1.0Life Science Washingtonhttps://lifesciencewa.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5Z1jWipFlp"><a href="https://lifesciencewa.org/2021/03/09/phase-genomics-wins-1-7m-nih-grant-for-virus-discovery-platform-development/">Phase Genomics Wins $1.7M NIH Grant for Virus Discovery Platform Development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lifesciencewa.org/2021/03/09/phase-genomics-wins-1-7m-nih-grant-for-virus-discovery-platform-development/embed/#?secret=5Z1jWipFlp" width="600" height="338" title="“Phase Genomics Wins $1.7M NIH Grant for Virus Discovery Platform Development” — Life Science Washington" data-secret="5Z1jWipFlp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://lifesciencewa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lsw_newsupdates_phase-genomics.jpg600361Seattle-based Phase Genomics has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding will go toward creating a platform for the discovery of novel viruses that can then be used to develop new therapeutics. The company aims to use its sequencing-based proximity ligation, or Hi-C, technology to develop a reagent kit and accompanying analytical software. This will provide insight into antimicrobial resistance and help in the development of phage therapies for the treatment of infectious diseases. The platform is expected to be commercially available by mid-2021.