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Informatics

News on bioinformatics, software, genome analysis, variant classification, and IT in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.

GE Healthcare, University of Cambridge Team on AI-Based Precision Oncology

Building on earlier work supported by the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK, the partners will create an app to aggregate and analyze clinical, genomic, and imaging data.

IndyGeneUS AI Acquires Genetic Cryptocurrency Creator EncrypGen

The deal will allow people in IndyGeneUS AI's ambitious sequencing and analysis program to receive compensation for the use of their genetic information.

Streamline Genomics Looks to Expand Variant Analysis Offering With Free Search, Paid Analytics
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The Montreal startup wants its informatics technology to help make precision medicine ubiquitous on the front lines of treatment.

Gencove Expands Low-Coverage Sequencing Business to Ag-Bio Market
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The company is planning to use a $10 million Series A financing to improve its platform and build data tools to make low-pass sequencing competitive.

Identifying Individuals in Genomic Datasets From Headshots Harder Than Expected

A new analysis found that with current tools and population sizes of more than 100, the risk of reidentification is low.

Nov 17, 2021

European Project Aims to Integrate COVID-19 Genomics, Public Health, Social Sciences Data
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Nov 16, 2021

SelfDecode Closes $8M Financing Round

Nov 15, 2021

Sema4 Q3 Revenues Rise 12 Percent

Nov 15, 2021

Emmes, MedGenome Partner on Rare Disease Patient Data Registry Project

Nov 12, 2021

Combined Approach Enables Modeling of Core Protein Interactions Based on Yeast Proteome

Nov 11, 2021

Genomenon, Inozyme Collaborate on MDx Effort for ENPP1 Deficiency

Nov 10, 2021

Israeli Government Extends CRISPR-IL Consortium With $14.5M in New Funding

Nov 10, 2021

Geneyx Genomex Closes $6.5M Seed Financing Round

Nov 10, 2021

Sophia Genetics Q3 Revenues Increase 44 Percent

Nov 9, 2021

Harvard, Oxford-Developed Algorithm Uses Evolutionary Data to Predict Disease Variants
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Nov 5, 2021

Genomenon, Deep 6 AI Forge Data Partnership for Clinical Trial Matching

Nov 4, 2021

COPD Genetic Risk Factors Vary by Patient Sex, Suggests Research Presented at AMIA

Nov 4, 2021

Illumina Donates Sequencing Consumables, Cloud-Based Bioinformatics to Canadian COVID-19 Projects

Nov 3, 2021

Pacific Biosciences to Launch First Application-Specific Sequencing Kit, For COVID-19 Surveillance
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Nov 2, 2021

Lawsuit Claims Genetic Testing Company Ancestry Violated Illinois Privacy Act

Oct 29, 2021

AMP Calls for Standards for Reporting Genetic, Genomic Test Data in EHRs
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Oct 28, 2021

Researchers Force Nanopore Sequencing to Go Short-Read for Copy Number Analysis in Cancer
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Oct 28, 2021

Embleema Wins $2M FDA Contract to Help Advance Microbial Genome Database

Oct 27, 2021

TripleBlind Promises to Bring Data Encryption Technology to Life Sciences
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Oct 27, 2021

Joint Venture From SEngine, Gustave Roussy Aims to Commercialize Cancer Dx Test Across Europe
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Breaking News
The Scan

Omicron's Emergence

The World Health Organization has called Omicron a SARS-CoV-2 "variant of concern," the Los Angeles Times writes.

Not as Much

Merck's pill to treat COVID-19 reduces the risk of hospitalization and death among COVID-19 patients by less than previously reported, the New York Times says.

Bats That Hang Together

Discover magazine writes that researchers have found a social microbiome among vampire bats.

PLOS Papers on CEWAS, Simian Varicella Virus Transcriptome, Dermatomyositis Markers

In PLOS this week: multi-omic approach to home in on genetic risk variants, transcriptomic analysis of the simian varicella virus, and more.