Taproot Health, Five Cancer Centers Agree to Conduct Precision Oncology Master Trial, Share Data
Within the master observational trial, the organizations have agreed to prospectively collect real world data and ultimately build a national oncology database.
The companies aim to establish a consortium and build a database of genomics and clinical information from 7,500 African cancer patients.
Discussions are underway within the French government regarding strategies to increase cancer-related sequencing and diagnostic yield, among other issues.
Hamilton will help automate select RUO next-generation sequencing panels from Pillar for use on the Hamilton Microlab STAR liquid handling system.
Researchers used single-cell transcriptome profiling to uncover expression and regulatory differences in immune cell subtypes found in groups with more or less malaria susceptibility.
The single-cell microbial genomics startup plans to open an office in Boston this year using the funding, among other objectives.
Fourth quarter revenues of $172 million fell short of analysts' average expectations, but the company saw a boost in volume and average billing driven by a push toward higher-value tests.
The liquid biopsy test quantitatively measures 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in cell-free DNA, and combines this data with other genomic information for early disease detection.
Following a delisting decision by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel, the firm laid off its workforce and agreed to pay top executives for part-time consulting work.
Last week, GenomeWeb's readers were most interested in Grail's stock surge in response to Quest Diagnostics' integration of the firm's MCED test.
The at-home test assays users' saliva for HLA genetic markers associated with the risk of developing celiac disease.
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Bio-Rad Acquiring Stilla Technologies for up to $275M as Q4 Revenues Fall 2 Percent
Bio-Rad plans to drive adoption of Stilla's all-in-one Nio+ dPCR system while also incorporating its own assays to expand the menu.
Cell-Free DNA Analysis Predicts Preeclampsia Risk
Researchers used a new computational framework to predict preeclampsia risk from low-coverage whole-genome sequences generated on cell-free DNA found in maternal blood.

Judge Temporarily Blocks NIH Grant Indirect Cost Cut, Universities File Separate Challenge
A coalition of universities has launched a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts against the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services, joining one filed Monday by state attorneys general.
Science Careers writes that graduate students in the US and Canada are pushing for better wages.
A poll finds that more than quarter of women in academia think they were not promoted because of their gender, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Nature News reports that university employees in the UK went on strike this week to protest pension cuts and more.
Inside Higher Ed reports that after years of negotiation, Columbia University and student-workers there have reached a contract agreement.
The Guardian reports that university workers in the UK are considering a strike over a proposed pension cut.
The Chronicle of Higher Education says Rutgers University faculty are disappointed with a process aimed at addressing pay equity but that they say does not.
Science reports that the pandemic has ramped up efforts to unionize among many graduate students.
A survey explores how UK academics view their university leadership teams' decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nature reports
Nature News writes that some researchers are concerned that an infusion of funding for the National Institutes of Health could lead to another "boom and bust" cycle.
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, enrollment at colleges and universities in the US was down this spring, as compared to 2020.