3D Signatures Inc. (3D Signatures) and the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) have entered into an agreement to develop software to automate the analysis of three-dimensional telomere organization as part of 3D Signatures' genomic-based prognostic medical tests.
The collaboration will allow the company to automatically analyze digital patient data collected at remote locations while maintaining the core analytical software on its central computer. This is an important part of 3D Signatures' business strategy, which includes both scalability and protection of intellectual property.
Initial applications for the software include 3D Signatures' Hodgkin's lymphoma and prostate cancer tests, and will eventually extend to the analysis of a range of cancers and neurological diseases. Scientific validation for the software will occur through blinded and anonymized retrospective patient samples. A lab developed test could be commercially available as early as 2016.
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