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May 2012
May 7 AssureRx Health Launches Personalized Medicine Test for ADHD
May Personalized Medicine: Company Profile: Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
April 2012
April 28 Personalized medicine aligns care to patient
April 19 Dr. Shi of EdgeTech Law: Despite Mayo Clinic v. Prometheus “Setback,” Opportunities in Life Sciences Remain
April 19 USF Lands $8.9M for Heart Research Center with Genomics Focus
April 10 CEO's dedication is behind Genomic Health's cancer tests
April 8 More doctors look to genetic testing to select best antidepressant for patients
April 4 AACR Presentation Highlights Potential of Profiling Telomere Alterations in Pediatric Cancers Using WGS Data
March 2012
March 30 Video Interview: Discussing Mayo v. Prometheus With LXBN TV
March 28 IDBS Delivers Platform to Accelerate Personalized Cancer Care at King’s Health Partners
March 15 Biomarker Analysis Makes Strides
March 7 MolecularHealth, Backed by SAP Founder, Debuts Software to Match Patients' Genomes with Best Drugs
March 1 Strengthening Personalized Medicine Deals
February 2012
February 28 On-Q-ity raises $5M in Series B round
February 27 J&J hires Selventa to build computerized models for personalized medicine
February 20 Cepmed Launches Online Personalized Medicine Portal
February 18 'Wellness chip' to detect cancer, disease in works
February 16 GENOMIND ANNOUNCES INPATIENT STUDY WITH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GENETIC BIOMARKERS IN TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION
February 16 VUMC pilot clinics launch genotyping for drug safety
February 15 FDA Approves Gen-Probe Incorporated's And DiagnoCure Inc.'s PROGENSA PCA3 Assay, First Urine-Based Molecular Test To Help Determine Need For Repeat Prostate Biopsies
February 14 Cleveland Clinic to Recruit Parkinson's Patients for 23andMe
February 13 The State of Personalized Medicine: The Role of Biomarkers
February 3 Genomic Health Statement Regarding UK NICE Draft Guidance on Gene Expression Profiling to Guide the Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
February 1 Foundation Medicine gets OK for sequencing lab
February 1 Noted cancer scientist takes helm at Tucson-based C-Path
February 1 Ohio Governor: 45,000 new jobs created in 2011-AssureRx in Mason is good example
January 2012
January 31 KineMed signs non-exclusive research collaboration with Pfizer
January 30 Report: Health for All, Care for You-Unlocking the value of Personalised Healthcare in Europe
January 27 Dr. Dan Roden: “Personalized Medicine: Your genome and the future of medicine”
January 23 Oracle Unveils Oracle® Health Sciences Omics Data Bank as Part of Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center
January 23 Quest's companion diagnostic confronts Tysabri brain infection risk
January 23 Science How to Optimize Personalized Medicine R&D and Commercialization Decision-Making
January 11 ONU's College of Pharmacy on leading edge of pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, launches genome blog
January 5 GOV. MALLOY: JACKSON LABORATORY PLANS APPROVED; CONNECTICUT "READY TO CLAIM OUR SHARE" OF $284B PERSONALIZED MEDICINE INDUSTRY
December 2011
December 27 Mayo Clinic plans to sequence patients' genomes to personalise care
December 21 USF Health’s Miller: Genes at forefront of the future of personalized medicine
December 21 At 25, Moffitt remains focused on prevention, treatment
December 20 Myeloma Foundation Adds Genomics Study Cancer Centers
December Hakan Sakul Receives 'Chairman's Award in Personalized Medicine' from Harvard
December 10 Rising Star: Bryan Schneider, cancer researcher
November 2011
November 28 Abbott, GSK Expand Partnership for Additional Companion Dx
November 28 Listening to Leroy Hood
November 17 Safeguard Scientifics Leads $7M Series a Financing for Medivo
November 14 The Herman Cain-Inspired “1-100-0″ Plan for Personalized Medicine?
