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CONTENTS: DECEMBER 2003

By BIO-IT World
December 15, 2003

Features

Model Patient
The pharmaceutical industry remains cautious about computer simulation of clinical trials.
By Mark D. Uehling

Scenes from a Cell
Breakthroughs are making cell-based screening faster, easier, more powerful.
By Malorye A. Branca



Special Issue 
· Strategic Insights :
Intellectual Property & The Law
· When Patents Persist
BY Douglas J. Kline and Duncan A. Greenhalgh
· The Hidden Costs of 'Free Software'
BY Steve Henry and Liza Vertinsk
· Patenting Bioinformatics Tools
BY Dianne M. Rees and John E. Ottaviani
News·Analysis 
Why Drugs Fail
FDA Guidance: More Questions Than Answers
High-Speed Computing: Clusters, FLOPS, Creativity
C-Sixty Pitches Buckyballs for Drugs
A Diagnostics Dream Team
Big Pharmas Sign Deals with GeneCards
Quick, to the GeneCave!
MIT Researchers Win a GRAM(Y)
Pathway Pandemonium
Unbreakable vs. Disposable



Horizons

David Botstein: Learning the Language of Systems Biology
Geneticist par excellence on the importance of integrated science.
Interview by Zachary Zimmerman

Diamond in the Desert
Impressive research budgets, pharma talent, and a prodigal son build a biotech oasis in Phoenix.
By Mark D. Uehling


Columns 

First Base | Kevin Davies
FDA guidance on the road to genomic medicine.


Nothing Ventured... | Michael A. Greeley
Minuscule devices promise big opportunities.


Fully Equipped | By Robert M. Frederickson
Putting a new spin on the proteomics lab.


The Dodge Retort | By John Dodge
An ego-less model for research and innovation.


Departments

New Products
Velocity11 delivers microplate systems · Biocept introduces 3-D microarrays · Accelrys ports apps to Linux
 
White Papers & Special Reports

Coupa white paper 92
10 Secrets to Recession-Proof Your Business
Sponsored by Coupa


Read this white paper to discover 10 strategies smart companies deploy to recession-proof their business.
Leaders generally face hard choices on how to mange a company during an economic downturn and
behave in one of three ways:
1) “The ostrich” - Preserve the status quo/hope for the best
2) “The bull in the china shop” - Blindly cut expenses across the board
3) “The fox” - Use the downturn to make your business more effective and position it for future growth

Learn how to behave “like a fox” and use a recession as a means to pounce on emerging trends.



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High-Performance Computing in Life Science & Education
Sponsored by SGI and Intel
The varied collection of Bio-IT World articles and insights assembled in this BriefingON examine key trends in HPC infrastructure and how researchers are putting their best computational resources to use. Provided here are stories and lessons around the effective use of high performance computing in life science. Download the BriefingON.


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Software Helps Doping Control Lab Streamline Results Management
Sponsored by Waters
The Karolinska University Hospital’s Doping Control Lab tests thousands of samples annually for stimulants, diuretics, and other masking agents. Increased regulatory pressure and new technologies increased the number of samples analyzed creating data management challenges. Waters® NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System and TargetLynx™ Application Manager software were used to reduce the time required to calculate, review and search results.


Life Science Webcasts & Podcasts

Medidata Solutions

Rising Clinical Trial Delays and Costs - Addressing the Cause, Not the Symptoms 

medidata podcastProtocol complexity is taking a toll on clinical study speed and efficiency: increasingly complicated and ambitious protocols are not only burdening sites and study volunteers but are also prolonging trials and increasing expenses. In response, sponsors have turned to global study placement, restructured site relationships and new site management practices, but the problem remains.

This podcast will discuss:

  • Why these responses address only the symptoms, not the underlying cause, of rising clinical trial delays and costs.
  • Results of a recent joint Tufts University / Medidata Solutions study.
  • New metrics benchmarking protocol design trends.
  • Systematic protocol design improvements and why they are essential to clinical trial performance excellence.

Speakers: Ken Getz, Senior Research Fellow at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, and Ed Seguine, General Manager, Trial Planning Solutions at Medidata.

Download Now 



More Podcasts

Job Openings

Director, Center For Information Technology (CIT) - National Institutes of Health  (NIH), Department of Health and Human Service
Located in Bethesda, MD. This position requires:
• High-level vision, leadership, management, and modernization of CIT programs and services.
• Strategic direction and policy development for CIT long-term operations and objectives.
• Serve as a key IT advisor to the NIH Chief Information Officer.
A TOP SECRET security clearance will be required.  More job detail is found at:  http://www.jobs.nih.gov under the Executive Jobs section.Or contact Ms.Winnie Garner at seniorre@od.nih.gov.  Applications must be received ELECTRONICALLY by (11:59 p.m.), December 17, 2008.  DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers

Bioinformatics Manager- Lilly Singapore Centre for Drug Discovery
For more information click here 

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