British Healthcare Institutions Select Sophia Genetics

Sophia Genetics has announced five new partnerships with leading British healthcare institutions, offering patients with cancers or other hereditary diseases the best possible chance of diagnosis and treatment. Oxford University Hospital, Newcastle Medical Genetics, Aberdeen Medical Genetics, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust and NewGene (the Northern Genetics Service) will leverage Sophia’s Data Driven Medicine Platform, which uses the most sophisticated machine learning and algorithms, to offer clinicians the most accurate, speedy and cost-effective means to offer genomic analysis of samples to their patients.

“We are at the cusp of personalised medicine becoming a reality for everyone,” says Dr. Jurgi Camblong, CEO and co-founder of Sophia Genetics. “The identification of a particular gene can play a huge role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as breast cancer or some forms of heart disease. Genomic analysis has for too long focused on providing support for research projects. Instead it should prioritise the requirements of doctors at the front line of understanding and treating diseases. We’re committed to supporting UK clinicians with industry-leading genetic analysis technology which will ultimately help them to improve patient care and diagnosis.”

With the advent of more efficient and cost-effective sequencing technology, clinicians are facing a new era of personalised medicine where patients can be diagnosed faster and more accurately using advanced technology to de-code the genetic make-up of some common cancers and inherited conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. Speaking at the European Society of Genetics Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Sophia Genetics will highlight the continued unmet need for access to high-level genetic testing and better diagnosis in the UK.