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Rowan Gardner

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Founder & CBIO @precisionlife.bsky.social, NED at STFC Innovations Limited. Former Juror for Cartier Women's Initiative. Interests #bio #diversity #ai #techbio #climate #precisionmedicine #digitalhealth personal account

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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 4h
The latest #biologymatters podcast is up. Thank you to those who said it is helpful. Steve and I discuss how the community helped us understand the challenges of #longCOVID and #MECFS and why @precisionlife.bsky.social is offering a Post COVID DNA Wellness Report. 🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9iY...
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Long COVID and ME/CFS Are Not One-Size-Fits-All: What Genetics Is Revealing
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@precisionlife.bsky.social announces whole genome wellness report is available in the United States. #longCOVID If you have questions, ask them below. Thank you to the individuals that consented to allow us to study their data and our PPIE experts. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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PrecisionLife's Post COVID DNA Wellness Report Places World-Leading Long COVID Genetic Research Directly in Consumers' Hands
/PRNewswire/ -- PrecisionLife, an AI-led precision medicine company focused on complex chronic diseases, has today launched the Post COVID DNA Wellness Report,...
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Understand your DNA through world-leading #longCOVID genetic research. The Post COVID DNA Wellness Report analyzes more than 1,670 genetic patterns across six key areas of biology studied in our long COVID research.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You can find more of this Podcast with Chris Armstong on youtube at www.youtube.com/@PrecisionLi...
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PrecisionLife
PrecisionLife is solving chronic disease with the world's leading precision medicine AI. Creating better, more personalized treatment options and diagnostic tools to predict, treat, and prevent the mo...
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The same treatment can produce very different results in different people with #MECFS and #LongCOVID. Chris Armstrong explains why - and what this means for precision medicine. Search: Biology Matters or explore our Post COVID DNA Wellness Report: precisionlife.com/postcovid
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Initial launch in one country. You have to start somewhere.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Looking forward to seeing this become available. World leading science being made available to consumers. #longCovid #PAIS
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am looking forward to attending the plenary in Singapore at the end of the month. @precisionlife.bsky.social has benefited from being able to access genomic data collections. This is strategically important work that enables the transformation of future of healthcare. #genomics
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
PrecisionLife has selected Gencove as its exclusive US launch partner, combining at-home DNA collection and sequencing with our AI-powered genomic analysis to deliver personalized wellness reports at scale. Learn more at: precisionlife.com/news-and-eve...
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Long Covid The Answers @longcovidanswers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
At #ISLCPAIS, Steve Gardner of PrecisionLife discusses how genetics could help identify different patient groups and guide more personalized treatment approaches. GLP-1 agonists are also an area of ongoing research. #LongCOVID #MECFS #PrecisionMedicine #PAIS
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@precisionlife.bsky.social has selected Gencove as our exclusive launch partner for our consumer genomic products in the United States. The first US consumer product will be the 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. Read the full release or visit the website for more precisionlife.com/news-and-eve...
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PrecisionLife Selects Gencove as US Partner for DNA Wellness Reports
PrecisionLife selects Gencove as partner to launch DNA wellness reports in the United States with first product to be the Post COVID DNA Wellness Report.
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Long Covid The Answers @longcovidanswers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Heading into the ISLC-PAIS conference! In plain language, they recognize that we all want effective treatments, and ultimately a cure, for Long COVID and other complex chronic diseases like ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. Stay tuned! 💙 #longcovid #longcovidtheanswers #longhauler #ISLCPAIS
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Latest Biology Matters podcast from @precisionlife.bsky.social is available. For those interested in #MECFS and #LongCOVID research and its intersection with precision medicine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_KR...
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How Close are We to Precision Medicine for ME/CFS & Long COVID? ft. Chris Armstrong
YouTube video by PrecisionLife
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Long Covid The Answers @longcovidanswers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Scientific conferences should do more than share what we already know. They should ask: Where are we now with Long COVID, what questions remain, and how can we answer them together? Prof @RobWust @DrMark_Faghy #LongCOVID #LongCovidResearch #PostViralIllness #PatientResearch #Amsterdam #ISLCPAIS
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
At the International Society for Long COVID (ISLC-PAIS Conference) in Amsterdam, @precisionlife.bsky.social CEO Steve Gardner will present 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿 & 𝙈𝙀: 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙂𝙇𝙋-1𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙨. Presentation happens 27 August in the Current Treatment Options session. #LongCOVID #MECFS #ISLCPAIS
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@precisionlife.bsky.social CMO Veronique describes the challenge and opportunities in Women Health in our podcast #BiologyMatters www.youtube.com/shorts/HsOQ6...
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Women’s health is most of medicine
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I shared @precisionlife.bsky.social plans to launch a consumer 🧬wellness report at @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference. People living with #LongCOVID and #MECFS interested in finding out more can sign up at this link precisionlife.com/mx-reports/p... Thank you to everyone who shared data.
