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Bionano Genomics is a life sciences instrumentation company in the genome analysis space. The company develops and markets the Saphyr system, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation (SV) detection that enables researchers and clinicians to accelerate the search for new cancer diagnostics and therapeutic targets and to modernize the practice of cytogenetics. The … Read more
Human biology and new, more advanced computing is creating new territory for therapies that were not capable even five years ago. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies have the potential to transform health care by deriving new and important insights from the vast amount of health data. Medical device manufacturers are using these … Read more
Pacific Biosciences today announced a multi-year collaboration with Invitae Corporation to begin development of a production-scale high-throughput sequencing platform. Identifying the many underlying genetic influences on human health is emerging as a tool for evaluating overall clinical care and prognosis. Whole genome sequencing offers the most comprehensive view of medically relevant genetic variations. PacBio cites … Read more
Synthetic Biologics, Inc is clinical-stage company leveraging the microbiome to develop therapeutics designed to treat gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. The Company’s lead clinical development candidates are: (1) SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to degrade certain commonly used intravenous (IV) beta-lactam antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to prevent (a) microbiome damage, (b) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), … Read more
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Revivicor Inc‘s first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs, referred to as GalSafe pigs, which may be used for food or human therapeutics. This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption … Read more
People who have mild or moderate COVID-19 could benefit from the results of a Phase 2/3 safety and efficacy clinical trial to evaluate a combination investigational monoclonal antibody therapy. The two experimental antibodies, BRII-196 and BRII-198, target SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The trial, known as ACTIV-2, is sponsored by the National Institute of … Read more
The human genome is comprised of approximately 22,000 genes, each embodied as a region of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that contains codes for the synthesis of certain proteins. DNA, which consists of building blocks known as “nucleotides,” occurs in the familiar “double helix” shape, with two strands coiled around the same axis. One end of a … Read more
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), established in 1958, is an agency within the Department of Defense (DOD) responsible for catalyzing the development of technologies that maintain and advance the capabilities and technical superiority of the U.S. military. In short, it’s the way the U.S. military tries to prevent technical surprise. Product Service Code: … Read more
In 2010, J. Craig Venter and his team at the Venter Institute became the first to successfully construct synthetic life, putting humankind at the threshold of the most important and exciting phase of biological research, one that will enable us to actually write the genetic code for designing new species that can be used in … Read more
A clinical study involves research using human volunteers (also called participants) that is intended to add to medical knowledge. There are two main types of clinical studies: clinical trials (also called interventional studies) and observational studies. In a clinical trial, participants receive specific interventions according to the research plan or protocol created by the investigators. … Read more