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Cancer Drug Discovery Firm Notable Nabs $40M in Series B Funding Round

The firm is using automated laboratory testing, artificial intelligence, and single-cell omics for a "precision" approach to cancer drug discovery.

Evotec Acquires iPSC Drug-Discovery Assets From Ncardia

The assets include intellectual property relevant to iPSC-based phenotypic drug discovery and an existing product business around iPSC-derived cells.

Fujifilm, Axcelead Form Drug Discovery Services Alliance

The partners will offer drug discovery services based on human induced pluripotent stem cells and cells derived from these.

Japan, China Launch Basket, Umbrella Trials to Expand Precision Oncology Treatment Access

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Novel clinical trials designs are enabling exploration of new precision oncology drug indications in Japan and China, and increasing patient access to treatments. 

SpeeDx, GSK Sign Test Supply, Development Deal

SpeeDx said it will work with GlaxoSmithKline on tests to support its antibiotic clinical trials, as well as its new product development efforts.

Jun 17, 2019

Q BioMed Using MicroRNA Biomarkers to Guide Therapy Development in Subset of Autism Patients

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Jun 14, 2019

Regeneron, Mayo Ink Pact to Sequence, Genotype 100K Patient Samples

Jun 13, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline, UC's Doudna Establish $67M Genomics, CRISPR Research Lab

Jun 12, 2019

Intermountain Increases Investment in Precision Health Through Decode Genetics Sequencing Study

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Jun 10, 2019

Sphere Fluidics Closes $4.8M Financing Round

May 31, 2019

Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Joins Japanese Cancer Genomic Screening Project

May 29, 2019

Industry Interest in Pan-Cancer Indications Growing With FDA Support Despite Challenges

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May 28, 2019

Silence Therapeutics Inks Deal to Access Genomics England Database

May 07, 2019

Adial Pharmaceuticals, Eurofins Scientific Partner on CDx for Alcohol Use Disorder Drug

May 07, 2019

Kiyatec Targeting Clinical Oncology Space With 3D Cell Culture Technology

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May 02, 2019

Arcus Biosciences, Strata Oncology Team Up to Advance Anti-PD-1 Drug

Apr 30, 2019

Caprion Biosciences Buys Immune Monitoring Firm Serametrix

Apr 29, 2019

Canopy Biosciences to Acquire German Cytometry Startup

Apr 24, 2019

Macrogen, Exosome Plus Ink MOU, Deal for Exosome Isolation Kits

Apr 23, 2019

Roche Partners with Biognosys, Caprion to Demonstrate Proteomics Readiness for Clinical Trials

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Apr 11, 2019

Twist Bioscience Providing Antibody Optimization to Pandion Therapeutics for Drug Development

Apr 11, 2019

Evotec, Indivumed Partner on Colorectal Cancer Drug Discovery

Apr 03, 2019

Project GENIE Used to Explore Impact of Rare Cancer Mutations on Treatment Response

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Apr 01, 2019

Bayer, Loxo Next-Generation TRK Inhibitor Shows Promising Activity in AACR Study

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Mar 31, 2019

CAR T Cell Therapies Targeting HER2, Mesothelin Show Activity in Solid Tumors

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The Scan

Johnson, Brexit, and Science

Nature News examines how science in the UK may fare as Boris Johnson, the next prime minister, pursues Brexit.

ICE Expands DNA Testing Sites

CNN reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US has expanded its DNA testing to seven sites along the southern border.

PNAS Papers Explore Neurogenesis Exosomes, More

In PNAS this week: role for exosomes in neuronal circuit development, tuberculosis pathogen enzymes, and more.

Rolling It Back

Undoing Obamacare protections could affect people's willingness to undergo genetic testing, Sarah Lawrence College's Laura Hercher and the University of Iowa College of Law's Anya Prince write at BuzzFeed News.

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