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UK agency pilots biobank to study links between genetics and drug side effects

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) aims to launch a pilot genetic biobank that will gather patient data to associate drug-related adverse events to their genetic makeup. The Yellow Card biobank will launch as a joint venture with the UK-government funded entity Genomics England on June 1.

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New wheat and barley genomes will help feed the world

Scienmag

Researchers from the 10+ Wheat Genomes Project, led by Professor Curtis Pozniak (University […].

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The cluster effect: Connectivity and collaboration in life sciences hubs

Pharmaceutical Technology

From the Human Genome Project to contemporary drug development, collaboration is critical to the life sciences. They are where innovative companies can look to access research and tap into networks, cross-pollinating ideas and talent and testing products to accelerate development. Structured for business.

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Earth BioGenome Project begins genome sequencing in earnest

Scienmag

A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full-scale production sequencing. This new phase of the The Earth BioGenome Project, or EBP, is marked with a collection of papers published this week (Jan. […].

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New research across its oncology portfolio at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021

The Pharma Data

and European Union (EU) approvals, will also be presented, including long-term outcomes in patients with TRK fusion cancer receiving larotrectinib and data from the 100,000 Genomes Project analyzing the prognostic factor for survival for patients with tumors that harbor a neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase ( NTRK ) gene fusion.

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Spatial Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics Solutions – An Amelioration of Tissue Analytics

Roots Analysis

Examples of recently signed commercialization deals include (in reverse chronological order) collaboration between S2 Genomics and Mission Bio (April 2022), Ultivue and Standard BioTools (August 2021), 10x Genomics and Advanced Genomics Core (October 2020). The trend is unlikely to change in the foreseen future.

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CRISPR therapies targeting the next breakthrough in oncology

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As a result, the advancement in genetic sequencing, powered by programs such as The Cancer Genome Atlas and the 100,000 Genomes Project, has led to a greater understanding of the genes that have direct implications in the causes of cancer. CRISPR Therapeutics is one company that is taking this approach.