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Precision Therapeutics’ Subsidiary Helomics and National Alopecia Areata Foundation Sign Services Agreement to Provide Next-Generation Patient Registry for Alopecia Areata Research
“This agreement will provide NAAF with the ability to store, process and analyze specimens under one roof and in a CLIA regulated setting,” said
Helomics will leverage its CRO and Biorepository services offering to provide state of the art storage, processing and analysis of samples from patients with alopecia areata who newly enroll with the NAAF registry, as well as storing samples from the existing registry. The registry was originally established in 2000 by a collaborative group of five experienced hair disease investigators and supported for 12 years by the
Dory Kranz, president and CEO of NAAF added, “Achieving better outcomes for people with alopecia areata is a key part of the mission of NAAF and working with Helomics to provide this registry to our researchers is a key step. We are hopeful that in the future, applying Helomics’ AI and machine learning capabilities to the valuable data and samples we collect, will lead to a better understanding and improved treatments for alopecia areata, and other autoimmune diseases. All parties are excited about building on this valuable resource.”
“Agreements such as this one with NAAF further validate the Helomics boutique CRO services business and our D-CHIP AI-driven platform. We are enthusiastic about the opportunity to serve the alopecia areata community and look forward to a long term and impactful partnership,” concluded Dr.
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