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ClinicalUtility

  1. Important paper in @NEJM underscores intratumoral heterogeneity challenge for cancer sequencing in clinic: bit.ly/zvz3AZ
  2. Another potential mechanism for vemurafenib resistance in melanoma patients (via @genomeweb): bit.ly/zYlafh
  3. Good news for some w/ CF MT @Xconomy: Vertex wins FDA go-ahead for new cystic fibrosis drug, 1st to alter underlying dz is.gd/A9LpTl
  4. MT @doximity: Studies point to high patient satisfaction from video conferencing & remote diagnostic equip. onforb.es/x8hWkK via @Forbes
  5. RT @GenomeMedicine: NHS should back genetic revolution, says Sir John Bell bbc.co.uk/news/health-16… and report: bit.ly/wWGkD8
  6. RT @hmpharmacon: Here is Roche's slide presentation on the Illumina bid (2.3 MB) bit.ly/ymdA4W #pharma #diagnostics
  7. RT @matthewherper: Roche's Hostile Bid For Illumina Ups Stakes In DNA Tech Race - Forbes onforb.es/xk7SHs
  8. RT @rleuty_biotech: Veracyte thyroid test gets boost with Genzyme deal: When biotech drug… goo.gl/fb/N4d83 BiotechSF blog
  9. Michael Drummond in @Xconomy on value-based pricing for prescription drugs - bit.ly/rMq8hS
  10. RT @MattMealiffeMD: Interested in the Personalized Medicine World Conf 2012? More info and 30% off - bit.ly/r5nC8I
  11. New J&J (@JNJcomm) life sci incubator in San Diego (support from @melindarichter 's Prescience Intl)- bit.ly/pK2nlV - no equity req'd
  12. Totally agree with Mya Thomae and Dylan Reinhardt's perspective on the "Abolish OIVD Act" on the @Myraqa blog - bit.ly/nZ71VT
  13. Congratulations to Sequenom on turning the corner and launching their Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) test today - bit.ly/pz8PHw
  14. MT @adamfeuerstein: Make sure your fave biotech stocks have sufficient cash. Just a hunch, but raising new $ just got harder $$
  15. Clinical Utility/Cost-Effectiveness will play a key role in mkt success of dx'tics/drugs in a future of healthcare austerity
  16. MT @leonidkruglyak: MT @ctitusbrown: Why cloud doesn't solve bioinformatics data scaling problem: http://bit.ly/okwo4N via @pathogenomenick
  17. Why it's so important to update family histories on your patients - http://bit.ly/oB6yjS
  18. RT @bijans: Life Sciences: The Rodney Dangerfield of Venture Capital http://wp.me/p10S4f-SYbU7
  19. MT @genomicslawyer: New FDA guidance downclassifies IVD/rad devices w/ "established safety & effectiveness profiles" http://1.usa.gov/rqzYD3
  20. RT @BRCAscoop: NewGene's BRCA1 and BRCA2 test in Europe looks to be at ~1/2 the price of Myriad's test