PhyzioGenomics Technology is a proprietary platform integrating genotypic and phenotypic
measures to correlate gene variability with physiological variability. Genomas has established a DNA
repository and clinical registry of 6,000 patients in mental illness, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease. The clinical data from these extensive cohorts is integrated systematically into the
PhyzioClinica Database.
PhyzioGenomics Technology is a medical application of sensitivity analysis and systems engineering. Sensitivity
analysis is the study of the relationship between input and output from a system as determined by each system
component. PhyzioGenomics Technology utilizes the genes as the components of the system. The gene variability,
measured by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), is correlated to physiological responses of a population,
the output. PhyzioGenomics Technology determines how the SNP frequency varies among individuals similarly
responding to the input over the entire range of the response distribution. The mechanisms of drug resistance
and of common, clinically intensive side effects involve multiple physiological pathways suitable for PhyzioGenomics
analysis. We brand our medical management products as PhyzioTypeTM Systems.
We analyze the genome to derive the optimal candidate genes for which SNPs are included in each PhyzioType
System. This approach is carried out by means of our PhyzioGenomic Arrays derived from selected cardio-metabolic
and neuro-endocrine genes, from selected pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic genes, and from genome-wide
representation as well as genomic controls. This exhaustive association analysis endows our PhyzioType systems
with unparalleled robustness and predictive power to our associations. PhyzioGenomics utilizes nanotechnology-based
platforms and biomedical systems engineering to integrate genomic variations with clinically validated predictions
of drug response.
Development of the PhyzioType Systems as multi-gene ensembles has been enabled by the Company's 6,000 patient PhyzioClinica Database
and DNA repository and by its proprietary PhyzioGenomics Technology. As of October 2009, the company has published
32 peer-reviewed scientific articles, established an intellectual property portfolio of 8 patents pending as US
applications, and won 3 Phase II SBIR awards from NIH for PhyzioType product development.