based genomics company specializing in precision oncology with operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and in the U.K. “With the addition of ACT’s technologies, capabilities and team, Prenetics will be well-positioned to accelerate the utilization of genetic […]
News and Trends 17 Nov 2022
New EU project looks to unlock the potential of genomics
The European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) project kicked off today in Brussels, Belgium. The new €40 million ($41.4 million) GDI project, coordinated by ELIXIR, is jointly funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme and through co-funding from participating Member States. In the area of health, the Digital Europe Programme aims to support […]
News and Trends 26 Oct 2022
Almaden Genomics launches g.nome platform
Almaden Genomics has launched g.nome, a cloud-native platform designed to streamline genomic workflows and accelerate genomic discovery. Leveraging a visual drag-and-drop workflow builder and curated library of toolkits, Almaden Genomics said g.nome enables users to have confidence in their results, get to market faster and scale their business profitably. The g.nome platform condenses bioinformatic pipeline […]
News and Trends 20 Oct 2022
Enhanc3D Genomics raises £10M to advance technology platform
Enhanc3D Genomics, a functional genomics company, has raised £10 million ($11.2 million) in series A financing. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of its proprietary technology platform – GenLink3D. The financing was led by BGF and Parkwalk Advisors, with support from existing private investors and Bioqube Ventures. The funding will enable Enhanc3D […]
News and Trends 12 Oct 2022
Malaysian Genomics signs research agreement with government
MGRC Therapeutics Sdn Bhd (MGRC-T), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the National Institutes of Health, Malaysia (NIH). The agreement provides a framework for collaboration between the two parties in medical research pertaining to genomics and biopharmaceuticals. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the research […]