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Healthy Gut Microbiome Reference Database Initiated
Nov 6, 2019, 06:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | A group of researchers describe an initial baseline healthy gut microbiome reference database and put forth a prototype reporting template. The goal behind the work is to map the healthy gut microbiome so that they and other researchers can use the data to develop disease-specific prediction models.
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X4 Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1b Clinical Trial of Mavorixafor for the Treatment of Severe Congenital Neutropenia
Nov 5, 2019, 10:16 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Nov 5, 2019 - X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: XFOR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced the initiation of a Phase 1b clinical trial of mavorixafor (X4P-001) for the treatment of Severe Congenital Neutropenia (SCN), a group of rare blood disorders characterized by abnormally low levels of neutrophilsFull story -
Microway Showcases NVIDIA® DGX-2™ AI System at GTC DC 2019
Nov 4, 2019, 13:12 PM by Michael CroftPLYMOUTH, MA, UNITED STATES - Nov 4, 2019 - Microway, a leading provider of computational clusters, servers, and workstations for HPC and AI, announces the NVIDIA® DGX-2 system will be showcased in Microways booth at the GPU Technology Conference 2019, November 4th – 6th in Washington, DFull story -
LetsGetChecked Appoints Leading Healthcare Innovator Sasha Khursheed Said as Senior Vice President of Revenue
Nov 4, 2019, 12:48 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Nov 5, 2019 - New York - LetsGetChecked, a leading direct-to-consumer at-home health testing company, today announced the appointment of Sasha Khursheed Said as Senior Vice President of RevenueFull story -
BetterPT and PromptEMR Partner to Provide Industry-First, End-to-End Management Solution for Physical Therapy Practices
Nov 4, 2019, 12:18 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Oct 29, 2019 - New York – October 29, 2019 - BetterPT, an integrated healthcare technology platform company providing end-to-end digital connectivity between physical therapists (PT), patients, and physicians, and PromptEMR, a fully integrated enterprise solution to manage outpatient PT clinics, today announced a partnership to launch a first of its kind, turnkey business management system for PT clinicsFull story -
LetsGetChecked Appoints Healthcare Industry Veteran Troy Cox to Board of Directors
Nov 4, 2019, 11:59 AM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Nov 4, 2019 - New York- LetsGetChecked, a leading direct-to-consumer at-home health testing company, today announced the appointment of Troy Cox to its Board of DirectorsFull story -
X4 Pharmaceuticals Appoints Derek Meisner, J.D., as General Counsel
Nov 4, 2019, 09:34 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Nov 4, 2019 - X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: XFOR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Derek Meisner, JFull story -
Shimmer Receives CE Certification for its ECGmd Holter Monitor Electrocardiograph
Nov 4, 2019, 08:04 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA - Nov 4, 2019 - Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable technology for research applications, today announced that ECGmd – its five-wire, four-lead holter monitor electrocardiograph (ECG) – is now a CE certified, Class IIa medical device under the Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC)Full story -
Microsoft + The Jackson Laboratory Using AI To Fight Cancer
Oct 31, 2019, 13:06 PM by Michael CroftThe AI Blog | Jackson Lab is using AI from Project Hanover to find the most relevant cancer-related info from the thousands of research papers published each day.Full story -
PetaGene, AstraZeneca, QIAGEN, and More: News From October 2019
Oct 31, 2019, 10:50 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | October featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including PetaGene, AstraZeneca, QIAGEN, and more.
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s puresu single-use tube assemblies offer reliable, sterile, customisable solutions for bioprocessing
Oct 31, 2019, 06:24 AM by Michael CroftFALMOUTH, UK - Oct 31, 2019 - Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces the expansion of its puresu® single-use range, providing a combination of components that are safe and easy-to-installFull story -
Creative BioMart Enhanced Its Protein Kinase Assay Service for Protein Research
Oct 31, 2019, 01:51 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Oct 31, 2019 - Creative BioMart, a global specialized CRO providing high quality protein analytical services to support research, manufacturing and clinical development of native and recombinant proteins, is glad to enhance its protein kinase assay service recently to help customers accelerate their discovery and to help explore new frontiers in biological scienceFull story -
Moving the Conversation from Cost to Value: VeraSci Offers New Approach to HEOR and HTA Consulting Led by Dr. Luca Pani
Oct 30, 2019, 16:50 PM by Michael CroftDURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES - Oct 28, 2019 - VeraSci, a leading provider of innovative scientific and technology services, announces the addition of a new service offering, Value Consulting, a HEOR and HTA consulting service line, addressing the emerging need to demonstrate the pharmacoeconomic value of novel therapies earlier in the development processFull story -
Winners of the 2019 President’s Startup Challenge Announced, as The Pistoia Alliance Looks to the Future
Oct 30, 2019, 12:56 PM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES - Oct 30, 2019 - The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, has announced the winners of the 2019 Presidents Startup Challenge at its annual member conference in BostonFull story -
Iceni Diagnostics appoints Chris Liggett to accelerate route-to-market strategy
Oct 30, 2019, 11:34 AM by Michael CroftNORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - Oct 31, 2019 - As Iceni Diagnostics, developer of glycoscience-based diagnostics, therapies and vaccines, moves closer to market it has appointed Chris Liggett, business strategist and new product development specialist, to support its commercial operationsFull story -
Optibrium Announce the Release of StarDrop™ 6.6
Oct 30, 2019, 05:21 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Oct 30, 2019 - Optibrium, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the introduction of StarDrop 6Full story -
Compound Screening Platform Is Launched by BOC Sciences for Drug Discovery Research
Oct 29, 2019, 21:38 PM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, NY, UNITED STATES - Oct 30, 2019 - With unceasing steps in the field of drug discovery, BOC Sciences, primarily known as an industry-leading chemical vendor, recently launches an efficient, economical and systematic one-stop compound screening platform, in a hope to fulfill the clients demand in drug R&DFull story -
Seqster Licenses SRP to La Jolla Institute of Immunology for Asthma Study
Oct 29, 2019, 18:05 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Seqster has signed a 3-year licensing deal and partnership with La Jolla Institute of Immunology (LJI) to support the execution of a $6.9 million Asthma study.Full story -
MGI Launches Benchtop Sequencing Laboratory And Automation Products
Oct 29, 2019, 16:10 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Last week MGI released its new one-stop sequencing solution, including the portable “express” sequencing system DNBSEQ E series, the modular “digital biolab” DNBelab D series for use with the sequencing system, and the new DNBelab C series, a handheld single-cell laboratory.Full story -
Diagnostics Industry Veteran Dr. Frédéric Sweeney Joins MeMed as Chief Business Development Officer
Oct 29, 2019, 12:25 PM by Michael CroftHAIFA, ISRAEL - Oct 29, 2019 - MeMed Ltd., a leader in host response-based diagnostic solutions, today announced the addition of DrFull story