OBD to present at PMWC 2026
Oxford BioDynamics Plc announced that its Chief Data Officer will present the new EpiSwitch Orion platform at the Precision Medicine World Conference 2026. This platform analyzes the 98% of the genome typically considered "dark matter" to provide real-time clinical insights, bridging the gap between static DNA data and functional disease states. Powered by the EpiSwitch Knowledgebase, which links over 15 million genomic interactions to clinical action using AI, EpiSwitch Orion aims to improve patient stratification and treatment delivery for various conditions.
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Oxford, UK - 3 March 2026 - Oxford BioDynamics Plc (AIM: OBD, the Company), a precision clinical diagnostics company bringing specific and sensitive tests to the practice of medicine based on its EpiSwitch® 3D genomics platform, announces a presentation by its Chief Data Officer Dr Ewan Hunter in the AI and Data Sciences Showcase at Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2026 in Silicon Valley.
Dr Hunter's presentation, in Showcase Track S1, 11.30am - 12.00pm on 4 March, will be titled "Unfolding the Genome's "Natural Intelligence" with EpiSwitch Orion". Ewan will introduce the Group's newly-launched EpiSwitch Orion platform, explaining how it can be used to turn static DNA information into actionable insights for targeted therapies.
About EpiSwitch Orion
EpiSwitch® Orion is a high-resolution 3D-genomic tool that turns static DNA data into real-time clinical insights. While most tests only look at the protein-coding regions of a person's DNA, Orion analyzes the 98% of the genome often called "dark matter". This dark matter is a critical "control system" that acts like a wiring diagram for our genes. By finding changes in specific EpiSwitch anchor sites within these regions, Orion reveals how the genome's physical structure turns genes on or off. This allows it to bridge the gap between standard Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) or Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and the actual functional state of a disease or drug response.
The platform is powered by the EpiSwitch Knowledgebase, the world's largest 3D genomics knowledge graph, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to link over 15 million high-confidence genomic interactions to clinical action. By decoding the "wiring problems" that lead to illness, Orion helps pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic partners group patients more accurately, improve treatments and speed up the delivery of precision medicine for cancer, autoimmune diseases and neurological conditions.
About PMWC 2026
Known as the "Davos of Precision Medicine", PMWC is the largest annual conference dedicated to precision medicine. Its mission is to bring together recognised leaders, top global researchers and medical professionals, and innovators across the healthcare and biotechnology sectors to showcase practical content that helps close the knowledge gap between different sectors, thereby catalyzing cross-functional fertilization and collaboration in an effort to accelerate the development and spread of precision medicine.
This year's conference will feature contributions from many prominent leaders and innovators, including Greg Brockman (Co-founder & President, OpenAI), Judy Faulkner (Founder & CEO, Epic), Vinod Khosla (Founder, Khosla Ventures), Priscilla Chan (Co-founder, Biohub), Steve Wozniak (Co-founder, Apple) and Nobel Laureates Mary Brunkow and W.E. Moerner.
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