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Kostas Kormas 🐟🦞🐚🦭💩🔬🧪🧬📝 ✈️ 🏳️‍🌈 @kkormas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Think #preprints are unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 studies might change your mind www.nature.com/articles/d41... @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social #SymbioSky #MicroSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @esci.eu @chronicle.com @scienseed.com #SciComm
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Think preprints are unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 studies might change your mind
Central conclusions rarely change when biomedical preprints go on to be published in journals.
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
ME has been misunderstood and underfunded for decades, but there's genuine reason for hope. We spoke with Sonya Chowdhury, CEO of @actionforme.bsky.social, about ME/CFS, the progress that is transforming research, diagnosis and care, and what still needs to be done. precisionlife.com/biology-matt...
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ME/CFS: From Neglect to New Hope | Biology Matters
Watch Steve Gardner interview Action for ME CEO Sonya Chowdhury for the Biology Matters podcast on ME/CFS, long COVID, breakthroughs and reasons for hope.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I shared @precisionlife.bsky.social plans to launch a consumer 🧬wellness report at @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference. People living with #LongCOVID and #MECFS interested in finding out more can sign up at this link precisionlife.com/mx-reports/p... Thank you to everyone who shared data.
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Healthcare is changing. As chronic diseases place growing pressure on patients, healthcare systems, and society, new approaches are needed to improve how we predict, prevent, and personalize care. Better healthcare starts with better disease understanding. A new conversation begins June 17 🎙️
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social) will present new DecodeME analysis at #IIMEC18: 'Expanding Mechanistic Insights in ME - Analysis of DecodeME population and what’s next' New insights into ME/CFS and long COVID biology, patient stratification, and future research directions. #MECFS #LongCOVID
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Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our new paper out today in Nature Comms, led by the amazing @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic And pathophysiological understanding of Long Covid www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID - Communications Medicine
Faghy et al., review the current literature on Long COVID pathophysiology, linking immune dysregulation, viral persistence, and vascular injury to enduring symptoms. They highlight evidence to guide f...
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
PrecisionLife & Ovation are bringing precision medicine to GLP-1s - with new genetic markers predicting response and tests launching in 2026. This creates a significant opportunity to improve outcomes for patients, payors, providers, and pharma. Learn more here: precisionlife.com/news-and-eve...
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Presenting new research at #EEC2026 Our talk on genomic signatures of female #infertility in #endometriosis & related conditions was selected for the best abstracts session. 24 Apr | 11:30 Krystyna Taylor presenting
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Action for ME @actionforme.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
There's still time to sign up for our second workshop for our PRIME research project! 📅 When? Friday 24 April, 2-5pm GMT 📍 Online 🔗 Register to attend: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 👉 Read the full programme: www.actionforme.org.uk/prime-worksh...
Text reads: Reminder: Register for our PRIME workshop. Join our second online workshop to learn more about the similarities and distinctions between Long Covid and ME/CFS. Friday 24 April, 2-5pm.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Very excited to see how fast these insighgts emerge with top quality data from @precisionlife.bsky.social partner Ovation. precisionlife.com/news-and-eve... #genomics #PMWC #precisionmedicine 🧬🖥️
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PrecisionLife and Ovation identify first genetic biomarkers to quantitatively predict GLP-1 efficacy response
PrecisionLife and Ovation identify genetic biomarkers to predict GLP-1 response and expand their partnership to develop precision prescribing tools.
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Daphne Zohar @daphnezohar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Wear pink Tues Jan 13th at #JPM26 to recognize impact of women leaders & allies in bio. Wear a pink shirt, tie or socks if you don’t own a pink blazer. We had an incredible turnout at inaugural event at #JPM25 w/ pink visible throughout the streets of SF. Join group pic at 4pm #BiotechCEOSisterhood
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Well Done @rhodri.biz Please donate and enjoy #duvetknowitschrismas
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I hap the pleasure of a conversation with Callum at Divinity Schools Oxford recently. We discussed the challenges of growing SME life science businesses in the UK. www.libdems.org.uk/mps/bicester...
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Calum Miller - Bicester and Woodstock
Calum Miller is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Those lovely people @actionforme.bsky.social have shared the recording of the webinar covering presentation of @precisionlife.bsky.social LOCOME results. #MECFS #longcovid www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITZ3...
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LOCOME webinar, December 2025
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Action for ME @actionforme.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
(4/4) 👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Research Update Webinar: LOCOME Results. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Research Update Webinar: LOCOME Results. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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Chris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Delighted how @precisionlife.bsky.social and @actionforme.bsky.social et al used consented @decodemestudy.bsky.social data to -replicate #MEcfs genetic signal & -show its shared/distinct genetics with Long Covid. Next: replicate ME/CFS subtypes w/ targeted therapies www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Identification of Novel Reproducible Combinatorial Genetic Risk Factors for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the DecodeME Patient Cohort and Commonalities with Long COVID
Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (also known as ME/CFS or simply ME) has severely impacted the lives of tens of millions of people globally, but the disease currently has no accurate diagnostic t...
