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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. “It would have saved me and the NHS a lot of money. .” Why do we always have to follow? Why not lead?”

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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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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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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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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. According to Genomics England , the project saw 18.5% Aims for the project.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Sangamo CEO Sandy Macrae told us how his company is being cautious about the hype and finding ways to be financially viable in an emerging space. The genomic medicine journey.

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Drug development and working with specialised Rare Disease networks

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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. The potential to leverage genomic data.