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Nanosponges Soak Up Virus, AI Tracks Mutations: The Week’s COVID-19 Updates
Jun 19, 2020, 10:35 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Questions are being raised about interferon’s role in treating SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the likelihood that it could inhibit lung tissue healing. And a new AI tool could track changes in the genetic structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Plus more from this week’s COVID-19 news and research in the clinical research industry.Full story -
Illumina Acquires BlueBee, Data Analysis, Management
Jun 18, 2020, 08:40 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Illumina announced that it will acquire the Netherlands-based bioinformatics company, BlueBee yesterday evening, giving the sequencing company another in-house bioinformatics platform, this one focused on downstream data analysis, management and collaboration. Financial details were not disclosed.Full story -
Panthera Biopartners appoints Chris Dodd as Executive VP of Business Development – Oncology and CNS
Jun 17, 2020, 11:32 AM by Michael CroftPRESTON, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 17, 2020 - Independent clinical trial SMO (Site Management Organisation) Panthera Biopartners has appointed Chris Dodd as Executive VP of Business Development – Oncology and CNSFull story -
InSysBio to welcome its new team member Dr. Neil Benson
Jun 17, 2020, 10:54 AM by Michael CroftEDINBURGH, UK - Jun 17, 2020 - InSysBio, one of the worlds pioneers of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) modeling, is proud to announce its new team member DrFull story -
Follow the Money: $100M to DNAnexus, Investments in Machine-Learning for Drug Discovery, More
Jun 17, 2020, 08:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Big investments this past month in machine-learning driven drug discovery from insitro, and DNAnexus’s and cloud-based informatics platform. Vaccine funding for GreenLight Biosciences, boron drug delivery, and more of the latest funding updates from across life sciences, clinical trials, the diagnostics industries.
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Inspira Health Enables More Streamlined and Seamless Access to Care with Kyruus
Jun 16, 2020, 12:40 PM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES - Jun 16, 2020 - Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, today announced that Inspira Health, a leading non-profit health system serving patients across southern New Jersey, has chosen the company as a partner in its efforts to enhance consumer access and experienceFull story -
Watson-Marlow pumps now feature EtherNet/IP™ control
Jun 16, 2020, 05:32 AM by Michael CroftFALMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 16, 2020 -Full story- Industry 4.0 connectivity offers fast and easy access to pump data with EtherNet/IP. Enhanced network control allows pump users to improve process performance and reduce operating costs
- Gateway connectivity to third-party pressure and flow sensors
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NIH Launches Centralized National Enclave For COVID-19 Patient Data
Jun 15, 2020, 15:55 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World The National Institutes of Health has launched a centralized, secure enclave to store and study vast amounts of medical record data from people diagnosed with coronavirus disease across the country. It is part of an effort, called the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), to help scientists analyze these data to understand the disease and develop treatments. This effort aims to transform clinical information into knowledge urgently needed to study COVID-19, including health risk factors that indicate better or worse outcomes of the disease, and identify potentially effective treatments.Full story -
The Pistoia Alliance Launches Toolkit, Accelerates Implementation of FAIR Data Principles
Jun 15, 2020, 12:45 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World The Pistoia Alliance has launched a freely accessible toolkit to help companies implement the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) guiding principles for data management and stewardship. The project was funded by pharmaceutical and biotech companies including AstraZeneca, Bayer, Roche, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and AbbVie.Full story -
Alfa Chemistry Testing Lab Offers an Exclusive Section for Regulatory Resources
Jun 15, 2020, 01:57 AM by Michael CroftNY, NY, UNITED STATES - Jun 15, 2020 - Starting from last year, the professional analytical testing organization Alfa Chemistry Testing Lab has been adding resources to its website regarding rules and regulations on the broad spectrum of testing and analysis for companies and agencies in the industryFull story -
COVID-19’s Achilles’ Heel, Other News From the Bio-IT Community
Jun 12, 2020, 07:45 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | The Bio-IT community is continuing to adapt to their newfound role in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Recent updates include recent collaborations between organizations and universities, innovative modeling tools, and the discovery that the virus’ main protease may wind up being its Achilles’ heel.
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Creative Proteomics Launches Several Newly-developed Services for Protein Related Projects
Jun 11, 2020, 05:34 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY - Jun 11, 2020 - Creative Proteomics, a leading supplier in proteomics and metabolomics services, has recently released several proteomics services to researchersFull story -
Creative Enzymes Introduces Enzymes for Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Test to Help the Detection of COVID-19
Jun 11, 2020, 05:30 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY - Jun 12, 2020 - COVID-19 is a serious global infectious disease outbreak with nearly 6,800,000 cases and around 397,000 deaths worldwideFull story -
CD Genomics Releases Kits and Reagents for Coronavirus Research to Aid in COVID-19 Response
Jun 11, 2020, 05:24 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY - Jun 12, 2020 - COVID-19 is a serious global infectious disease outbreak with nearly 6,800,000 cases and around 397,000 deaths worldwideFull story -
The Pistoia Alliance Launches New Project to Help Life Sciences and Healthcare Realize the Value of Digital Health
Jun 11, 2020, 04:57 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA - Jun 9, 2020 - The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, today launched a new series of programs to help organizations collaborate on advancing the role of digital technology within life sciences R&D and healthcareFull story -
ArisGlobal Announces the All-New LifeSphere® Regulatory Platform, Bringing Game-Changing Efficiency to Regulatory Information Management
Jun 11, 2020, 03:01 AM by Michael CroftMIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES - Jun 8, 2020 - ArisGlobal, the leading provider of software that automates core drug development functions for over 300 global life sciences companies, today announced the launch of of LifeSphere® Regulatory, an all-new cloud platform that addresses the full end-to-end regulatory management process in a simple, unified suiteFull story -
Kyruus Secures $30 Million Investment from Francisco Partners
Jun 10, 2020, 10:40 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES - Jun 10, 2020 - Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, today announced that it has obtained $30 million in new funding from Francisco Partners, a leading global technology-focused private equity firm with extensive experience in healthcare ITFull story -
MilliporeSigma, 10x Genomics Launch New Option For CRISPR Research
Jun 10, 2020, 10:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | MilliporeSigma and 10x Genomics announced that they have developed a new option for biological experiments. The collaboration provides a linking of two innovative technologies: single cell transcriptomics and pooled CRISPR screening.
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Dotmatics receives ISO 9001:2015 certification for scientific informatics technology
Jun 10, 2020, 07:55 AM by Michael CroftBISHOP’S STORTFORD, UK - Jun 3, 2020 - Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced it has achieved certification to the internationally recognised standard ISO 9001:2015 for its quality management system (QMS)Full story -
Gendius kicks off funding round to further grow its market-leading smart diabetes management platform
Jun 9, 2020, 11:32 AM by Michael CroftMANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 9, 2020 -Full story- Intellin® is now the world's fastest-growing diabetes management app.
- It has seen rapid growth since the outbreak of Covid-19, with more than 10,000 downloads a week so far in May 2020x