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IDBS expands operations in India to capitalize on R&D growth
Dec 10, 2019, 05:21 AM by Michael CroftGUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Dec 10, 2019 - IDBS, a software informatics solution provider for biotech and pharma, has expanded its global reach in India and made two strategic hires in the regionFull story -
Clockwork: Scientists Tinker with the Inner Workings of Circadian Rhythm
Dec 9, 2019, 11:15 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | The human clock is increasingly being thrown off-kilter by our modern lifestyles—TVs in bedrooms, electronic books in bed, smartphones sitting on nightstands. These types of technologies, and other disruptors like jet lag or third shift work, can wreak havoc on our bodily rhythm and, along with it, bodily processes. Circadian dysfunction has been linked to a higher risk of health issues like obesity, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Enter circadian rhythm research.
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PHARMASEAL Scoops its First Industry Award as Best Start-Up of the Year At Medilink East Midlands Business Awards 2019
Dec 9, 2019, 11:04 AM by Michael CroftNOTTINGHAM, UK - Dec 9, 2019 - PHARMASEAL, a new provider of clinical trial management and governance solutions to enter the market, announces that is has won Start-Up of the Year in the 2019 Medilink East Midlands Business AwardsFull story -
Prodigious Reimbursements on Advanced Detectors Creating Conducive Environment for a-Si X-ray Flat Panel Detectors Market, finds Fact.MR
Dec 9, 2019, 08:33 AM by Michael CroftDUBLIN, IRELAND - Dec 9, 2019 - High productivity ensured by digital a-Si x-ray flat panel detectors over analogue ones is encouraging medical professionals to switch to these novel devicesFull story -
Iceni Diagnostics researcher sheds light on glycogen with fluorescent probe
Dec 9, 2019, 06:19 AM by Michael CroftNORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - Dec 9, 2019 - Glucose provides the energy for life and is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles. Gaia Fancellu, of Iceni Diagnostics, is using fluorescent probe technology to better understand the structure and metabolism of glycogen – the bodys sugar storage materialFull story -
Asia-wide Genome Mapping Project Reveals Insights Into Asian Ancestry, Genetic Diversity
Dec 6, 2019, 08:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | In their first study reported in Nature this week, the GenomeAsia 100K consortium analyzed the genomes of 1,739 people, which represents the widest coverage of genetic diversity in Asia to date.
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Scilligence and Certara Partner to Improve Client’s Data Analysis and Visualization
Dec 5, 2019, 15:07 PM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Dec 5, 2019 - Scilligence, an innovation leader of unified informatics platform for biologics and small molecules drug R&D, has partnered with Certara to enable advanced data analysis and visualization capabilitiesFull story -
CluePoints’ Risk-Based Quality Management Software Wins Best Technological Development in Clinical Trials at SCRIP Awards 2019
Dec 5, 2019, 10:46 AM by Michael CroftKING OF PRUSSIA, PA - Dec 5, 2019 - CluePoints, the premier provider of Risk-Based Study Execution (RBx) and Risk-Based Quality Management Software for clinical trials, today announced that it has been awarded best technological development in clinical trials in the 2019 Scrip AwardsFull story -
To Advance Polygenic Risk Scores, Large Studies Need Better Genotyping Tools
Dec 5, 2019, 07:45 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Contributed Commentary | A decade ago, the concept of a polygenic risk score had not even been cited in a genomics publication. Today, it’s almost impossible to pick up a human genetics journal or attend a conference without hearing about these new biomarkers.
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VeraSci's Innovation Lab Launches Wearable Technology Validation Study
Dec 4, 2019, 14:50 PM by Michael CroftDURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES - Dec 4, 2019 - VeraSci's Innovation Lab led by Dr. Alexandra Atkins has begun evaluating the ease of use, sensitivity, and reliability of two industry-grade wearable devices for the real-time capture of gait and actigraphy measuresxFull story -
The Nose Knows: Developing Artificial Intelligence Sniffers
Dec 4, 2019, 10:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | When you think of artificial intelligence, what comes to mind? A computer brain? Computer vision? Auditory language processing? What about smell? It’s an area of research IBM is busy exploring.
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FDA Awards DNAnexus with Five-Year, $20 Million Contract to Power precisionFDA Collaborative Omics Environment in the Cloud
Dec 3, 2019, 13:14 PM by Michael CroftMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES - Dec 3, 2019 - DNAnexus, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Omics Technology, today announced that the UFull story -
Absolute Antibody Partners with the Recombinant Antibody Network to Facilitate Access to Engineered Recombinant Antibodies
Dec 3, 2019, 10:17 AM by Michael CroftREDCAR, UNITED KINGDOM - Dec 3, 2019 - Absolute Antibody Ltd., an industry-leading provider of recombinant antibody products and services, today announced a partnership with the Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium of three expert centers at the University of Chicago, University of Toronto, and UC San Francisco (UCSF) with a common goal to generate recombinant antibodies at a proteome-wide scaleFull story -
Metrion Biosciences and LifeArc extend ion channel drug discovery collaboration to accelerate neuroscience-focused research
Dec 3, 2019, 07:47 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE AND LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Dec 3, 2019 - Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK independent medical research charity, today announced an extension of their neuroscience-focused ion channel drug discovery collaboration, following the success of the initial twelve-month agreementFull story -
Hypha Discovery announces “One-Stop Metabolite Shop” solution to support pharmaceutical and agrochemical R&D
Dec 3, 2019, 05:22 AM by Michael CroftSLOUGH, UK - Dec 3, 2019 - Hypha Discovery Limited, a leading specialist CRO, has launched its One-Stop Metabolite Shop to provide a complete solution for provision of small molecule drug metabolites to pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies worldwideFull story -
Benchling: Enabling the Next Generation of Data and Workflow Tracking
Dec 2, 2019, 10:35 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Benchling’s value proposition is easy to see. For researchers—whether in an academic lab, small biotech, or big pharma—keeping track of research using paper lab notebooks, email, and spreadsheets is cumbersome and inefficient. But the challenges to science are much bigger than just misplaced notes or forgotten results. The real value, says Saji Wickramasekara, comes from enabling a new level of collaboration and data provenance.Full story -
TrialScope Launches Clinical Trials Website for EMD Serono
Dec 2, 2019, 09:31 AM by Michael CroftJERSEY CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES - Dec 2, 2019 - TrialScope, the global leader in clinical trial transparency and disclosure compliance solutions, has worked with EMD Serono, the North American branch of the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to launch a new website, https://clinicaltrialsFull story -
One Nucleus announces finalists of the BioNewsRound Award
Nov 28, 2019, 06:24 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Nov 28, 2019 - One Nucleus reveals the finalists of its annual BioNewsRound Award, recognising life science companies that have announced exciting developments for patients and the sectorFull story -
Creative Peptides Provides Photo Cross Linkers for Custom Labeling in Peptide Modification
Nov 27, 2019, 22:22 PM by Michael CroftNY, NY, UNITED STATES - Nov 28, 2019 - The global leading peptide supplier Creative Peptides announces to release a product line of photo cross linkers for researchers who are engaged with custom labeling, peptide bioconjugation as well as peptide modificationFull story -
Enzymes for Cancer Treatment Manufactured by Creative Enzymes Have Set New Pace for Medical Science
Nov 27, 2019, 22:08 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY - Nov 28, 2019 - Creative Enzymes, a cutting-edge enzyme product and service provider based in NY, USA, has recently published enzymes for cancer treatment to help scientists in the area of medicineFull story