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Big pharma companies team up to increase diversity in genome data

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The pharma giants AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer and Merck have been revealed as founding members of the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD), a project aiming to accelerate drug development by collecting genomic data from underrepresented populations.

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New podcast on the future for genomics and big data

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This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?”, and “ Why a recent advancement is a giant leap for human genomics ”. Listen here: The post New podcast on the future for genomics and big data appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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What lies in the future for genomics and big data?

Drug Discovery World

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, “What lies in the future for genomics and big data?”, and “ Why a recent advancement is a giant leap for human genomics ”. Listen here: The post What lies in the future for genomics and big data? They are called “ What’s the next step in big data and AI? ”

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Genomic testing ‘should be offered to all cancer patients in Scotland’

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A group representing pharma companies selling precision therapies for cancer has called for a change to the way genomic testing is done in Scotland, to make sure patients get access to targeted drugs. The post Genomic testing ‘should be offered to all cancer patients in Scotland’ appeared first on.

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Big pharma companies partner to form AI-based start-up

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Built under a government tender, AION Labs comprises four large international pharma companies – AstraZeneca , Merck, Pfizer , and Teva – and another core partner, the Israel Biotech Fund. The post Big pharma companies partner to form AI-based start-up appeared first on. The partnership. About the author .

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Open science, genomics, and the quiet revolution in our approach to pharma

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Evan Floden , CEO of Seqera Labs examines how data sharing platforms are impacting cancer and genomics research. Increasingly, major collaborative life sciences projects, like the Human Genome Project or Human Cell Atlas, are driving advancements and organisations – both public and private – are taking note.

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Unlocking disease treatment with large-scale research

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A few decades ago, gathering genetic data on the scale of the 100,000 Genomes Project would have been unthinkable – it was only in 2003 that the entire human genome was mapped. In 2018, the 100,000 Genomes Project completed its collection of data from 100,000 participants and the study of that collected information is still on-going.