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

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Pharma has used this to begin creating targeted treatments, such as gene therapies , which are able to hone in on gene mutations that cause health issues and eradicate or replace the faulty gene. The information gathered from the project is still providing insights today, a decade later.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

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Dr Salako says there are some clear fields of work associated with different areas, which include: Hertfordshire as a cell and gene therapy hub, with a number of companies in this space clustered around Stevenage. Cambridge is a focal point for many pharmaceutical companies working in this therapeutic area. billion in funding.

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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. It is likely, just as with the 100,000 Genomes Project, we will be hearing about the breakthrough made possible by this approach in the years to come.