"A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring."
-Alexander Pope, 1709
Clinical data are easy to curate. Genomic knowledge is relatively straightforward to acquire. Artificial intelligence is, well…artificial.
Medical wisdom, on the other hand, is rooted deeply in experience. It comes from the immense learning we receive from success and failure, in lives saved and lives lost.
We share with our customers, our partners, and our investors a mission to improve patient lives and advance the field of medicine.
The Pierian spring, which in Greek mythology was a metaphorical source of wisdom and knowledge, symbolizes how we believe this mission can be accomplished: by learning from one another and sharing the deep wisdom that we collectively gain in this rapidly evolving field.
Invigorated by the sequencing of the human genome, breakthroughs in basic science are now delivering blockbuster therapies in cancer and other critical indications. A key player, Washington University in St. Louis, led the Human Genome Project and was among the first to validate and report its experience utilizing next generation sequencing clinically. While a leader at Washington University, PierianDx founder and Executive Chairman Dr. Rakesh Nagarajan was a critical innovator of technology-enabled solutions that allowed for processing and interpreting the near-overwhelming amounts of data created in “omic” analyses. The reputation and critical role of Washington University’s molecular diagnostics lab, as well as Dr. Nagarajan’s ongoing participation in key industry leadership groups such as the College of American Pathologists (CAP), has positioned PierianDx as a key enabler of precision medicine.
Washington University in St. Louis plays a crucial role in the mapping of the first human genome.
Washington University creates CAP/CLIA lab for NGS testing. The Genetics and Molecular Pathology departments collaborate to develop Clinical Genomics Workspace (CGW), groundbreaking software for clinical genomics.
Washington University performs a technology transfer after 50+ labs visit to learn how to operationalize clinical NGS testing. Key team members form PierianDx.
After two releases of CGW that offer multi-tenant and exome sequencing support, PierianDx closes Series A funding (14.2 million).
PierianDx opens an office in Pune, India to support the biocuration efforts of the PierianDx Clinical Genomics Knowledgebase.
PierianDx has 40+ customers supported by nearly 70 medical, scientific, and technical experts.
PierianDx partners with Illumina to deliver optimized interpretation and reporting solutions for Illumina pan-cancer profiling assays.
PierianDx experiences rapid expansion into Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions.
A network of over 50 clinical institutions contribute knowledge via the partner sharing network.
Retired Managing Director, Health Care Group, Citigroup
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"I knew that with the resources we had, there was no way to create something that would rival a system like the CGW. As we've set up reflex testing in various cancer types, we have been well supported to scale the massive undertaking..."
- Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, MD - Medical Director, University of Vermont Medical Center
“There's going to be a bottleneck in the professional component as well sometimes. PierianDx allowed us to widen that bottleneck and to have more uniformity of reporting.”
- Eric Loo, MD - Asst. Professor, Pathology and Lab Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
“We chose PierianDx because their technology combined with expert scientific and clinical services will help accelerate TriCore’s ability to expand our NGS test offerings and provide enhanced clinically actionable information.”
- Eric Carbonneau - Director Core Laboratory Operations, TriCore Reference Laboratories
“A new partnership with PierianDx expands our reporting to include current clinical trials and up-to- the-minute treatment options, all linked to NorthShore’s Electronic Medical Record.”
- NorthShore University HealthSystem Kellogg Cancer Center 2017 Annual Report
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