Vancouver, BC (September 25, 2013) –The Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre) and HTG Molecular Diagnostics are collaborating to begin clinical validation of a biomarker blood test that will provide early indication of organ rejection …
Heart disease and COPD still rank in top 10 causes of death worldwide
The World Health Organization recently provided updated 2011 data on the top 10 causes of death in the world. Their findings show that heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are still among the leading global killers. Indeed, the …
Personalized medicine is so much more than genetic testing
Companion Biomarkers in Drug Development
A report recently released by TriMark Publications focuses on the role of companion diagnostic tests in drug development:
Companion biomarkers are diagnostic tests that are specifically linked to a therapeutic drug either during its development or in the clinic. This …
Big Data and Personalized Medicine in Biomarker Research
At the heart of PROOF Centre’s biomarker research to develop new blood tests for patients with heart, lung and kidney disease, is the challenge of dealing with large sets of patient data. Dr. Raymond Ng, Chief Informatics Officer, leads …