November 11 Pharmacogenetic Testing in Psychiatric Populations Found to Increase Clinician Confidence in Treatment Decisions
October 2011
October 31 Jackson Lab ready to start hiring for new genetics center
October 28 Duke to Lead $25M Epilepsy Research Project
October 26 Connecticut legislature approves funding for new Jackson Laboratory research institute
October 18 SomaLogic announces agreement with Novartis to apply technology to R&D
October 18 Foundation Medicine Closes Expanded Series A Financing Totaling $33.5 Million; Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Google Ventures Join as Investors
September 2011
September 29 FasterCures Report: "Still Thinking Research: Strategies to Advance the Use of Electronic Health Records to Bridge Patient Care and Research"
September 27 $24.6 million federal grant helps maintain jobs at Jackson Lab
September 27 Genomind to Present New Results at ISCTM Autumn Conference on “Pharmacogenetic Testing in Psychiatric Populations”
September 23 Recoletas e Instituto Cartuja se alían para crear una red privada de centros de investigación genómica (Click here for English translation)
September 20 Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Announces First Patient Enrolled in Landmark 1000-Patient Study, with Four World-Class Cancer Centers as First Clinical Sites
September 14 Merck collaborates with China-based genomics specialist BGI
September 7 AssureRx Health Expands Senior Management Team to Support and Accelerate Business Growth
September 6 Qiagen, Eli Lilly Ink Companion Dx Deal for JAK2 Inhibitor
September 1 Tethys Selected as 2012 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum for Its Innovation in Diagnostics
August 2011
August 26 The Jackson Laboratory hires new CEO
August 23 Foundation Medicine finds $10M in new funding
August 22 BioMarker Strategies Raises $1.1M
August 20 Up Close With Michael Salem, M.D., CEO, National Jewish Health
August 17 XDx Announces Blue Shield of California Considers AlloMap® Medically Necessary for Monitoring Heart Transplant Rejection
August 16 Qiagen, Pfizer Collaborate on Companion Dx for NSCLC
August 12 Brevard County's Richard Levine is Doc Optimist
August 10 VitaPath Genetics and Alere Announce Strategic Partnership for the Development of Molecular Diagnostics to Prevent Birth Defects
August 8 QIAGEN completes second U.S. submission of companion diagnostic
August 1 Key Driver of Personalized Medicine is Right Here in Indiana
July 2011
July 28 CAHG Study Highlights Personalized Medicine Gap
July 27 Intervention Insights to Spend $7.2M Financing on Refining PGx Service, Proving Effectiveness
July 27 Fate of Medco's Personalized Medicine Programs Uncertain Under Express Scripts' Acquisition Plan
July 15 Coriell Adopts IBM's Monitoring Software, Storage for Biobanking, Personalized Medicine
July 5 Groundbreaking test may help personalize cancer treatment regimen
July 5 New breast-cancer data bolsters Novartis' Afinitor
July 5 Allegro Dx Licenses IP from BU, University of Utah Foundation for Lung Cancer Test
June 2011
June 15 Google-backed 23andMe hits major milestone: 100,000 users in DNA database
June 15 Genome study solves twins' mystery illness
June 10 Drugmakers' Commitment to Personalized Rx Growing Despite Barriers, PhRMA CEO Says
June 8 Anthem BCBS to Cover XDx's AlloMap in Stable Heart Transplant Patients
June 8 Pfizer investing $100m in novel Boston research partnership
June 1 Intervention Insights Conference Summary: "Personalized Medicine-Promises and Perils for Community Oncology and Payers" (PDF)
May 2011
May 25 Pfizer Oncology is proud to introduce Cancer: It's Personal
May 24 Foley & Lardner launches Personalized Medicine Bulletin blog
May 23 CEO Blog: The Arrival of Personalized Medicine
May 23 Caps on chromosomes may reveal health risks
May 11 Medco Research Institute® and AssureRx Health Initiate Pilot Program to Evaluate Adoption and Clinical Impact of Pharmacogenetic Testing for Selection of Psychotropic Medications
May 10 Vivia Biotech, Leader in Personalized Medicine for Cancers of the Blood, Signs Agreement to Implement UNIConnect’s UNIFlowTM Enterprise Laboratory Information Management System
May 5 Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and Astellas Pharma Global Development Enter into Joint Collaboration to Accelerate Drug Development for Myeloma Patients
May 4 Telomere Nobelist: Selling a 'biological age' test
April 2011
