August 2005

Special Report: Bio-IT World Best Practices 2005

• Agilent Bolsters Portfolio of Products
  STRATEGY - Agilent intends to lead market with acquisitions of Silicon Genetics and Scientific Software Inc.
• Tripos Embraces Web Services with SciTegic 
  STRATEGY- Partnership allows software compatibility between companies’ products.
• Biotech Outperforms Market in Q2
  BURRILL REPORT - Bio-IT World welcomes G. Steven Burrill of Burrill & Company as a regular contributor. 
  By G. Steven Burrill

• Singling Out Outsourcers 
  INSIGHTS | OUTLOOK - Technology expertise differentiates clinical research process outsourcers.
  By Ellen H. Julian

• News Blast

• Mining Clinical Data with i2b2 Project
  INFORMATICS - Harvard to mine data from 2.5 million patient files.
• Drug Safety Dominates DIA
  CONFERENCE - Multiple conference sessions focus on pharma's hesitant use of technology.
• London Calls on Gene Codes Database
  TOOLS & DATA - Software company assists in forensic effort after July 7 London bombings.
• Workflow Guide
  INSIDE THE BOX - The author presents a useful workflow environments buyer's guide. 
  By Chris Dwan