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From Spreadsheets to Digital Convenience: Hartwig Goes Live With Its Customer Portal
Hartwig Medical Foundation (Hartwig) recently launched its new portal for submitting requests for WGS analysis. For hospitals, this is an important enhancement to …
GMS and Hartwig sign MOU to advance precision medicine for cancer patients
Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) and Hartwig Medical Foundation (Hartwig) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU formalises a strategic partnership …
DataNexus connects clinical and genomic data
DataNexus is a project initiated by the Netherlands Cancer Institute–Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AvL) to improve data availability by integrating clinical …
GENAYA Extended: More Care and Research
The GENAYA project has been extended by two years. This gives researchers more time to collect genetic tumor data from …
The value of the GENAYA project for patients of the future
The GENAYA project has been extended through 2028. A total of 39 hospitals now participate in the project, which is led by …
From innovation to standard care: real-world impact of whole genome sequencing in oncology
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly transforming cancer diagnostics. The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has already integrated this technology into …
The Role of organoids and Whole Genome Sequencing in precision oncology
Organoids can help determine which patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) are likely to respond to chemotherapy and which targeted …
The role of molecular diagnostics in sarcomas
Between Science and Clinical Practice The use of molecular diagnostics in sarcoma care is receiving growing international attention. Recent studies¹ …
Comprehensive molecular diagnostics closer for more patients thanks to price reduction
Hartwig Medical Foundation reduces the price of its OncoAct Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) service as of January 1, 2026. This …
Broader Testing in AYAs Helps
PhD candidates Jeffrey van Putten and Lina Lankhorst investigated whether AYAs (adolescents and young adults, diagnosed with cancer between the ages of …
Whole genome sequencing: the future of molecular diagnostics in gynecological cancer?
To mark Gynecological Oncology Awareness Month, we spoke with oncologist Eelke Gort about the role of molecular diagnostics in these …
GLOW Study Ends – But WGS Remains Valuable for Glioblastoma Patients
As of October 1, 2025, the GLOW study will officially come to an end. Interim analysis has shown growing enthusiasm …
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DataNexus connects clinical and genomic data
DataNexus is a project initiated by the Netherlands Cancer Institute–Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKIAvL) to improve data availability by integrating clinical …
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How do you analyze 8,000 Tumor/Normal genomes in under two months?
It has been a long time coming: Hartwig Medical Foundation has transitioned to the GRCh38 (hg38) reference genome! For years, …
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Cancer, a rare disease?
It may come as a surprise to many on this International Rare Disease Day (February 28), that a significant number …
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From biopsy to patient report
The comprehensive DNA test can provide patients with cancer with more opportunities for treatment. Using the technique of Whole Genome …
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What does Hartwig Medical Foundation do?
Hartwig Medical Foundation is a unique initiative that makes possible progress in the research of treatment of cancer in the …
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Just one WGS test is enough to reveal everything you need to know to provide a patient with metastatic cancer with targeted treatment, be it a registered therapy or part of a research trial.