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WCG’s WIRB-Copernicus IRB Announces New Program to Facilitate IRB Review of Research Protocols for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Vaccines and Therapies
Mar 6, 2020, 18:45 PM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - Mar 6, 2020 - WIRB-Copernicus IRB, the industry leader and gold standard in ethical and regulatory human research oversight, today announced a new program to support initiation of protocols associated with mitigating the global spread of coronavirusFull story -
ORNL Team Enlists World’s Fastest Supercomputer to Combat the Coronavirus
Mar 5, 2020, 12:37 PM by Michael CroftOAK RIDGE, TN - Mar 5, 2020 - Researchers at the US Department of Energys (DOEs) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used the worlds most powerful and smartest supercomputer, the IBM AC922 Summit, to identify 77 small-molecule drug compounds that might warrant further study in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 disease outbreakFull story -
Navigating The Road To The Future In Life Sciences
Mar 5, 2020, 08:05 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Contributed Commentary | The pharma industry is at crossroad, where pricing pressures, focus on outcomes, complex drug portfolios and a challenging regulatory environment cast a shadow over it. However, these challenges also bring with them the opportunity to transform.
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BOC Sciences Supplies Four Top Class Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs): Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin and Valrubicin for Cancer Treatment
Mar 4, 2020, 22:22 PM by Michael CroftLONG ISLAND CITY, NY, UNITED STATES - Mar 5, 2020 - The world's leading chemical vendor BOC Sciences started to supply top class active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients for drug formulation purposes years ago, aiming to provide an integrated, one-stop solution for large pharmaceutical companies that has outsourcing needsFull story -
Together, Doctors And AI Can Process “Helluvabytes” Of Data
Mar 4, 2020, 12:45 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Data is the most valuable resource on the market today, and there’s a lot of it. When it comes to processing health data, the solution may be neural networks. Not AI to replace doctors, says Eric Topol, but AI to empower doctors.
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Beijing University of Chinese Medicine collaborates with Elsevier to launch first branch of traditional Chinese medicine taxonomy
Mar 4, 2020, 12:21 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Mar 4, 2020 - Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics, specializing in science and health, launched the first branch of its Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) taxonomy in collaboration with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), a leader in the field of TCM research and medical treatmentFull story -
Signant Health Appoints Ian Jennings as Chief Commercial Officer
Mar 4, 2020, 09:32 AM by Michael CroftPHILADELPHIA, PA - Mar 4, 2020 - Ian brings 30 years of commercial technology experience in the life sciences industry, with a proven track record of developing and leading successful sales and marketing teams in clinical and healthcare innovationFull story -
Liu Named 2020 Benjamin Franklin Award Laureate
Mar 3, 2020, 13:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health’s Xiaole Shirley Liu has been named the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Award Laureate, Bioinformatics.org announced today.
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New Multiplex mode for ZEISS Airyscan 2 enables fast and gentle confocal microscopy
Mar 3, 2020, 12:15 PM by Michael CroftJENA, GERMANY - Mar 3, 2020 - The new Multiplex mode for ZEISS Airyscan 2 delivers more information in less time. Smart illumination and detection schemes allow parallel pixel acquisition for fast and gentle confocal microscopyFull story -
MR Solutions’ dry magnet MRI system for molecular imaging on display at EMIM 2020
Mar 3, 2020, 10:12 AM by Michael CroftGUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Mar 3, 2020 - MR Solutions will be displaying its latest dry magnet 3T to 9.4T preclinical, multi-modality MRI (with PET or SPECT) and new benchtop PET/CT systems to the imaging science community at the 15th European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM 2020) on March 24 – 27, 2020 in Thessaloniki, GreeceFull story -
WCG CenterWatch iConnect Selected as Patient Recruitment Management System for The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Clinical Study Matching Tool, Fox Trial Finder
Mar 3, 2020, 09:15 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - Mar 3, 2020 - WCG, the world's leading provider of solutions that measurably improve the quality and efficiency of clinical trials, today announced that The Michael JFull story -
BioIVT Now Provides Same-day Delivery of Fresh Leukopaks and Immune Cell Products in the UK and Overnight to EU Locations
Mar 3, 2020, 08:13 AM by Michael CroftWESTBURY, NY - Mar 3, 2020 - BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, announced that it is now providing same-day delivery of fresh blood, LEUKOMAX® leukopaks and buffy coats from normal and disease-state donors to cell and gene therapy researchers in the UKFull story -
COVID-19 could be identified in minutes via mobile technology
Mar 2, 2020, 14:04 PM by Michael CroftAUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Mar 3, 2020 - Fast testing during viral outbreaks, such as the current COVID-19, could assist to prevent its spread, saving lives and moneyFull story -
Hints On Data Storage And Transport From High Energy Physics
Mar 2, 2020, 14:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | It may be surprising that with a PhD in biochemistry, Brigitte Raumann spends a lot of time these days considering data storage and transport in high energy physics and astronomy. But that also puts her in the perfect position to recognize some of the lessons from those disciplines that the life sciences can pick up.
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Olaris Announces Findings from Exploratory Analysis of Biomarkers that Predict Patient Responsiveness to Trastuzumab Therapy
Mar 2, 2020, 08:36 AM by Michael CroftWALTHAM, MA, UNITED STATES - Mar 2, 2020 - Olaris, a precision medicine company that is working to fundamentally change how diseases are treated, today announced the findings from its exploratory analysis of biomarkers of response (BoR) that predict whether a HER2-positive (Her2+) metastatic breast cancer patient will respond to Herceptin® (trastuzumab) therapyFull story -
Solentim names Mark Truesdale as new CEO
Mar 2, 2020, 04:52 AM by Michael CroftBOURNEMOUTH, UK - Mar 2, 2020 - Solentim, the global leader in cell line development instrumentation, today announced that Dr Mark Truesdale has been appointed to the position of CEOFull story -
Legit™ Unveils A New Collaboration Software For Life Sciences
Feb 28, 2020, 09:55 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Feb 28, 2020 - Legit, the leading life sciences collaboration platform, announced today the launch of their new collaboration software geared towards the life sciencesFull story -
Alfa Chemistry Introduced Functionalized Nanomaterials
Feb 27, 2020, 22:16 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY - Feb 28, 2020 - On February 20, 2020, Alfa Chemistry announced to introduce a wide range of functionalized nanomaterials to meet the increasing demand from their global customersFull story -
MGI Announces $100 Genome; Illumina Files Patent Suit
Feb 27, 2020, 18:25 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World MGI got some attention with its presentation this week of the $100 genome. Among the feedback, a patent infringement suit from Illumina relating to the “CoolMPS” sequencing products.Full story -
Menarini Silicon Biosystems To Announce New Solutions for Advancing Liquid Biopsy in Clinical Research
Feb 27, 2020, 12:32 PM by Michael CroftBOLOGNA, ITALY AND HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA - Feb 27, 2020 - Menarini Silicon Biosystems, the pioneer of liquid biopsy and rare cell technologies, announced today that it is developing several new products that could help advance precision medicine research by expanding the capabilities and applications of its CELLSEARCH and DEPArray technologies, for rare cells isolation and single cell analysisFull story