Category Archives: News, events, & announcements

Golden Helix Named as Top 10 Genetic Diagnostics Companies of 2020

         May 28, 2020

Today, Healthcare Tech Outlook announced its collection of the Top 10 Genetic Diagnostics Companies of 2020. We are incredibly honored to have received this award and being recognized amongst the top biotech companies! If you are interested in reading our story, and why we were selected for this award, you can access the publication here: https://genetic.healthcaretechoutlook.com/vendor/golden-helix-bioinformatics-for-advanced-life-science-research-cid-1369-mid-128.html. As always, we would not be… Read more »

Golden Helix Releases Discounted Pricing for Select Packages

         May 12, 2020

Golden Helix has been committed to making sure our community has the tools and resources they need during this pandemic. We have developed several different assistance programs, such as our home office licenses for current users and our software discounts for COVID-19 related projects, to name a few. We have been approached by a number of labs not working with COVID-19… Read more »

Featured in The Journal of Precision Medicine: Best Practices for NGS-Based Cancer Diagnostics

         April 27, 2020

It is an honor to be published in The Journal of Precision Medicine’s March 2020 issue where I have outlined the current best practices for NGS-based cancer diagnostics. In this article, I detail: The need to standardize clinical reporting Popular annotation sources and functional prediction algorithms The AMP Guidelines and how these can be applied with Golden Helix’s Diagnostic Platform… Read more »

Golden Helix Recognized in GHP Magazine’s 2020 Biotechnology Awards

         April 14, 2020

We are honored to be recognized in this year’s 2020 Biotechnology Awards by GHP Magazine – thank you! Find the full list of winners here. “Covering a variety of verticals, including bio agriculture, bio services, bio industrial and biopharmaceutical, the biotechnology market are under the microscope in Global Health & Pharma’s Biotechnology Awards. Boasting impressive market value growth with no… Read more »

Golden Helix Software Discounted for COVID-19 Related Projects

         April 6, 2020

For more than 20 years, Golden Helix has focused on our mission to empower precision medicine around the world. We want you to know you have our commitment to continue providing you with the products and services you depend on during these unprecedented times. Today, we have announced our latest efforts to help assist the clinical research community in this… Read more »

New eBook Release: Genetic Analysis of the COVID-19 Virus and Other Pathogens

         March 31, 2020

This morning I released a new eBook titled “Genetic Analysis of the COVID-19 Virus and Other Pathogens“.  The COVID-19 pandemic is reaching historic proportions. We are dealing with an infectious disease that is caused by a novel coronavirus we discovered just a few months ago. Since then, it has brought healthcare systems to the brink, it altered how we work,… Read more »

COVID-19 Remote Assistance Program for Golden Helix Users

         March 13, 2020

At Golden Helix, customer support is our number one priority. This support also includes the health and safety of all the members of our community. During this time of uncertainty, we first want to acknowledge the incredible efforts of the healthcare industry around the globe, working so hard to conquer this outbreak. Secondly, we realize a significant portion of our… Read more »

Golden Helix Named as Top 10 World’s Most Trust Worthy Bioanalysis Companies in 2020

         March 13, 2020

Today, CIO Look announced their collection of the Top 10 World’s Most Trust Worthy Bioanalysis Companies in 2020. We are incredibly honored to have received this award and being recognized amongst the top biotech companies! You can access the publication here: https://ciolook.com/golden-helix-inc-empowering-healthcare-organizations-with-industry-leading-next-generation-sequencing-analysis-software/. As always, we would not be receiving this recognition without the incredible support from our community. Thank you… Read more »

2020 Abstract Competition Winners

         February 18, 2020
2020 Abstract Competition Winners

We would like to thank everyone who entered our 2020 Abstract Competition. It is wonderful to read about the different ways Golden Helix software is being applied around the world. It is our pleasure to announce this year’s winners! First Place: Dr. Robert Hamilton and Priyanka Kugamoorthy – SickKids Yearly Clinical Review of a Patient’s WGS Results Leads to a… Read more »

Golden Helix Recognized as one of the Top 60 Genetics Blogs on the Web

         February 11, 2020

We are incredibly grateful to be recognized as one of the Top 60 Genetics Blogs on the Web by Feedspot. Our team is dedicated to educating our readers on how our solutions can help enable precision medicine, and we are so honored to have received this recognition.  On our blog, you will discover posts touching on important topics, like cyber security strategies,… Read more »

Introducing Drugs & Trials for Cancer Diagnostics

         January 23, 2020

When interpreting a variant using the AMP/ASCO guidelines for somatic variant interpretation, clinicians must determine whether the variant can be considered a biomarker that affects clinical care by predicting sensitivity, resistance, or toxicity to a specific therapy. Such a determination requires the investigation of multiple evidence sources, including clinical trials, FDA approved therapies and peer-reviewed studies. Unfortunately, strong evidence linking… Read more »

Off to PAG XXVIII!

         January 7, 2020

We’re packing our bags and getting ready to head out to San Diego, CA for the International Plant & Animal Genome XXVIII meeting (or PAG 2020). This is the largest ag-genomics meeting in the world, bringing together over 3,000 leading genetic scientists and researchers in plant and animal research, and over 120 exhibits, 140+ workshops, 1000+ posters, and 1700+ abstracts. We… Read more »

Fast Annotations Around the Globe: Our Sydney and Frankfurt Data Mirrors

         December 3, 2019
Customer Publications

If you have watched this blog over time, it would be no surprise that Golden Helix invests a lot in curating genomic annotations for use with our clinical and research analysis products. Often, we spend considerable time on the attention to detail necessary to ensure the best experience for any data source by cleaning, normalizing, documenting and then distributing it through our data annotation server. Many annotations… Read more »

2019/20 Abstract Competition

         November 28, 2019
Recent Customer Publications

We look forward to hearing how you are using Golden Helix software in your clinical or research work! Golden Helix strives to enable precision medicine by developing powerful software to support researchers and clinicians with complex analysis. One of my favorite events of the year is our abstract competition. This competition allows us to help our community by recognizing innovative… Read more »

Reflecting on AMP 2019

         November 14, 2019

Our team has returned from the annual meeting of the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP 2019), and, as always, I am grateful for all the wonderful experiences we are bringing back with us. The plenary sessions and talks were bountiful, and we were very impressed with the well-organized exhibition. Hats off to everyone involved in planning this great event! Innovation… Read more »

Reflecting on ASHG 2019

         October 22, 2019

As our team returns from another successful ASHG conference, I would like to reflect on the great memories, connections, and future plans that were made at this meeting. First, I will start by thanking everyone involved with the superb planning and execution of the conference. We are thankful to have this opportunity to connect with our customers, partners, and friends… Read more »

Headed to Houston, TX for ASHG 2019

         October 14, 2019
ASHG 2019

Our team is getting ready to head to Houston, Texas for the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting (ASHG) 2019. We are looking forward to spending the week discussing genetics with new and familiar faces! If you are planning on attending, please stop by our booth and say hello! You will find the Golden Helix team in booth 601…. Read more »

Golden Helix Named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

         August 16, 2019
Inc 5000

Earlier this week, Inc. magazine ranked Golden Helix on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list with three-year revenue growth of 61%. The Inc. 5000 list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first… Read more »

2019 T-Shirt Design Competition Winners

         August 15, 2019
T-Shirt Design Competition

We would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2019 t-shirt design competition. It was great to see the amount of creativity our community expressed! We are pleased to announce this year’s winners: First Place – Dr. Marina Trigueros Dr. Marina Trigueros is a Science Illustrator and 3D Animator at Cariboo Design, a studio devoted to explaining scientific topics… Read more »