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COSMIC database matches drugs to cancer mutations

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The COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) database, operated by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, grew out of the work of the Cancer Genome Project and has been gathering data on mutations associated with specific cancers for almost 17 years.

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The Biotech Effect

Pharmaceutical Technology

” Today most big pharmaceutical companies are pursuing biotechnology either in house or by using an in-licensing strategy. Staples said it expects to continue growing its portfolio across a range of technologies through M&A, partnering and in-licensing.

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