Biomarker Commons

Biomarker Commons is my knowledge curation project, where I continually find, organize and share the best and most relevant content on biomarkers. BiomarkerCommons.org provides consistent, high-quality news and research focused on biomarker discovery, development and use.
Recent articles by Walter Jessen on biomarkers
Scientists from Covance Discovery and Translational Services will be showcasing their company's R&D capabilities, talent and technologies in biomarkers, discovery services, genomics and proteomics to over 3,000 participants at the 2012 Molecular Med Tri-Con this week in San Francisco, CA. The Mo [...]
The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) symposium, Biomarkers and Brain Imaging of Presymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease, was held last week Tuesday. About 150 people were in attendance consisting of a mix of academic and industrial researchers. [On a side note, the NYAS symposium office is located on [...]
Selventa, a biomarker discovery company that enables personalized healthcare through the stratification of patients based on disease-driving mechanisms, recently announced a US patent that relates methods and techniques that facilitate discovery of biomarkers, thus aiding in the development of predi [...]
The success of personalized cancer therapeutics relies on the development of companion diagnostic assays that can identify the most appropriate cancer patient, tumor type and disease state. To address this need, SciClips, a Wisconsin-based open innovation platform company that enables scientists and [...]
Critical Diagnostics is a U.S.-based biomarker company focused on optimizing patient care in cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure. The San Diego-based company announced yesterday that they have received FDA approval for their Presage ST2 Assay for use as an aid in assessing the prognosis o [...]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking letters of inquiry for the grant program Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal (Gut) Function and Health. Letters of intent are due by January 11th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. PST. The grant program is part of a new biomarker grand challenge under the Gr [...]