Biomarker Commons

Internal biomarker resources

• Regulatory Authority Guidance Documents
• Biomarker-disease Associations
• Biomarker Insights using Google
• Link to Biomarker Commons

External biomarker resources

• Biomarker Center of Excellence at Covance
  Supporting drug development needs by providing a full suite of biomarker assay development and validation services as well as biomarker testing services across the drug development continuum, from early proof concept to commercial laboratory testing.
• Biomarkers - Early Detection Research Network (ERDN)
  The EDRN is involved in research evaluating hundreds of cancer biomarkers.
• Biomarkers Congress
  The annual Biomarkers Congress consists of a unique blend of presentations, round table discussions and one to one business meetings.
• The Biomarkers Consortium
  The Biomarkers Consortium is a public-private biomedical research partnership managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) that endeavors to develop, validate, and qualify biological markers to speed the development of medicines and therapies for detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and improve patient care.
• Center for Biomarkers in Imaging
  The Center for Biomarkers in Imaging is an academic, non-profit organization dedicated to the identification, characterization and validation of biomarkers.
• Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)
  The goal of the ADNI is to define the rate of progress of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, to develop improved methods for clinical trials in this area, and to provide a large database which will improve design of treatment trials.
• Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)
  PPMI is a landmark observational clinical study to comprehensively evaluate a cohort of recently diagnosed PD patients and healthy subjects using advanced imaging, biologic sampling and clinical and behavioral assessments to identify biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease progression.
• Think Biomarkers
  An educational resource for oncologists designed to advance understanding of the role of patient-specific cancer biomarkers in therapy selection.
• Total Scientific Biomarker Blog
  A contract research organization that specializes in biomarkers.
• OracleBio
  Offering both consultancy and practical translational biomarker solutions.