SOPHiA GENETICS Enters Collaboration to Develop Companion Diagnostics for Precision Oncology Therapies
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SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH) announced a new multi-year global collaboration with AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) to develop, validate, and deploy two companion diagnostics (CDx) supporting precision oncology therapies. The agreement will advance two CDx programs using SOPHiA GENETICS's decentralized clinical trial assays and companion diagnostic capabilities.
According to SOPHiA GENETICS, its Solid Tumor application will be developed into a decentralized CDx, and its Hematological Oncology application will be developed and validated to support a CDx program for patients with blood cancer. The CDx solutions are intended to combine accurate biomarker detection with rapid, global deployment via the cloud-based SOPHiA DDM platform and the SOPHiA DDM MaxCare Program, allowing local laboratories worldwide to run the same validated, AI-powered analysis. SOPHiA GENETICS highlights that its technology-agnostic network connects more than 1,000 institutions across over 75 countries, aiming to expand access to innovative oncology treatments and support informed clinical decision-making in multiple healthcare systems.
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- Multi-year global CDx collaboration with AstraZeneca to support oncology therapies
- Two new companion diagnostic programs in solid tumors and hematological oncology
- Decentralized CDx deployment via SOPHiA DDM and MaxCare to local labs worldwide
- Network of 1,000+ institutions in over 75 countries supports global drug launches
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This multi-year collaboration agreement will advance the development and commercialization of two companion diagnostic programs, bringing SOPHiA GENETICS's decentralized clinical trial assays and companion diagnostic capabilities to AstraZeneca therapies.
As part of the collaboration, SOPHiA GENETICS will develop its Solid Tumor application into a decentralized companion diagnostic. In addition, the company will develop and validate its Hematological Oncology application to support a companion diagnostic program for patients with blood cancer.
"A breakthrough therapy only matters to the patients we can find in time to treat. We are moving towards a future that no longer depends on geography, where any laboratory can run the same test to the same high standard on day one of a launch. We believe these programs are what that future looks like in practice. Bringing the right therapy to the right patient, in any country and any laboratory, is the work that will define the next generation of precision medicine," said Ross Muken, CEO, SOPHiA GENETICS.
By combining accurate biomarker detection with rapid deployment, SOPHiA GENETICS aims to shorten the distance between a new therapy and the patients who need it. Through its global data-driven platform, insights generated from patient populations can help advance informed clinical decision-making across healthcare systems. This vision of connected, data-driven medicine underpins these programs, with the goal of expanding access to innovative treatments and improving outcomes for patients worldwide.
About SOPHiA GENETICS Companion Diagnostics
SOPHiA GENETICS end-to-end diagnostic capabilities span the drug development and launch continuum:
- Clinical Trial Assay (CTA) development, to identify, screen, and enroll the right patients quickly and accurately during a trial.
- Companion Diagnostic (CDx) development, validation, and regulatory submission, taking an assay from research use through analytical and clinical validation to approval in the US, EU,
Japan , and beyond. - Deployment through the SOPHiA DDMTM Platform and the SOPHiA DDMTM MaxCare Program, enabling laboratories to bring testing in-house and adopt new genomic applications with confidence, reaching larger populations around the globe.
SOPHiA GENETICS's technology-agnostic, cloud-based platform lets healthcare institutions run the same validated, AI-powered analysis locally, while sharing and benefiting from the collective intelligence of a global network of more than 1,000 connected institutions across over 75 countries. For a pharmaceutical partner preparing a global launch, that means a companion diagnostic that can be available in the local lab on day one of drug approval.
About SOPHiA GENETICS
SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH) is an AI-native healthcare technology company on a mission to transform patient care by expanding access to data-driven medicine globally. It is the creator of SOPHiA DDM™, an AI platform that analyzes complex genomic and multimodal data to generate real-time, real-world insights for a broad global network of hospital, laboratory, and biopharma institutions. For more information, visit SOPHiAGENETICS.COM and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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