NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Scripps Health today said that it has received a $3.75 million grant from the Qualcomm Foundation for digital medicine efforts, including genomic-based technologies, conducted at the Scripps Translational Science Institute.

The funds will be used to support a wide variety of efforts including the advancement of clinical trials for wireless biosensor systems, the development of pharmacogenomics tests that would be administered in retail stores, and apps and sensors for tracking and predicting heart attacks, type 1 diabetes, and cancer, said Scripps.