pharmaphorum

JANUARY 26, 2023

2022 was a banner year for genomics. In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8% of the 3 billion base pairs that make up our DNA.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 18, 2023

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. First, start co-development with participants early on in the process.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Genetically modified animal models. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is one of the leading patent filers in the generation of genetically modified animal models.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

When using genetic screening to identify clinical trial volunteers, a sponsor’s obligations for further testing and disclosure of results to patients and families are unclear, especially when the results have no impact on medical management. Guidance in this area is much needed. Read the full article! Read the full article!

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Credit: Encarnacion/UConn Photo The advent of genome science has given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand the root causes of a host of conditions.

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BioTech 365

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Researchers develop program to read any genome sequence and decipher its genetic code.Yekaterina “Kate” Shulgina was a first year student in the Graduate School of Arts and … Continue reading →

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 13, 2022

PacBio, developer of sequencing solutions, has announced its HiFi sequencing technology will be used in a pilot project for the Children’s Rare Disease Cohorts Initiative (CRDC) at Boston Children’s Hospital. . As causative variants are identified by CRDC researchers, results are returned to participants.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 24, 2023

Drug development has long been an issue for the pharma industry, due to the expense and the high failure rate of potential treatments. Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Known as ‘CReATiNG’ (Cloning Reprogramming and Assembling Tiled Natural Genomic DNA), the method offers a simpler and more cost-effective approach to constructing synthetic chromosomes. The thing about most synthetic genomics research is that it involves building chromosomes or genomes from scratch using chemically synthesised DNA pieces.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants. The new technology could be […].

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Scribe Therapeutics and Sanofi have signed a strategic partnership to expedite the development of breakthrough clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based cell therapies for cancer. Scribe is also entitled to receive potential payments worth over $1bn on meeting development and commercial milestones.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A team of researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine has developed specialized bioinformatics software designed to identify rare genetic variants in whole-genome sequencing studies. Zilin Li, Ph.D.,

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Alphabet subsidiary and precision health company Verily recently announced a breakthrough in its AI drug discovery GPCR research collaboration with Sosei Heptares. Essentially, the collaboration brought together both “the right expertise and the right technology”, opening up myriad possibilities for targeting GPCRs within the human genome.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . Consequently, the UK has established itself at the forefront of diagnostic whole genome sequencing.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A study by the Qatar Genome Research Consortium, led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, has reported the first landscape of cancer germline mutations – hereditary mutations – in the Qatari population. . These variants increase the risk of developing breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. .

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leading experts in genomics, personalised medicine and drug discovery convened at the Precision Medicine Community Event in London to unveil the latest advancements shaping the future of healthcare. The post What are the key trends in genomics and precision medicine for 2024? appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 29, 2023

A large case-control study by international researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan has found that people who carry certain genetic risk factors for gastric (stomach) cancer have a much greater risk if they have also been infected by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

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STAT News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions. Life Edit is the North Carolina subsidiary of ElevateBio, a cell and gene therapy manufacturing firm in Waltham.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2022

GSK has entered a strategic partnership with Wave Life Sciences to progress the discovery and development of oligonucleotide therapies for new genetic targets. The alliance will merge the PRISM oligonucleotide platform of Wave and the capabilities of GSK in genetics and genomics.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2020

Swiss medical data specialist Sophia Genetics has launched a platform that will sift through data generated at more than 1,000 hospitals around the world to try to work out how the COVID-19 pandemic will evolve in the coming months and years. The post Sophia Genetics launches AI tool to find COVID-19 ‘unknowns’ appeared first on.

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STAT News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A Swedish scientist won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology on Monday for his groundbreaking research into the evolutionary history of humankind. Pääbo unlocked scientists’ understanding of how genes from these extinct relatives have been passed down to present-day humans. Read the rest…

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Scienmag

JANUARY 13, 2021

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, obesity, or height. A new statistical method, developed […].

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

million ($40 million) first-round financing that will be used to explore so-called ‘dark’ regions of the human genome. M Ventures’ Dr Bauke Anninga said that that the startup has a “differentiated platform technology has the potential to fundamentally shift the way we discover and develop precision medicines.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 24, 2024

The strategic partnership will combine Variant Bio’s genomic discovery capabilities and VB-Inference platform with Evotec’s knowledge of antifibrotic drug discovery. Diana Spencer, Senior Digital Content Editor, DDW The post Evotec and Variant Bio partner to develop fibrosis treatments appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

Therefore, it is now more critical than ever to advance the science to develop the next generation of RNA therapies, leveraging this molecule as a therapeutic modality with transformational potential. In actuality, the protein-coding portion of our genome is comparable in identity and number with the humble fruit fly or worm.

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Drug Discovery Today

AUGUST 5, 2021

(Oslo, August 5, 2021) Molecular diagnostics specialist, Genetic Analysis AS (GA) today announced the first publication from the comprehensive HumGut microbiome database has appeared in the leading scientific journal Microbiome.

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Scienmag

JULY 8, 2021

Study shows 70% of people who use the workbook discuss their disease risks and health history with family members Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, (..)

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XTalks

JULY 19, 2021

Phosphorus, a leading preventative genomics company, has developed the first comprehensive preventative genetic test for consumers. The test is called GeneCompass and features medical-grade technology to provide a holistic assessment of genetic health and wellness. The Phosphorus GeneCompass test has a list price of $249.

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Scienmag

MAY 31, 2021

Paper in Nature Genetics: Genome-wide meta-analysis shows that research into different ancestries leads to better results and better care Credit: The Lundquist Institute LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2021) — Today The Lundquist Institute announced that its investigators contributed data from several studies, including data on Hispanics, African-Americans (..)

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 14, 2023

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have used genetics to reveal that much of the risk of developing the common and sometimes fatal diverticular disease of intestine (DivD) is inherited. The post Genetics study sheds light on drug targets for intestinal disease appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Scienmag

MAY 20, 2021

Credit: Mattias Jakobsson For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Pe?tera Her high genetic diversity shows that the out of Africa migration was not the great bottleneck in human development but rather this occurred during […].

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A new partnership between industry and three rare disease foundations has formed with the goal of accelerating the development of precision drugs to treat rare neurodevelopmental disorders. . Mike Graglia founded the SynGAP Research Fund when his son was diagnosed with SYNGAP1 in 2018.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 20, 2023

The Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed a memorandum of understanding with integrated healthcare company M42 and AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals to advance personalised medicine and genomics in the city. M42 was created through the combination of Mubadala Health and G42 Healthcare.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

While it remains unclear why some people become more gravely ill than others when infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, researchers have found that an immune deficiency may be part of it. Two recent studies have shown that individuals who lack an important immune factor may have reduced ability to fight the virus.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

A new study has shed light on the genetic messages encoded by genes within ‘triple negative’ breast cancers (TNBC), and shows they could predict response to chemotherapy. The presence of these biomarkers could be used to accelerate the development of more personalised treatments for triple negative breast cancers.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 25, 2024

“The potential for CAR T as a therapeutic option for autoimmune disease has captured the collective imagination of the scientific community,” said Zachary Roberts, Executive Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Allogene.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In a recent webinar held by pharmaphorum, in partnership with IQVIA, a discussion was held looking at how to make academic and commercial medical research more efficient, while also looking at the opportunity of genomic data to bring benefits to patients and healthcare systems. Sub-heading: The challenges in serving patients.

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