APPLYING BLOCKCHAIN IN GENETICS

Martin Muroria
ICO Reviews
Published in
2 min readApr 7, 2018

Imagine a world free from Cancer!This is a pipe-dream, some would say, but we are just a few steps from such ground-breaking discoveries based on genomics. Many people across the world are becoming resistant to antibiotics.Are we growing weaker or are the germs growing stronger? The answer again lies in genomics. In future we can have more targeted treatments based on genome sequencing ensuring a high success rate.

These are a just a few use-cases of what Shivom intends to achieve with their offerings and solutions. The Shivom proposition is broken down in two parts;

1. Genomics for everybody

World-wide healthcare is expensive and genomics is affordable to a small fraction of the world population. Shivom intends to subsidize genomic testing and make it affordable to everyone including populations in 3rd world countries. Shivom will offer two affordable kits (EX & WGS) which can be delivered anywhere in the world. After providing a saliva sample the kit can be shipped back or Shivom can pick it. The genetic raw data is then uploaded in the user’s secure account after sequencing.

2. Open-source platform & Innovation Hub

The Shivom Open platform will enable different users to connect and develop apps via APIs. This will include public institutions e.g. governments, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, third-party apps developers and other health-care professionals.

If you share the same vision, you can take part in their token sale, which is starting soon, visit https://shivom.io

For more information
Website
: https://shivom.io
Whitepaper: https://shivom.io/documents.html
Telegram: https://t.me/projshivom
Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectshivom

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