Special Report: Cloud Computing for Life Sciences
Introduction
The “C” Word
Warm Wellcome for Cloud Computing
Cycle Cloud’s Tour de Cloud
Pharma’s Early Cloud Adopters
Microsoft’s Azure Skies
Amylin, Amazon, and the Cloud
'Cloudy' Forecast for IBM’s ‘Smarter Planet’
Cloud Storage the ParaScale Way
Up Front
IlluminaCompute Unveiled at Bio-IT World Europe
Partnership between Illumina, Dell, and Isilon integrates next-gen sequencing.
Next-Gen Phred
Next-generation phred software squeezes more data from Illumina runs.
New Directions for BioIT Alliance
BioIT Alliance will transition to standards development organization.
The Art of Getting Acquired
Nothing Ventured | For biotechs, getting acquired means planning, not luck. By Toban Zolman
Solve the Big Problems First
Bush Doctrine | Drug makers’ biggest problem is not safety, but efficacy. By Ernie Bush
Sequencer Market Heats Up
Insights | Outlook | Insight Pharma survey shows Illumina leading the pack. By Ken Rubenstein
Briefs
Clinical Trials
Microsoft Life Science
Amalga Life Sciences gets up and running with an LS GPS.
Plateaus and Point Solutions
Oracle’s Patti Gaves discusses EDC and integration.
Computational Biology
Sequencing, Sequencing, Sequencing
BGI-Shenzhen tackles the cute, the edible, and pretty much everything else.
Computational Development
Schering-Plough’s Search for Biomarkers
The pharma has set up a biomarker discovery center in Singapore.
In Every Issue
Europe’s Bio-IT Community
First Base | The inaugural Bio-IT World Europe was a success. BY KEVIN DAVIES
Supplying the Genomics Gold Rush
The Russell Transcript | Beckman Coulter is betting on genomics services. BY JOHN RUSSELL
New Products