July 20, 2008
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CONTENTS: MAY 2008

COVER STORY
Merck’s Informatics Mission
Martin Leach and Ingrid Akerblom bring a wealth of expertise to their new roles leading - and integrating -Basic Research and Clinical IT.
By Kevin Davies

UP FRONT
PerkinElmer’s Path to Biodiscovery
Predict. Prevent. Personalize. Protect. 

Disruptive Technologies and Precision Medicine
Molecular Med focuses on diagnostics and the future of personalized medicine. 

2008 Best Practices Winners 

Al Gore at Navigenics Launch
New personal genomics service debuts in New York. 

Briefs 

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Patience, Persistence, and Payoff 
Genstruct counts on perseverance for systems biology success.

Mapping Points of Contact
MAPAS computer program spurs drug discovery efforts for neurological disease.

COMPUTATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OpenEye Views SAMPL as Molecular Modeling Stimulus
Popular debut for predictive scientific challenge for industry, academic groups.

IT/WORKFLOW
Banking on Personalized Medicine
Harvard, Coriell biorepositories are models for the increasing role in facilitating translational medicine. 

PointCross Takes Aim at Life Sciences
Orchestra platform could help pharma and biotech clients sing a new tune. .

CLINICAL RESEARCH
Trials for the Online Community
Matchmaker Inspire connects clinical trials with interested volunteers.

Supply Chain Study Findings
Global trials call for increased speed and accuracy in the supply chain.

IN EVERY ISSUE
First Base: GenBank Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Brenner, Venter and others applaud sequence database.

Russell Transcript: FDA Warms to Pathway Tool Use
Agency turns to tools to help facilitate the Voluntary Exploratory Data Submissions program.

Web Extra: Frederico Goodsaid Remarks

New Products 

 

 

 

White Papers & Special Reports

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Life Science Webcasts & Podcasts

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Enabling Translational Research Informatics

Learn about the challenges facing life sciences research labs to manage their translational research data:

  • The trends for organizations to adopt informatics solutions for translational research.
  • The unique requirements with managing complex data and workflow.
  • What labs should consider when reviewing informatics solutions for translational research.
  • Which life sciences research organizations are successfully adopting an informatics solution.

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Job Openings

Assistant Editor (Science Writer)~Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), Needham, MA, 
Cambridge Healthtech Institute seeks an assistant editor (science writer) who is an ambitious, dependable journalist who can fulfill a range of writing and editorial duties for a series of eNewsletters covering various aspects of the biopharmaceutical industry in addition to CHI’s flagship publication, Bio-IT World magazine.  This is a superb opportunity to make important contributions to the growth and success of a multimedia science publishing group, while gaining invaluable experience in multiple facets of the publishing industry.   Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, including 3 writing samples (attached in Word or PDF format), salary history or requirements, and resume to kdavies@healthtech.com. 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: IT Business Analyst III
The Hutchinson Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Through our Tumor Research Initiative, we are finding new ways to detect tumors at an early stage.  We are presently seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to assess technology needs for the Tumor Research Initiative, and to identify and design improvements to computer based systems.  For more information please visit www.fhcrc.org and search for Job# AD-21465

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