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FDA Commissioner, Personalized Medicine Proponent Scott Gottlieb Resigns

Last year, the Gottlieb-led FDA approved 25 new molecularly-defined drugs and expanded indications compared to 19 in the prior year, and issued a slew of guidelines important for the personalized medicine field. 

Varmus Resigns as NCI Director; Plans to Open Research Lab at Weill-Cornell, Assist NY Genome Center

Varmus plans to establish a "modestly sized" research laboratory at the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill-Cornell Medical College and to assist the New York Genome Center.

Nanosphere's Q4 Revenues Rise 35 Percent; Firm Gets FDA Warning Letter

Nanosphere said that it made 47 new customer placements of its systems during the quarter compared to 35 in Q4 2013.

Mayo Florida Lands $5M for New Individualized Medicine Clinic

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Mayo Clinic in Florida said today that it has received a $5 million private donation to help fund the launch and operations of a new clinical center in Jacksonville that will use genomic technologies to tailor treatments to individual patients.

GeneNews Restructures, To Cut 60 Percent of Staff; President, COO Resigns

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – GeneNews today announced a restructuring of the company that includes the resignation of its President and COO Gailina Liew and a reduction in headcount of about 60 percent of its staff.