Global Projects Move Genomic Medicine to the Next Level

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Global Projects Move Genomic Medicine to the Next Level Hannes Smarason Genome Sequencing |Personalized Medicine | Transforming Health Care

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Genomics England is selecting companies with advanced capabilities to provide clinical interpretation for the 100K Genomes Project. NextCODE Health received top marks for its analytical capabilities across all the categories evaluated: Rare disease interpretation, secondary pipeline analysis, and cancer interpretation.

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Global  Projects  Move  Genomic  Medicine  to  the  Next  Level  

Hannes  Smarason    Genome  Sequencing  |Personalized  Medicine  |  Transforming  Health  Care  

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The  Next  Level  in  Genomic  Medicine    New  genomics-­‐based  technologies  and  tools  are  making  their  way  into  a  range  of  exci@ng  research  programs  and  clinical  studies  around  the  world.        Leading-­‐edge  organiza@ons  are  quickly  adop@ng  hardware  for  sequencing  and  systems  for  collec@ng  genomic  data.  Now,  the  focus  has  turned  to  analysis  and  interpreta@on  –  the  cri@cal  component  necessary  to  gain  the  insights  from  the  sequence  data  that  will  transform  medicine.    

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Global  Projects  Employing  Sequencing  •  Earlier  this  year,  Genomics  England  announced  investments  

for  broad  sequencing  and  analysis  of  100,000  human  genomes.    

•  At  the  @me,  Genomics  England  had  selected  Illumina  as  its  sequencing  partner  and  was  coordina@ng  resources  and  centers  to  support  the  effort,  including  resourcing  for  analysis  and  interpreta@on.  [See  blog  post  here.]    

•  Other  ini@a@ves,  such  as  the  Qatar  genomics  program  and  the  ini@a@ves  by  Longevity  and  Regeneron  also  represent  the  accelerated  progress  in  seeking  medical  advancements  from  genomic  data  insights.  [See  blog  post  here.]  

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Genomics  England  Turns  to  Data  Analysis    

•  This  week,  Genomics  England  announced  a  select  group  of  companies  with  advanced  capabili@es  to  move  to  the  next  stage  of  evalua@on  to  provide  clinical  interpreta@on  for  the  100K  Genomes  Project.    

•  At  the  @p  top  was  NextCODE,  which  received  top  marks  by  Genomics  England  for  its  analy@cal  capabili@es  across  all  the  categories  evaluated:  rare  disease  interpreta@on,  secondary  pipeline  analysis  and  cancer  interpreta@on.    

   [See  release  here.]  

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NextCODE  Technology  on  Top  •  The  company’s  advanced  Genomically-­‐Ordered  Rela@onal  

database,  or  GOR,  combined  with  its  clinical  and  discovery  interfaces  offer  the  most  advanced  and  reliable  capabili@es  to  support  the  ambi@ous  tasks  undertaken  by  Genomics  England,  and  are  already  proven  at  popula@on  scale.  [Read  more  on  the  GOR  database  here.]  

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The  coming  months  will  be  a  very  exci@ng  @me  for  genomic  medicine,  with  interpreta@on  taking  the  spotlight  as  we  take  leaps  toward  the  next  stage  of  personalized  medicine.      Read  more  about  NextCODE’s  work  here.  

ExciFng  Times  Ahead