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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

Genomic healthcare data is critical to identify disease risk, ancestry, traits and response to medicines and aids in the development of new targeted therapies – precision medicines. DDW’s Megan Thomas observes developments of accessibility in this sector and the potential impact. . The origins .

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A new dawn of the genomic age: five areas set to be transformed in 2023

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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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Genomics England will move HQ to Canary Wharf’s new biocluster

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Canary Wharf’s bid to become a new hub for the life sciences sector in the UK has been given a boost following the decision by Genomics England to relocate to the development. The new building is just the first project for the initiative, located on a 3.3

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Personalising whole genome sequencing doubles diagnosis of rare diseases 

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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. Context .

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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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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Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

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Analysing almost eight thousand tumours across 33 different cancers, researchers say this marks the first time that a framework was created to understand the role of internal factors in driving such genomic alterations. Genomic research have greatly expanded our understanding of disease pathophysiology over the years.

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Can Singapore become a global hub for biotech?

Drug Discovery World

Thanks to significant investment by the government into research and development, Singapore has become a leading centre for biomedical sciences in Asia. Following this, a medical innovation and development centre, Biopolis Hub, was opened in 2005. UK-based molecular diagnostics group Yourgene operates in Singapore.