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NantOmics
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NantOmics is a biotechnology company based in Culver City, California, which provides molecular diagnostic products for personalized cancer treatment. It is part of the NantWorks network, a corporation consisting of different startups in the medical and health industry.[1]
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NantOmics was founded in 2013 by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. In 2015 NantOmics bought the cancer diagnostics company OncoPlex Dx.[2] In 2017 the company acquired the consumer genomics startup Genos.[3] Three years later, in 2020, NantOmics shutdown Genos.[4]
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GPS Cancer involves sequencing of the genome and RNA of tumor cells in comparison to normal cells from the same individual in order to develop personalized treatments.[5] About 327,000 cancer patients participated in a GPS cancer pilot project in 2017.[6]
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