Certainly, the coronavirus and, with that COVID-19, has dominated 2020 and massively impacted not only our daily lives, but also the medical health care community and healthcare facilities in particular. Genomics proved...read more
Features and insights
Bluebee’s coherent data strategy set to unify Illumina’s data analytics products
This month’s attention-grabbing headlines in the field of genomics, genetics, and precision medicine can undoubtedly be attributed to the acquisition of Bluebee by Illumina. I spoke with Hans Cobben, CEO of Bluebee and...read more
The Role of the Human Gut Microbiome in Type 1 Diabetes
The human microbiome – which is the sum of all the microorganism that live in conjunction with the human body – includes eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria as well as the viruses and phages that infect them. Not...read more
Real World Evidence is not simply a buzzword anymore in our fast-paced world of health technology
Over the last several years, various technology experts have been discussing how the impact of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will affect our daily lives – from what we buy online to how...read more
An interview with Michael Snyder, Stanford W. Ascherman Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics & Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine
The following is an interview I recently conducted for the PMWC Intl. team with Dr. Mike Snyder, Professor of Genetics at Stanford University, and in essence is a repost of the original interview that can be found on...read more
Nebion Provides Curated Omics Data Combined with Innovative Visualizations for Target Discovery, Indication Finding, and Drug Safety Assessment
For this month’s “Company Spotlight” blog series we are reviewing Nebion, a Swiss bioinformatics company, in an interview with Philip Zimmermann, Co-founder and CEO of Nebion. Nebion is a 30-person company headquartered...read more
Basepair Provides an Intuitive, Easy-to-Use NGS Data Analysis Platform Which Does Not Require Coding Skills
This month’s Company Spotlight provides a closer look at Basepair, a developer and supplier of a suite of automated NGS analysis solutions for research, clinical, and pharma teams. The company’s mission is to provide an...read more
BioIT 2019: The New “Official” Future Involves Data Sharing, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, and More
The 18th installment of Boston’s Bio-IT World Conference was attended by over 3,400 participants and featured more than 185 exhibiting companies, both established and startups. The conference program kicked off with a...read more
Immunotherapy and the Basis of Neoantigen Biology: Part I Neoantigens
Since the dawn of the 20th century it was thought that the immune system could ultimately play a role in the treatment of cancers (Wirth and Kunhel, 2017). There has been a resurgence of interest in the last decades in...read more
AGBT 2019, And the Winners are “Spatial Genomics, Single-cell Genomics, and Long-read Sequencing”
For the first time in three years AGBT returned to Marco Island for its 2019 conference. It was pleasant to be back and be able to enjoy the warmth and the friendly setting we’ve all remembered. The weather played along...read more
