Signal: UK Biobank raises £32m in funding via public-private partnership
Pharmaceutical Technology
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Eric Schmidt and Ken Griffin have led the UK Biobank funding round, donating a government-matched $10m each that may be used for AI.
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Supercharging AI-drug discovery with strategic multiomic biobanks
Drug Discovery World
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Narain , PhD, President and CEO of BPGbio asks how a better calibre of biobanks in life sciences can lead to more drugs making it to market. Not all biobanks are created equal Biobanks provide a treasure trove of clinical data for exploration with AI tools. But the utility of biobanks varies.
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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 25, 2023
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. The Yellow Card biobank will launch as a joint venture with the UK-government funded entity Genomics England on June 1.
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UK Biobank study “will shape drug discovery”
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 5, 2023
UK Biobank study “will shape drug discovery” Phil.Taylor Thu, 05/10/2023 - 10:09 Bookmark this
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New UK biobank offers stem cell and regenerative medicine research potential
Drug Discovery World
JANUARY 16, 2023
BioGrad, a company offering medical and scientific support for education and research organisations, is to open the UK’s second largest biobank facility in Liverpool, as part of a £7.6m The post New UK biobank offers stem cell and regenerative medicine research potential appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).
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Biobanks VS Biorepositories: The Difference
Cloudbyz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
The short answer is that all Biobanks are Biorepositories, but not all Biorepositories are Biobanks. Realistically speaking, the terms “Biobank” and “Biorepository” are used pretty interchangeably. The differences we can point out when someone asks: What is the difference between Biobanks and Biorepositories?
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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study
pharmaphorum
JULY 28, 2022
The finding came from an analysis of sequencing data from more than 360,000 individuals in the UK Biobank , which contains genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. The post Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study appeared first on. Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay .
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AstraZeneca reveals new research to improve drug discovery
Pharma Times
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The study used data from 50,000 people in the UK Biobank - News - PharmaTimes
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Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
BioTech 365
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com Canada Biobanks (Population Based, Disease Oriented, Tissue) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities Report 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The (..)
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How data is crucial to the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 4, 2022
A key part of this initiative was the establishment of the Cancer Moonshot Biobank, which will ask cancer patients to donate biospecimens and associated health information to aid research. However, one of the early challenges that faced the Biobank on being set up was the difficulty in managing the volume of data that would be produced.
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United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
BioTech 365
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com United States Biobanks (Population Based v/s Disease) Markets, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2021-2026 – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “United States (..)
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Epigenomics AG: Execution of a Biobank Sale Agreement and Update of Guidance
BioTech 365
AUGUST 17, 2021
Epigenomics AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision/Change in Forecast Epigenomics AG: Execution of a Biobank Sale Agreement and Update of Guidance 17-Aug-2021 / 21:00 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) … Continue reading →
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Screening UK Biobank blood samples identifies thousands of undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
A study of approximately 200,000 blood samples from the UK Biobank has identified more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes.
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J&J’s Christopher Whelan on How—and Why—13 Companies Teamed up to Tackle Proteomics
BioSpace
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Members recently published associations they’ve uncovered in UK Biobank data. The Pharma Proteomics Project isn’t the first precompetitive collaboration between pharma companies, but it’s one of the largest.
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Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease
Medical Xpress
APRIL 18, 2023
Cancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk factors, suggest the findings of a large UK Biobank study, published online in the journal Heart. Those with previous breast or blood cancers may be at greatest risk, the findings indicate.
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Poor sleep may bolster genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling risk
Medical Xpress
APRIL 3, 2023
Poor quality sleep may bolster a person's genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK Biobank study, published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
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EVOTEC EXPANDS ITS PROPRIETARY PATIENT DATABASE INTO LIVER DISEASE WITH UNIQUE ACCESS TO QUOD BIOBANK
BioTech 365
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
QUOD BIOBANK PROVIDES ACCESS TO BIOSPECIMENS FROM HEALTHY ORGAN DONORS AND COMPROMISED PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE ADDING DATA FROM … Continue reading → DGAP-News: Evotec SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 02.09.2020 / 07:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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University of Melbourne reveals design of new infectious disease institute
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 20, 2023
The new AIID building will include a human infection challenge unit, high-containment facilities, a robotic biobanking facility, interview rooms, dry laboratories and spaces for community engagement and co-design work. It will be located at 766–780 Elizabeth Street and 213–223 Berkely Street in the Melbourne biomedical precinct.
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Major depressive disorder linked to interplay of gut microbiome and blood metabolome
Medical Xpress
APRIL 26, 2023
For their study, reported in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, the group analyzed data in the UK Biobank. An international team of medical researchers has found a link between major depressive disorder (MDD) and an interplay between the gut microbiome and the blood metabolome.
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Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm), & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com
BioTech 365
JULY 27, 2021
Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm), & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2021-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & … Continue reading (..)
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Alnylam identifies gene to lower abdominal fat and decrease cardiovascular risk
Pharmaceutical Technology
AUGUST 11, 2022
Using data from the UK Biobank database, genomic sequencing data for 360,000 individuals were obtained and the findings were confirmed in animal models that demonstrated a higher expression of the INHBE gene in obese monkeys when compared to more lean monkeys.
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Global Vitrification Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis 2020-2027 by Specimen (Oocytes (Devices, Kits & Consumables), Embryo, Sperm) & End-use (IVF Clinics, Biobanks) – ResearchAndMarkets.com
BioTech 365
DECEMBER 14, 2020
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Drug discovery hotspots: Focus on Qatar
Drug Discovery World
MARCH 7, 2023
As such, Qatar Biobank has emerged within this modernisation to act as a focal point for the country’s goal in preventive and personalised healthcare. Qatar Biobank could be an essential partner in this. It also fits with the country’s preventative health approach that it established in its 2017-2022 Public Health Strategy 5.
