Parkinson's Foundation
Parkinson's Foundation, Tasso Partner on Sample Collection for Genetic Study
Under the collaboration, the ongoing PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson's Disease initiative will use a blood collection device from Tasso.
In Brief This Week: Veracyte, C2i Genomics, Nabsys, Novacyt, Azenta, Parkinson's Foundation, More
News items for the week of Feb. 5, 2024.
Parkinson's Foundation Taps Tag.bio for PD GENEration Data Sharing, Analysis
The foundation will use Tag.bio's software to link anonymized clinical and genomic datasets to research Parkinson's disease causes and personalized treatment.
Twenty-three out of 50 planned study sites are now active, and a partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine will help with minority recruitment.
Sanofi Commits $1M to Support Parkinson's Disease Genetic Testing Study
The drugmaker has a small molecule drug called venglustat under Phase II development for Parkinson's disease patients with a specific genetic mutation.