Industry Biotechnology Founded September 2010 | Website www.abcodia.com Type of business Private | |
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Key people CEO
Julie Barnes,
COO
Chris Hodkinson,
Director of Science
Wendy Alderton
Director of Business Development
Mike Fisher
Chair
Andy Richards
Non-Exec Director and Principal Investigator for UKCTOCS.
Ian Jacobs
Non-Exec Directors
Andrew Elder and Claire Hooper | ||
Dr julie barnes ceo and co founder abcodia
Abcodia is a company that focuses on biomarkers for cancer screening. Its aim is to discover biomarkers that can be used for the early detection of cancer.
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Abcodia roca test
Disease focus
Abcodia's primary focus is the study of biomarkers for cancer.
Cancer screening
On 18 September 2013 Abcodia announced that it had entered into an agreement for an exclusive license for the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA), a test studied for screening of ovarian cancer. The use of this test is not recommended by the FDA as there is no evidence it is either safe or effective.
History
Abcodia is a spin-out from University College London and was founded in 2010. UCL granted Abcodia the exclusive commercialisation rights to a serum collection created by clinical scientists at the Institute for Women's Health at UCL. The serum biobank was formed as part of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening UKCTOCS, which was led by Professor Ian Jacobs and Professor Usha Menon.
Awards
December 2012, Abcodia won four prizes at the UK Startup Awards 2012 annual awards: Angel or VC-backed Business of the Year, Innovative Business of the Year, and Business Woman of the Year for its CEO Dr Julie Barnes. It also won the overall NatWest Startups Business of the Year for its work in cancer screening.