An innovative life science startup has positioned itself squarely at the intersection of the “free the data” movement and personalized medicine. It encourages cancer patients to store their tumors when they have surgery, with the idea that they can use them to determine their best cancer treatment options. The hope is to give patients more […]
Update: Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year year, BRCA gene testing has continued to be an issue in the courts. But a patent infringement case between Myriad Genetics (Nasdaq: MYGN) and GenebyGene has been resolved and offers some guidance on the potential outcome of other cases in which Myriad is embroiled. The terms […]
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
A video that shows a 13-year-old child kicking a soccer ball would be a fairly typical scene were it not for the fact that for much of his life he was profoundly blind. He is one of 12 patients that have received a gene therapy developed by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Cellular and […]
Pharmaceutical companies are keen to have a stake in the personalized medicine market, viewed as a growing trend in the future of healthcare and a significant source of life science innovation. As part of that trend, Siemens‘ (NYSE: SI) diagnostics division has agreed to develop companion diagnostics for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) drugs across therapeutic areas, […]
If you dug George Orwell’s 1984 or Animal Farm (or the Where the Wild Things Are movie) and are invested in the future of healthcare, this book’s for you. Grab this fiction book to take on the plane or kick back with during the holidays if you’re seriously interested in digital health and big data. Dave […]
Celexa. Zoloft. Prozac. Lexapro. Cymbalta. The list of FDA-approved drugs to treat depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders goes on and on. Finding the right one, or ones, for a patient is often a matter of guesswork, said James Burns, CEO of personalized medicine company Assurex Health (formerly AssureRx). “It’s usually ‘start low and go slow,’” […]
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
One North Carolina-based healthcare startup is on a mission to deliver depression treatment and results through women’s phones. Because many people take their smartphones everywhere–the bathroom, work, restaurants, even to bed–a tech person at Thrive 4-7 jokingly calls the mhealth service “the therapist you sleep with,” CEO Connie Mester said. The company plans to blend […]
While many point to genetic testing as the major breakthrough for personalized cancer treatment, a startup in Virginia thinks that’s only a third of the equation. “Genes tell you what could be and proteins tell you what is,” Perthera Co-Founder and CEO Dendy Young said. “There’s one more nuance: proteins may be active or inactive, so […]
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has launched an ambitious objective: All patients with disabilities or chronic conditions will have individualized care plans by 2015. And, those care plans must be accessible online or via a mobile app. They should have a personalized budget and a digital care plan in less than two years. […]
The term “precision medicine” might not yet be part of the average person’s vocabulary, but UCSF and its collaborators are hoping a public awareness campaign will move the needle in that direction. Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of the university, is spearheading a public campaign called Me For You that’s urging the public to do its […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
The U.S. division of the Beijing Genomics Institute has opened an office around the corner from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to a press statement. It’s a logical move as CHOP and BGI have been collaborating on several projects in connection with their joint genomics center — BGI@CHOP. The partnership gives the hospital the capacity […]
DNA PORTRAIT from TED Blog on Vimeo. Will you one day peer through a gallery window to see a face that resembles yours and realize your hair follicle was the model? Artist Heather Dewey-Haborg collects hair shed in public spaces–maybe from the bathroom sink in a restaurant, the subway, any number of chairs–and turns them […]
Despite the fact that only 27 percent of people said they knew what personalized medicine is (and only 4 percent could describe it accurately) , more than 50 percent of consumers are aware of genetic tests and keen to have them. It indicates that a growing number of people may be interested in testing before […]
They’ve come a long way from spit parties. 23andme announced it’s taking its home DNA testing to the masses. Education-and-empowerment heavy spots will run on cable stations including A&E, Bravo and HGTV, said Cat Afarian, public relations manager for 23andme. The company will spend $5 million in ads this year, with a fresh investment in […]
Felix Frueh says that patients are not the barrier to wide use of genetic tests. In a discussion of personalized medicine at CONVERGE, he said that he has absolute confidence in the willingness of patients to participate. He described a Medco program that connected doctors and patients with genetic tests. Doctors and patients were both […]