Today, the University of Oxford, Prenetics Limited, a global leader in diagnostics and genetic testing, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have signed collaboration agreements to further develop the award-winning OxLAMPTM technology, a rapid, molecular testing technology for infectious diseases.

Precision medicine aims to alter the treatments based on individual characteristics, including differences in genetics, environment, and lifestyle.

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To develop precision medicine, the need to identify various disease stages of the patients is facilitated by biomarkers. In this new era, biomarkers are mostly focused on genetics, specifically, they are molecules or genes or hormones.

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Precision medicine has been riding a wave of hype without substance. Unless it demonstrates real effectiveness in meeting the health needs of populations, it will be a marginal player in improving public health.