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ECCRT and IDDI establish partnership for continuous development of IDDI global team members
Sep 9, 2020, 09:46 AM by Michael CroftLOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, BELGIUM - Sep 9, 2020 - European Centre for Clinical Research Training (ECCRT) has been selected as a premium provider for continuous online learning by IDDI, a BIOSTATISTICAL AND ECLINICAL SERVICES provider for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companiesFull story -
Beyond the Rule of 5: Vastly Expanding Targetable Drugs
Sep 9, 2020, 07:20 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | At the Drug Discovery Chemistry Virtual conference, researchers from industry and academia provide a glimpse into the expanse of pharmaceuticals available beyond Lipinski’s Rule of 5, an endeavor that will hopefully enable the development of much more specific agents with vastly expanded targetable options.Full story -
Lifebit Appoints General Manager to Spearhead Global Expansion
Sep 8, 2020, 15:11 PM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Sep 8, 2020 - Lifebit Biotech announced today the appointment of Frank Seo, who joins the company as General ManagerFull story -
Computational Tool Could Improve Clinical Success Rate Of Drugs
Sep 8, 2020, 13:10 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World A newly developed translatable components regression (TransComp-R) model, developed by researchers from Purdue University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), recently identified an overlooked biological mechanism possibly responsible for resistance to the drug infliximab commonly prescribed to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).Full story -
DIASORIN AND MEMED PARTNER TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE NOVEL HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE BASED DIAGNOSTICS SOLUTION
Sep 8, 2020, 04:57 AM by Michael CroftSALUGGIA, ITALY AND HAIFA, ISRAEL - Sep 8, 2020 - DiaSorin (FTSE MIB: DIA) and MeMed have announced today the creation of a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of a novel, host-protein signature-based assayFull story -
First-class Chelating Agents Covering Full Range Are Available at CD Bioparticles
Sep 7, 2020, 02:06 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Sep 9, 2020 - Chelating agents are chemical compounds that react with metal ions to form a stable, water-soluble complexFull story -
Creative Biolabs Introduces One-Stop CAR-T Preclinical In Vivo Assay Services
Sep 6, 2020, 23:56 PM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Sep 7, 2020 - Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy represents the culmination of research in both immunology and oncology fieldsFull story -
Mouse Models, Machine Learning, Triggering Proteins: COVID-19 Updates
Sep 4, 2020, 04:25 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World A potential new screening approach, improving immune response to vaccines, new mouse models of SARS-CoV-2, exploring ACE2 receptor activity, a protein that may trigger blood clots, the importance of placenta tissue, hopeful signs that a single vaccine can do the job, and a bioengineering technique to boost production of proteins that prompt antibody development. Plus, machine learning to help identify drug combinations that can be repurposed as potential therapies.Full story -
Biofourmis Closes $100 Million Series C Funding Round Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Accelerate U.S. and Global Expansion
Sep 3, 2020, 16:15 PM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA - Sep 3, 2020 - Biofourmis, a fast-growing global leader in digital therapeutics that powers personalized predictive care, has announced the completion of a $100 million Series C financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2,[1] with participation by existing investors Openspace Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sequoia Capital and EDBIFull story -
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb to address industry on sustainable innovation at CPhI Festival of Pharma
Sep 3, 2020, 07:54 AM by Michael CroftAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - Sep 3, 2020 - : CPhI Festival of Pharma (5-16 October, 2020), the worlds largest ever virtual pharma expo, unveils its ground-breaking two-week long agendaFull story -
Phil Baran on the Quest to Make Chemistry Boring Again
Sep 3, 2020, 01:10 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Phil Baran of Scripps Research is dedicated to simplifying chemical synthesis, not to create techniques that are “gimmicky” but will instead become the standard processes of the future. Maybe, “fifty years from now,” he predicts, “we’ll look back in curiosity at chemists of our age who had stages in their syntheses instead of making everything in 1-3 steps.”Full story -
Truth Challenge v2: Latest Challenge Results From Genome In A Bottle
Sep 2, 2020, 13:30 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World PrecisionFDA and The Genome in a Bottle (GIAB) consortium have announced the results of the Truth Challenge V2: Calling Variants from Short and Long Reads in Difficult-to-Map Regions such as segmental duplications, and the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC).Full story -
Senior team at healthcare agency Page & Page become Partners
Sep 2, 2020, 10:53 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Sep 2, 2020 - Senior team at healthcare agency Page & Page become Partners Significant changes at Page & Page and Partners also include a new London office, a series of client wins and company growth during Covid London, UKxFull story -
AskBio Awarded £2m Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant to Help Reduce Barriers to Mainstream Gene Therapy Primary tabs
Sep 2, 2020, 05:23 AM by Michael CroftEDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - Sep 2, 2020 - Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a leading, clinical-stage gene therapy company dedicated to developing adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies for genetic disorders, announces the award of a £1Full story -
FamHis, Inc. Completes its Launch of the FamGenix Family Health History Platform
Sep 1, 2020, 14:33 PM by Michael CroftBOYNTON BEACH, FL - Sep 1, 2020 - FamHis, Inc. announces the completion and worldwide release of their next-generation family health history platform FamGenixFull story -
A Virtual Feast: A Preview of Bio-IT World 2020
Sep 1, 2020, 13:55 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | The 2020 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo Virtual includes three days full of content, networking, and interaction across 16 tracks, plenary session, workshops, posters, awards, and happy hours. And for the first time ever, many presentations will be available on demand after their first showing. We are already building our agenda.
CluePoints Joins Forces with Global Growth Investor Summit Partners to Expand Market Leadership Position in Risk-Based Quality Management
Sep 1, 2020, 11:08 AM
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LOUVAIN-LA-NUEVE, BELGIUM - Sep 1, 2020 - CluePoints S.A., a provider of Risk-Based Study Execution (RBx) and Data Quality Oversight software for clinical trials, today announced a minority investment from Summit Partners, a global growth equity investor with $21 billion in assets under management
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Racial Impacts of COVID-19, Neutralizing Antibodies, More
Aug 28, 2020, 10:05 AM
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Michael Croft
Bio-IT World | Racial segregation of COVID-19 is following HIV patterns, more data on neutralizing antibodies, four months of data from Italy's use of hydroxychloroquine, and a computer model for school launches. Plus, an award from the UK government for vaccine development.
CD Genomics Introduces Extended Panels for SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Research
Aug 28, 2020, 01:42 AM
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Michael Croft
SHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Aug 28, 2020 - CD Genomics, a leader in sequencing, microarray analysis, library construction and genotyping, recently announced availability of its CDAMP® SARS-CoV-2 Panel Kit, CDCAP® β-CoVs Panel Kit and CDCAP® Respiratory Virus Panel Kit for SARS-CoV-2 detection and research via its predesigend NGS panels
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UK Biobank Contracts With DNAnexus, AWS to Build Data Analysis Platform
Aug 26, 2020, 14:40 PM
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Michael Croft
Bio-IT World UK Biobank, a long-term study of health data from 500,000 UK volunteers, announced today that it is developing its own cloud-based Data Analysis Platform to make its extensive medical data available to a broader range of researchers around the world. Funding for the Data Analysis Platform has come from Wellcome, and it will be developed over the next three years by DNAnexus in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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