NantOmics is a

biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

company based in

Culver City, California Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights, Californi ...

, which provides

molecular diagnostic Molecular diagnostics is a collection of techniques used to analyze biological markers in the genome and proteome, and how their cells express their genes as proteins, applying molecular biology to medical tests, medical testing. In medicine th ...

products for personalized cancer treatment. It is part of the

NantWorks Patrick Soon-Shiong (born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, investor, medical researcher, and transplant surgeon. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which is used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Soon-S ...

network, a corporation consisting of different

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in the medical and health industry.

History

NantOmics was founded in 2013 by billionaire

Patrick Soon-Shiong Patrick Soon-Shiong (born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, investor, medical researcher, and transplant surgeon. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which is used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Soon-S ...

. In 2015 NantOmics bought the cancer diagnostics company OncoPlex Dx. In 2017 the company acquired the consumer genomics startup Genos. Three years later, in 2020, NantOmics shutdown Genos.

Products

GPS Cancer involves sequencing of the

genome A genome is all the genetic information of an organism. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses). The nuclear genome includes protein-coding genes and non-coding genes, other functional regions of the genome such as ...

and

RNA Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA). RNA and deoxyrib ...

of tumor cells in comparison to normal cells from the same individual in order to develop personalized treatments. About 327,000 cancer patients participated in a GPS cancer pilot project in 2017.{{Cite news, url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170510006569/en/NantHealth-Reports-16-Increase-2017-Quarter-Total, title=NantHealth Reports 16% Increase in 2017 First Quarter Total Net Revenue; SaaS Revenue Rose 11% and GPS Adoption Continues to Climb, access-date=2018-03-30, language=en

References

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