Project description
Smart counsellor for genetics-based, personalised medicine
Personalised treatment based on genetic data is the future of medicine. However, there are only 7 000 professional genetical counsellors all over the world who can guide patients through related decisions. The most accurate solution is automated genetic counselling (GC). The EU-funded Igentify project aims to develop the world’s first ‘Digital Genetic Counsellor’ – a digital platform for genetic tests providers. It will offer a fully scalable counselling solution for both clinical and non-clinical genetic testing applications. It will also apply various genotyping technologies like a microarray and next-generation sequencing (NGS). With algorithms analysing all genetics related parameters, it automatically elaborates the individual profile of a patient. The ground-breaking audio-visual asset generation algorithm enables educative content for each patient.
Objective
The promise of personalized medicine will soon materialize. However, this revolution will require genetic counsellors as key professional to facilitate patients´ informed decision-making. However, there are just 7,000 worldwide, insufficient to fulfil the ever-growing demand for these services (>40 million people tested in 2018). Likewise, health care organizations cannot implement genetic counselling (GC) as a tool to help patients understand, adapt and adjust to the medical and psychological consequences of their genetic tests results. Innovative automated solutions are needed to fully exploit the benefits from the upcoming genomic revolution to overcome, not just the shortage but also expensive, time consuming and not scalable current GC approach.
At Igentify Ltd, an Israeli startup home to 32 highly-skilled individuals, we have created the first clinically-approved Igentify: A 4 module-based machine learning digital platform automating all stages from the GC process, starting from enrolment of the patient into the system, until the delivery of customized machine generated GC. Igentify incorporates 2 features simplifying and making scalable GC: (1) A set of algorithms analysing all genetic-related parameters (e.g. ethnicity, carrier frequency, medical history, lifestyle, etc.) to profile the individual as low or high-risk. (2) A revolutionary audio-visual asset generation algorithm that autonomously creates dynamic audio-visual content customized for patients, explaining all information in an educational way. We have commercial agreements with early adopters, including Northwell Health, Gene by Gene, Kaplan Medical Center or Meudehet, confirming Igentify´s business opportunity.
We expect to gain a 4% market share within the global genetic testing market (€16.7 billion valuation by 2024, CAGR of 12.2%, period 2018-2024). This will translate into a revenue of € 104.06 M in 2026 (ROI of 7.04) while creating 150 jobs.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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3088900 CAESAREA
Israel
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