In Brief This Week: Foundation Medicine, Myriad Genetics, Genetron Health, and More – GenomeWeb
Posted: July 6, 2021 at 1:51 am
NEW YORK Foundation Medicine and Flatiron Health announced this week that Foundations comprehensive genomic profiling tests will be available to order through Flatiron's OncoEMR platform. The integration will allow clinicians to electronically order, track, and receive Foundations test through OncoEMR, the companies said. Both Flatiron and Foundation are planning further integrations with the others comprehensive genomic profiling tests and electronic medical record systems, respectively.
Myriad Genetics this week said it has completed the sale of its Myriad RBM unit which specializes in providing laboratory research services to pharmaceutical companies to IQVIA subsidiary Q2 Solutions. When Myriad announced its intent to sell this business unit in May, it did not disclose the deal's financial details.
GenetronHealth said this week that it has entered a new partnership with the World Economic Forum under its Health and Healthcare Platform, where it is contributing its research insights, technologies, and industry experience. The platform's overall goal is to ensure worldwide equal access to the highest standards of health and healthcare.Genetroniscurrentlyparticipating in a sub-project,dubbedMoving Genomics to the Clinic, which seeks to promote the use of genetic testing in routine clinical practices by proving its utility and efficacy.
AccessHope, a City of Hope subsidiary, said this week that it has partnered with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to bring the latest cancer care expertise to patients and oncologists in the community. By partnering withAccessHope, Dana-Farber's experts will support oncologistswiththe latest advances in oncology,includingpersonalized treatments, clinical trials, promising investigational medications, and molecular testing. Patients in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York,and New Jersey, as well asthosein other parts of the country,can access these services through their employee benefits programs. City of Hope and Northwestern University's Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center are also foundational members ofAccessHope.
Molecular breath analysis startup Deep Breath Intelligencesaid this week that it has entered a collaboration with Lwenstein Medical, a sleep and respiratory medicine firm based inRheinland-Pfalz, Germany.Rotkreuz, Switzerland-based DBI said that it is applying artificial intelligence to identify breath biomarkers related to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. DBIsaid ithas initiated a study on OSASin collaboration with Lwenstein Medical,using participantsbreath samples and applying DBIs patterned analytical algorithms to provide results.
Enable Biosciences said this week it is partnering with the California Department of Public Health to survey state residents for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. As part of the program, more than 200,000 households in California will be invited to submit dried blood samples collected at home using kits developed by Enable Bio andtheCDPH. The samples will then be tested by Enable Bio for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 to distinguish antibody response fromviralinfection versusresponse fromvaccination. Test results will provide information about the spread of COVID-19 in California and the uptake of vaccines for the disease, South San Francisco, California-based Enable Bio said. The project is a collaboration betweenthe company,theCDPH, Stanford University, and Gauss Surgical. The first survey period concluded June 15 with the second and third enrollment periods slated tobeginat the start of 2022.
NeoGensaid this week that it has extended itsglobalanimal genomicspartnership withGencove. Thepartnership allowsNeoGento offerGencove'sSkimSeeklow-pass sequencing technology to customers in the agricultural sector, including those in the bovine, canine,poultry, and swine industries. UsingGencove'ssequencingimputationplatform,NeoGensaid it can deliver increased genomics data with improved accuracy and flexibility.
Bioceptsaid this week ithas been added to the Russell Microcap Index. Michael Nall, Biocept's president and CEO,called the nodexceptionally exciting, as a driver ofawarenessfor the cancer liquid biopsy firm within thelargerglobal investment community.
Immunoviasaid this week that its American subsidiary hasreceived a CLIA Certificate of Registration,which isan important step in the accreditation of its laboratory in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and a prerequisite to receiving clinical laboratory licensure fromtheMassachusetts Department of Public Health. Clinical laboratory licensure is required beforeImmunoviacan begin testing patients with itsImmrayPanCan-d test, the firm said.According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a Certificate of Registration allows a laboratory toconduct moderate and/or high complexity testing until it is inspected to determine its compliance with the CLIA regulations.
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