What You Should Know: - Seven Bridges, a bioinformatics ecosystem provider, announced it is collaborating with the University of São Paulo (USP) and Google Cloud, as well as the Associação Genomas Brasil (Brazil Genome Association), to assist the DNA do Brasil (DNABr) project in building a reference genome that represents the genetic diversity of the Brazilian population. - The joint effort will advance unbiased precision medicine for underrepresented populations in Brazil through the
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NCODA & XIFIN Launch Initiative to Expand Oncology Patient Care Options
What You Should Know: - XIFIN has partnered with NCODA, Inc., a globally recognized association that develops unique resources to help medically integrated oncology teams deliver top-tier care. This new strategic partnership “NCODA Informatics Initiative Powered by VisualStrata” provides the use of VisualStrata as part of the NCODA membership. - As oncology groups work to find and secure clinical trials – thereby expanding patient care options within their practice – purpose-built
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Sema4 Acquires GeneDx for $623M to Strengthen AI-Driven Genomic Platform
What You Should Know: - Today, Sema4 (Nasdaq: SMFR), a health intelligence company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GeneDx, a leader in genomic testing and analysis, at a purchase price representing approximately $623 million, strengthening its market-leading health intelligence and genomic screening offerings. - The combined company is projected to deliver $350 million in pro forma 2022 revenue. In connection with the acquisition,
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Cardinal Health and Deep Lens Collaborate for AI-based Oncology Clinical Trial Matching
What You Should Know: - Today, Deep Lens and Cardinal Health announced a strategic collaboration that will integrate Deep Lens’ AI-based clinical trial matching solution, VIPER, into community-based oncology practices throughout the Cardinal network. VIPER will be a part of Cardinal Health’s new Navista advanced suite of technology solutions designed to help oncologists improve outcomes, provide high quality care at the best possible cost and select the right care plan at the onset of
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Meaningful Use of Genomics Requires Informatics Beyond EMRs
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are widely expected to serve as a cornerstone technology that drives the delivery of modern patient care. But can the EMR alone support all the informatics capabilities required by an ever-evolving healthcare industry? The rapid growth of precision medicine, particularly the use of genetic and genomic information during clinical decision making, is a compelling example that functionality beyond the EMR is required. Not only does genomic data represent a
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NVIDIA Develops AI Model to Accurately Predict Oxygen Needs for COVID-19 Patients
What You Should Know: - NVIDIA and Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital
researchers develop an AI model that determines whether a person showing up in
the emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms will need supplemental oxygen hours
or even days after an initial exam. - The ultimate goal of this model is to predict the
likelihood that a person showing up in the emergency room will need
supplemental oxygen, which can aid physicians in determining the appropriate
level of care for patients,
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Nebula Gives Users Ownership Of Their Personal Genomic Data with Oasis Integration
What You Should Know: - Nebula Genomics announces integration with Oasis Labs to give its customers full ownership and control of the data received from their comprehensive genome sequencing tests. - Through Oasis Labs’ unique privacy solution Parcel, Nebula’s
users will be able to retain ownership and control of their personal genomic data.
Data remains confidential, and users can grant access to their data for
specific use cases such as generation of reports offered by Nebula or
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LifeOmic, Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank Partner to Advance Breast Cancer Research
- Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank partners with LifeOmic to aggregate and analyze data on LifeOmic’s AI-powered cloud platform, the Precision Health Cloud (PHC), to gain insight into breast cancer. - The Komen Tissue Bank is the only repository in the world for normal breast tissue and matched serum, plasma, and DNA. The tissue bank advances breast cancer research by offering high quality, richly annotated tissue samples to scientists worldwide. LifeOmic, the creator of the LIFE mobile apps and the
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HUG Becomes First European Hospital to Adopt IBM Watson for Genomics
- Swiss healthcare provider Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG) becomes the first European university hospital to use IBM Watson for Genomics. - IBM Watson for Genomics leverages AI to provide expertly validated, up-to-date, comprehensive content to enable clinical reporting & precision oncology programs. - The HUG is Switzerland's leading center for influenza and emerging viral infections, as well as for childhood liver disease and pediatric liver transplantation. Hôpitaux
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Report: Precision Medicine Is Impossible Without AI and Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are driving a great deal of the healthcare innovation in precision medicine, according to a new Chilmark Research report. The report reveals achieving the full potential of precision medicine is impossible to realize without applying AI and machine learning. Specifically, leveraging advanced machine learning and deep learning technology can rapidly analyze large datasets that outperform clinicians and researchers. Precision Medicine: Making
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