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Large-scale study enables new insights into rare eye disorders
Medical Xpress
MARCH 9, 2023
Researchers have analyzed image and genomic data from the UK Biobank to find insights into rare diseases of the human eye. These include retinal dystrophies—a group of inherited disorders affecting the retina—which are also the leading cause of blindness certification in working-age adults.
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JAMA Internal Medicine
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
This population-based prospective cohort study using UK Biobank data for 78 500 individuals with 7 years of follow-up examines associations of daily step counts and intensity with all-cause mortality and cancer and cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality.
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Could an eye test spot people at risk of heart attacks?
pharmaphorum
JUNE 13, 2022
An analysis of images of the retina harvested from the UK Biobank resource suggests that it may be possible to identify individuals at risk of coronary artery disease by examining the pattern of blood vessels in the retina during an eye test. ” Image by Paul Diaconu from Pixabay .
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Ten new genetic loci linked to osteoarthritis found
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
and the UK Biobank in the U.K. A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Alabama has linked 10 genetic loci to the development of osteoarthritis. In their paper published in the journal Nature Genetics, the group describes their analysis of data from the Million Veteran Program in the U.S.
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An Overview of HBSM Trends & Practices
Cloudbyz
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Automated Biobanking. Automated Biobanking is an approach to radically reduce the manual tasks involved in properly storing, labeling, authenticating, and monitoring samples, as well as increasing the ease of displaying much of their data values and making sample retrieval easier. Cost Recovery Fees for Biobanks.
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Could genetics hold the key to preventing SIDS?
Scienmag
JULY 4, 2021
Credit: Unsplash A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who die from the devastating condition each year.
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Collaboration between AbbVie, Biogen and Pfizer creates world’s largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human health and disease
The Pharma Data
JULY 15, 2021
Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. About the UK Biobank. UK Biobank recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the UK.
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Lifebit announce partnership to capture transformational value of health data
The Pharma Data
MARCH 1, 2022
to build a scalable data, analytics, and infrastructure platform This collaboration aims at capturing translational disease insights from large external healthcare biobanks and maximizing value of data for drug discovery and precision medicine. Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Lifebit Biotech, Ltd.
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Does use of electronic devices affect mental traits?
Scienmag
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The study included data on thousands of individuals from the UK Biobank. […]. In a study published in Addiction Biology, investigators found significant associations between use of electronic devices and signs of depression and anxiety, as well as cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking.
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Podcast: Is genomic data the new frontier in drug discovery?
Drug Discovery World
DECEMBER 15, 2022
In the second article, Slavé Petrovski and Andrew Harper, from the Centre for Genomics Research at AstraZeneca, outline the implications and insight offered by the recent publication of an AstraZeneca-authored paper “Rare variant contribution to human disease in 281,104 UK Biobank exomes”.
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52 Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias
JAMA Internal Medicine
JULY 18, 2021
This cohort study assesses the association between consumption of common caffeinated products and the risk of arrhythmias using data from the UK Biobank.
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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 18, 2023
In our experience of running 20+ precision medicine studies, there are a few design principles that every research programme – from biobanks to clinical trials – should consider. First, start co-development with participants early on in the process.
NIH launches database to track neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19
Scienmag
JANUARY 26, 2021
The COVID-19 Neuro Databank/Biobank (NeuroCOVID), which was created and will be maintained by NYU Langone Health, New York City, will be a resource of clinical information as well as biospecimens from […].
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Biorepositories as a Guiding Resource for Research & Drug Discovery
XTalks
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Biobanks are used for the coordination of high-yield patient sample collection. Moreover, biobanks are no longer passive biorepositories for accrual of samples and serve a more utilitarian function in identifying and coordinating specific research cohorts for longitudinal and prospective studies. Biobanking Models.
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WORLD’S LARGEST BROWSABLE RESOURCE LINKING RARE PROTEIN-CODING GENETIC VARIANTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
The Pharma Data
JULY 8, 2021
Managed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the browser gives access to results from analyses of whole exome sequencing data from 300,000 UK Biobank research participants. About the UK Biobank. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and www.pfizer.com.
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Using AI for mental health assessment
Scienmag
OCTOBER 15, 2021
The researchers took advantage of the UK Biobank, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive biomedical databases, […].
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When organoids meet coronaviruses
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers in collaboration with the group of Bart Haagmans (Erasmus MC) established an organoid biobank to search for the genes that are essential for the spreading of a SARS-CoV2 infection.
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Is genomic data the new frontier in drug discovery?
Drug Discovery World
DECEMBER 15, 2022
In the second article, Slavé Petrovski and Andrew Harper, from the Centre for Genomics Research at AstraZeneca, outline the implications and insight offered by the recent publication of an AstraZeneca-authored paper “Rare variant contribution to human disease in 281,104 UK Biobank exomes”.
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Qatar Genome Programme data improves cancer screening
Drug Discovery World
OCTOBER 26, 2022
As part of the collaboration with Dr Salha Bujassoum, Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead of the Cancer Genetic & Breast Cancer Programme at HMC’s National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), Qatar Biobank participants carrying pathogenic germline Breast Cancer gene (BRCA) variants were identified.
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AstraZeneca analysed rare variant contribution to human disease
Drug Discovery Today
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
AstraZeneca scientists, based in Cambridge UK, have analysed over 18,000 phenotypes in combination with whole exome sequencing data from nearly 300,000 UK Biobank research participants.
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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 24, 2023
As part of the US government’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, a Cancer Moonshot Biobank was launched that asked participants to donate biospecimens and associated health information to aid research. The focus of research projects on gathering data, particularly genetic data, is now common place in nationwide health-focused initiatives.
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