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Action for ME @actionforme.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
(1/4) 🧬 @precisionlife.bsky.social has released exciting results from the LOCOME project Using DecodeME and other datasets, LOCOME has identified a number of genetic signals and biological pathways that may be involved in ME.
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also known as ME/CFS) genetics study reveals 250+ core genes, shared mechanisms with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities. This would not have been possible without the thousands of people with ME who contributed their data. Thank you.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Latest news from @precisionlife.bsky.social and our partners Ovation (ovation.io). www.prnewswire.com/news-release... 🧬🖥️
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PrecisionLife and Ovation Partner to Develop Precision Medicine Test to Inform Reimbursement of GLP-1 Anti-Obesity Drugs
/PRNewswire/ -- Ovation.io, a leading human omics and clinical data company, and PrecisionLife, a precision medicine company transforming how complex chronic...
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BioIndustry Association (BIA) @bia-uk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
London Life Sciences Week (LLSW) returns on 🗓️ 16-21 November 2025 ➡️ shorturl.at/YbDgZ #LLSW offers an exceptional platform to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations in the sector. Stay tuned for updates and registration info via our website. We look forward to seeing you there! 🤝
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Thank you to Golda Arthur for inviting me to be on the Overlooked Pod. A curation of conversations about women's health from patients, clinicians and scientists. Highlighting @precisionlife.bsky.social's work in #endometriosis and #womenshealth check out the series overlookedpod.com/episode/a-ne...
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A new way of looking at endometriosis, with Rowan Gardner | Overlooked: women's health can't wait
Even a basic definition of endometriosis tells us a lot about why we need to rethink how we’re dealing with this condition. Rowan Gardner is co-founder of...
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
The BBC License fee is brilliant value for money. Presented by Ella Al-Shamahi, Human brings together cutting-edge DNA science, global archaeology, and breathtaking visuals to tell this ambitious story in a totally new way. #genomics www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... www.youtube.com/shorts/cFxF6...
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Humans outside of Africa descended from a small group 60,000 years ago
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🎥 As part of today’s recognition of #SevereME, we’re sharing this recent presentation by our Co-founder, Rowan Gardner (@rowanbio.bsky.social‬), given at International ME Conference: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗘.
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Honored to speak at the @investinmeresearch.bsky.social conference. My mother is disappointed that my hair is a mess. Sorry Mum!
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Millions are still waiting for answers. Ahead of #SevereMEAwarenessDay, we’re reaffirming our support and using genetic insights to develop the first non-invasive mechanostic tests to accelerate diagnosis and improve care. 🔗 precisionlife.com/blog-support... #MECFS #LongCOVID
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Fiona C @drfionac.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
FAQs on the #DecodeME #MECFS results www.decodeme.org.uk/faqs/
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FAQs - DecodeME
Our FAQs created by people with ME/CFS working with the project team and science blogger and patient, Simon McGrath. It will be updated as the project progresses.
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DecodeME @decodemestudy.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Our initial DNA results! DecodeME have discovered that people with an ME/CFS diagnosis have significant genetic differences compared to the general population. - Summary of our results: shorturl.at/pgsjk Check out our full preprint paper: shorturl.at/VwN3s
DecodeME: The Results announcement post. The graphic has a blue background with a DNA helix. In the centre of the graphic it says ‘We have released our initial DNA results! We have discovered that your genes contribute to your chances of developing ME/CFS.’ At the bottom left of the graphic is an image of a research paper.
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
We fully support our partners at @actionforme.bsky.social in their response to the UK government's ME/CFS Delivery Plan as a positive and necessary step forward – but that much more is needed to deliver real change, faster, for people with ME. #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Exciting to see interest in developing more tools to interrogate the proteome. Work using @ukbiobank.bsky.social proteomics data by @precisionlife.bsky.social is showing that for some of our biggest healthcare challenges there is more predictive signal in the proteome for disease risk than DNA. 👏
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Delighted to feature in the @bia-uk.bsky.social report on functional genomics as an example of its transformative power in UK healthcare. Proud to work at the intersection of AI and genomics - understanding complex biology to predict & prevent chronic diseases. 🔗 bioindustry.org/resource-rep...
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Functional genomics explainer: A strategic opportunity for the UK
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Rowan Gardner @rowanbio.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I enjoyed Simon's presentation and insights into www.neuroproteome.org plans to share neurodegenerative proteomics data for 40,000 individuals. Great work funded by Gates Ventures. All 👀 on @naturemedicine.bsky.social in two weeks!
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GNPC
The Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (GNPC) has brought together top dementia researchers to collaborate on proteomic and associated clinical data analysis to understand and transform pa...
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
PrecisionLife CEO, Steve Gardner, spoke yesterday on BBC Radio 4’s Today Show about the UK industrial strategy & why prioritizing life sciences is vital for economic growth. #LifeSciences #PrecisionMedicine
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PrecisionLife @precisionlife.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
New in Bio-IT World: how PrecisionLife is enabling mechanism-based precision medicine for complex diseases like ME/CFS, long COVID, ALS & endometriosis. Read the article: www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/06... #precisionmedicine #biomarkers #PrecisionLife
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