April 29 CAHG Wins 2011 Med Ad News Vision Award
April 27 KEW, Led by Millennium Co-Founder, Seeks to Bring Big-Time Cancer Care to Community Clinics
April 18 In the Works: Decoding tumors in search of more effective cancer treatments
April 18 On-target treatment: Op-Ed by Mara Aspinall and Brook Byers
April 18 DNA Genotek's Sample Collection Kit Selected by Genomind for Personalized Medicine Test
April 15 Biodesix Receives US Patents Covering VeriStrat Test
April 15 Celera's Proteomics Program Focuses on Biomarker-Based Lung Cancer Test
April 14 Transgenomic, Inc. Expands SURVEYOR® Scan Product Line With BRAF and PIK3CA Mutation Detection Kits
April 10 Genealogy database may help link Parkinson's to some cancers
April 8 Genomic revolution brings personalized medicine to the future, and present
April 4 Budget cuts threaten medical advancements
April 4 Researchers find new genes implicated in Alzheimer’s disease
March 2011
March 30 Oracle, Moffitt Collaborate On Cancer Informatics System
March 29 5AM Solutions and Asterand Enter a Preferred Partnership Agreement
March 25 J&J Building Portfolio for CTC and Companion Diagnostics
March 23 TGen, Mayo Clinic ad genetic research into cancer
March 22 Jackson Lab would mean 432 jobs, company and Sarasota County say
March 20 Massachusetts medicine gets personal
March 17 Boom Times for Genomics Startups
March 17 Quest's Focus Dx, Scripps Developing Plavix-Response Test for 3M Integrated Cycler
March 17 Vanderbilt Launches Cancer Decision Support Tool
March 11 Ohio State University Medical Center to Launch “P4 Medicine Update,” a compilation of industry news and research developments, click here to subscribe
March 9 KineMed Extends Partnership With Bristol-Myers Squibb For Alzheimer's Disease
March 8 XDx's AlloMap Gets Positive Determination from Aetna
March 3 Jackson Lab's plan for Florida: personalized medicine
March 1 WARFARIN Study Launched to Assess Impact of Genetic Testing in Reducing Hospitalizations and Deaths Caused by Warfarin
March 1 Refusing to take 'no' for an answer
February 2011
February 25 Defining a complete genome, innovative sequencers, and the mess ahead for personalised medicine
February 22 Novartis, Invivoscribe to Develop Companion Test for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Rx Midostaurin
February 16 DNA quickly mapped in study by Mayo Clinic, TGen
February 16 Invivoscribe, Novartis Partner on Companion Dx for AML
February 15 Genomic Health, Taking a Hit on Bottom Line, Bets Next-Gen Sequencing Will Yield Next-Gen Diagnostics
February 15 Genetic testing helps cancer patients forgo chemotherapy
February 15 Luminex and Partners HealthCare Announce Collaboration Agreement
February 10 Disease-Causing Gene Identified After Family's 20-Year Quest
February 10 FasterCures Releases White Paper on Translational Research “Crossing Over the Valley of Death” (PDF)
February 9 Many Breakthrough Drugs Come From Publicly Funded Research: Study
February 8 Ohio State Launches Personalized Genetics Study on Heart Failure Patients
February 7 XDx, LabCorp Expand Allomap Deal
February 3 Oracle, Aurora team up for secondary data use
JANUARY 2011
January 28 XDx Gets $12.5M Loan to Bolster Marketing of Molecular Diagnostic for Heart Transplants
January 25 Single blood test can check for host of cardiovascular woes
January 23 New blood test key to future of cancer treatment
January 21 5AM Rolls Out Free Firefox Plugin that Connects Personal Genomic Information to External Content
January 20 Top 10 Medical Research Trends to Watch in 2011
January CAHG Landmark Physician Study on Personalized Medicine
January 18 Inova Health System Selects Oracle Health Sciences Solutions as the IT Foundation for Value-Based Personalized Healthcare Model
January 12 Gene tests do not cause distress - US researchers
January 10 Americans’ Concern about the Privacy of Their Genetic Information Reaches New High
January 10 On-Q-ity Strikes Deal With LabCorp To Help Researchers Spot Rare Tumor Cells
January 10 Utah company wants to expand use of genetic test for autism
January 10 Genomic Health Accelerates Timeline for Prostate Cancer Test
January 9 Vanderbilt genetic test cuts risk of drug reactions
January 6 BIO releases report by Health Advances: Reimbursement Challenges in Reimbursement Hamper Development of Novel Diagnostics
January 4 Foundation Medicine Announces First Large Pharmaceutical Company Collaboration
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