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News and Trends 15 Apr 2021

Achilles Therapeutics’ IPO Caps Investment Wave for Neoantigens

The close of the UK firm Achilles Therapeutics’ €146.9M ($175.5M) initial public offering last month may have been a long-delayed starter pistol for investments into neoantigen-based therapies, a family of…

April 15, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin

Single Cell Sequencing Precision Medicine

In Depth 27 Jan 2021

Single-Cell Sequencing: Paving the Way for Precision Medicine

Next-generation sequencing techniques to determine an individual’s unique genetic code gave rise to personalized treatments. Single-cell sequencing is the next step towards making precision medicine more accurate. Each cell in…

January 27, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

News and Trends 14 Oct 2020

Spatial Transcriptomics Landscape Shifts With Two Major Acquisitions

The Swedish firm Cartana and US-based ReadCoor have recently been snapped up by the US giant 10x Genomics to get hold of their spatial transcriptomics technology. What impact will these…

October 14, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 1 Jun 2020

How Personal Genomics Companies Are Changing Drug Development

In recent years, companies offering direct-to-consumer genomics tests have started switching the business model and venturing into drug development. Amidst criticism on data protection and lack of transparency, personal genomics…

June 1, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

News and Trends 19 Nov 2019

US-French Deal to Tailor Ultrasound Therapy to Brain Cancer Patients

The French company CarThera has teamed up with the US firm Kiyatec to study the effects on individual patients of an ultrasound therapy to deliver brain cancer drugs to the…

November 19, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 23 Oct 2019

Channeling the Power of AI into Personalizing Medicine

Artificial intelligence has been much discussed of late, but will it really help us solve important problems like how to bring personalized medicine to as many patients as possible? Kate…

October 23, 2019 - 7 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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In Depth 15 Oct 2019

Four New Technologies That Will Change Cancer Treatment

New approaches to tame the immune system in the fight against cancer are getting us closer to a future where cancer becomes a curable disease. Personalized vaccines, cell therapy, gene…

October 15, 2019 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 11 Sep 2019

IBM’s Watson for Genomics Launches in First European Hospital

The Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève in Switzerland will be the first European university hospital to implement IBM’s artificial intelligence to help doctors select treatments for complex cancer cases. …

September 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 6 Aug 2019

ADC Therapeutics and SOPHiA Genetics Team Up to Personalize Cancer Treatment

Two companies based in Lausanne, Switzerland -- ADC Therapeutics and the genomics company SOPHiA Genetics -- have signed a deal to identify patients most likely to respond to a blood…

August 6, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 23 Apr 2019

Combining DNA and RNA Testing Could Improve Precision Medicine for Cancer

An international clinical trial has shown that extending cancer testing beyond genetic mutations has potential to improve the personalized treatment of cancer. In recent years, the field of…

April 23, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 20 Dec 2018

Personalized Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer Succeeds in Clinical Trials

A European trial has proved the feasibility and efficacy of treating cancer with a personalized immunotherapy tailored to each patient. The phase I/II trial, run across six European centers, tested…

December 20, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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More News! 10 Dec 2018

British Company Raises €37M to Personalize Therapies with Machine Learning

Genomics, a company based in Oxford, has increased the amount raised in a Series B round that will fund further development of its genomics technology for personalized medicine. The company…

December 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Dec 2018

UK Project Hits 100,000 Genomes Target

In a step forward for the world of personalized medicine, the UK Government-backed 100,000 Genomes Project has reached its sequencing target. The project, which is one of the largest of…

December 6, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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News and Trends 15 Nov 2017

US Biotech Unicorn Steps up Competition for BioNTech’s mRNA Personalized Cancer Vaccine

Moderna Therapeutics has started dosing patients with an mRNA-based personalized cancer vaccine that resembles another one being developed by BioNTech. Moderna Therapeutics has announced the start of a Phase 1…

November 15, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 18 Oct 2017

Belgian Biotech Gathers Major Oncology Centers to Tackle Cancer with Big Data

OncoDNA is gathering prestigious oncology centers to take part in Moncodaneum, an international project to bring precision medicine to cancer patients. The Belgian biotech OncoDNA has announced that it will…

October 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 11 Oct 2017

Are Precision Medicine and Digital Health Here Yet?

I connected online with digital health, genomics and precision medicine expert Vishal Gulati to talk about how the advent of data-based healthcare will reshape how patients are treated. A partner…

October 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 21 Aug 2017

German Biotech Starts Trials with a Personalized Cell Therapy for Multiple Cancers

Immatics will start a first clinical trial to test IMA101, a personalized cell therapy with the potential to treat multiple types of solid tumors. Based in Tübingen, Germany, Immatics has announced…

August 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 18 Aug 2017

Swedish Scientists Launch Online Pathology Atlas of All Known Cancer Genes

A team of Swedish researchers has published today an interactive map for the visualization of the effects of individual cancer genes that supports personalized medicine. The new Pathology Atlas is…

August 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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In Depth 20 Jul 2017

SHIVA Trial: France’s Big Shot at Precision Medicine for Cancer

SHIVA01 and SHIVA02 are large-scale trials run in France to evaluate the efficacy of precision medicine that have created ripples in the oncology field. Although molecular alterations are shared among…

July 20, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

In Depth 12 Jul 2017

Genomic Testing in Oncology: From Single Genes to Whole Genomes

Personalized medicine would be nothing without genomic testing tools. Here's an overview of how the field has rapidly evolved in the past years. BRCA (BReast CAncer) is one of the most…

July 12, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

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