Health Care Industry Segment
The analysis of genetic variation and function plays an increasingly important role in molecular biology, By empowering genomic and proteomic analysis, Arrayit Corporation’s tools and trade secrets advance disease research, drug development, and the creation of molecular diagnostic tests. In addition to developing all types of microarray-based solutions for life science, applied science, and consumer markets, Arrayit is facilitating the transition to the clinic, by supporting and carrying out clinical trials to gather data for regulatory submissions in the US and globally, and establishing infrastructure to offer products designed and manufactured in compliance with global quality standards for medical devices.
As personalized medicine progresses, it has become apparent that millions of people will need to be tested for various diseases or traits in order to identify whether or not a disease is present, or to determine compatibility with specific drug treatments. However, testing millions of patient samples, one at a time, would overwhelm laboratory testing facilities and be cost prohibitive. To solve this problem, Dr. Mark Schena developed and patented a method to place up to 100,000 individual patient samples on a single microarray substrate slide. That slide is then immersed in a solution that contains the known markers for a specific disease, such as congenital hearing loss, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, etc. The results are as easy as reading a traffic signal. Should any one of those 100,000 patient samples contain the marker for the disease being tested, a red spot appears, and if not, a green spot appears. This procedure can also identify carriers as yellow spots. Because of the sophistication of this patented invention, one lab could test hundreds of thousands of patient samples a day after receiving a sample of DNA from each patient. It is the only method available to the industry that can accomplish this. Dr. Schena’s multi-patient genotyping procedure is protected by the following patents:
US Patent 6,913,879
Australia 2002218740
Europe 1343911
Korea 10-0756015
New Zealand 523560
Singapore 94899
Taiwan I280282
Israel 153848
Other worldwide patents pending
