Just a few weeks ago we announced our partnership with MedGenome. The news was covered by a number of outlets including:
Let me expIain the importance and impact of this announcement.
Since Varseq was released, we have received strong interest from testing labs that are leveraging our product to implement cancer diagnostic pipelines. Please feel free to take a look at my e-Book, Genetic Testing for Cancer, on this subject. Now, at Golden Helix we specialize in state of the art filtering and annotation capabilities. Our product ships with annotation sources such as COSMIC, which is a terrific first baseline.
However, our advanced users want more. MedGenome’s OncoMD is a comprehensive knowledge base providing those users with the following:
- A comprehensive catalogue of somatic and germ line mutations with over 1.8 million annotated cancer variants having genomic, CDS and protein level annotations
- Actionable mutations linked to approved drugs and open clinical trials to bridge the gap between clinical discovery and medical intervention
With MedGenome’s OncoMD, we are substantially improving the step from computing the variant list to creating a final report for our clients, enabling precision medicine. Please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more about how we have integrated OncoMD into VarSeq to maximize your user experience.
About Andreas Scherer
Dr. Andreas Scherer is CEO of Golden Helix. The company has been delivering industry leading bioinformatics solutions for the advancement of life science research and translational medicine for over a decade. Its innovative technologies and analytic services empower scientists and healthcare professionals at all levels to derive meaning from the rapidly increasing volumes of genomic data produced from next-generation sequencing. With its solutions, hundreds of the world’s hospitals and testing labs are able to harness the full potential of genomics to identify the cause of disease, develop genomic diagnostics, and advance the quest for personalized medicine. Golden Helix products and services have been cited in thousands of peer-reviewed publications. Golden Helix is also on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US.
He is also Managing Partner of Salto Partners, Inc, a management consulting firm headquartered in Nevada. He has extensive experience successfully managing growth as well as orchestrating complex turnaround situations. His company, Salto Partners, advises on business strategy, financing, sales, and operations. Clients are operating in the high-tech and life sciences space.
Dr. Scherer holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Hagen, Germany, and a Master of Computer Science from the University of Dortmund, Germany. He is author and co- author of over 20 international publications and has written books on project management, the Internet, and artificial intelligence. His latest book, “Be Fast Or Be Gone”, is a prizewinner in the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Awards competition, and has been named a finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
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