Genetic Testing Gets a Boost From Medco(MHS)
Diagnostic Medicine is on the Forefront Genetic tests and the new field of pharmacogenomics is getting marketing support from an unlikely source-Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM's). Medco (MHS), a $60B revenue PBM ($26B Market Cap)with over 65M members has been developing a strategy for...
Pathway Genomics Makes Giant Marketing Step in Personalized Medicine
Genotyping on a Fast Track Direct to Consumer Pathway Genomics is offering a "Health Kit" that reports your genetic risk for 70 diseases such as Cancer,Cardiovascular Disease,RA,and Diabetes. Disease carrier status is included as well as potential genetic interactions with commonly used...
Response Genetics(RGDX) Signs Agreement with Glaxo for BRAF Gene
Response Genetics(RGDX) announced a deal today for a non-exclusive license to provide GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with certain rights to proprietary BRAF mutational analysis technology in human tumor samples. The BRAF gene encodes a protein involved in cell signaling and cellular growth and...
Biomarkers Drive Personalized Medicine
Companion Diagnostics Enable More Targeted Therapy At the 2010 BIO Conference in Chicago with about 15,000 attendees there were ten Breakout Sessions on Biomarkers (BM) encompassing Intellectual Property, commercialization, reimbursement, drug development and diagnostics. This explosive new...
Dendreon(DNDN) Receives FDA Approval for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine
New Treatment Category for Cancer-Autologous Cellular Immunotherapy The FDA cleared the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer with Dendreon's Provenge (R)(Sipuleucel-T), an individualized treatment approach for advanced prostate cancer (CRPC). CRPC is asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic,...