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Cala Health Raises $50 Million Series C Funding
May 23, 2019, 18:56 PM by Michael CroftBURLINGAME, CA, UNITED STATES - May 21, 2019 - Cala Health, Inc., a bioelectronic medicine company developing wearable therapies for chronic disease, today announced it has completed a $50 million Series C financingFull story -
PROMINENT TECHNOLOGIST WILLIAM F. (BILL) STASIOR JOINS AVELLINO LABS EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
May 23, 2019, 16:36 PM by Michael CroftMENLO PARK, CA - May 23, 2019 - Avellino Labs, global biotechnology and genetic science innovators, announced today the addition of William FFull story -
Exploring The Species Near Us
May 23, 2019, 07:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University has written an engaging and absorbing account of his adventures in ecology, starting with field work in the remote rain forests of Costa Rica. Eventually he learned he could discover closer to home—and help students identify—previously unknown bacteria and insects in houses, including those living in showerheads and extremophiles living in freezers and ovens.
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TTS Pharma Limited announces closing of £10.3 million fundraising and new board appointment
May 23, 2019, 04:48 AM by Michael CroftLONDON AND LIVERPOOL, UK - May 23, 2019 -Full story- The completion of series B fundraise of £10.3 million
- The appointment of Paul Atherton as Chairman
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CD Genomics Announces Highly Accurate and Sensitive Genome Sequencing Services for Conducting a Genome-wide Analysis
May 22, 2019, 23:39 PM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - May 22, 2019 - SHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES – May 23, 2019 - CD Genomics, an expert in transcriptomics and next generation sequencing company, announces the technical escalation of its sequencing services, The updated or newly-developed service ranges include three: nanopore sequencing, mitochondrial genome sequencing, and whole plasmid sequencing, which are based on some of the most powerful platforms in this field with unrivaled accuracy and sensitivityFull story -
Adimab Team Accuses Prominent MIT Investigator Of Ripping Off Antibodies, Presenting Them As His Own
May 22, 2019, 08:55 AM by Michael CroftFull storyEndpoints News | In an opinion paper published yesterday, John Carroll at Endpoints News speaks with Adimab chief Tillman Gerngross and MIT investigator Ram Sasisekharan about Gerngross's recent allegations against Sasisekharan, claiming he has been ripping off the work of others in the antibody field and passing it off as his own design done in silico.
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Central Pharma partners with Veratrak to digitise supply chain operations
May 22, 2019, 07:52 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - May 22, 2019 - Veratrak, a UK-based software provider dedicated to transforming supply chains across the life science industry, has announced that contract packaging organisation (CPO) Central Pharma has selected its platform to help it achieve digitised end-to-end visibility of its supply chain and improve collaborationFull story -
Creative Biolabs Scholarship Worth $1,000 Available to Global College Students
May 22, 2019, 06:13 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY - May 22, 2019 - Creative Biolabs, a leading custom service provider in antibody production and engineering, launched its annual scholarship program, intended to subsidize worldwide college students with their research or further education in the biology or chemistry related fieldsFull story -
Mercia invests £2.0 million in transdermal drug delivery specialist, Medherant
May 21, 2019, 10:45 AM by Michael CroftCOVENTRY, UK - May 21, 2019 - Medherant Limited (Medherant), the clinical-stage developer of innovative transdermal delivery products for pain and CNS diseases using its unique TEPI Patch® technology, has today announced a new £2 million investmentFull story -
UKI2S and Innovate UK launch new £10m initiative to accelerate growth of early stage science and engineering companies
May 21, 2019, 06:08 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - May 21, 2019 - The £27m UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) and Innovate UK (IUK) have launched a joint initiative, the UKI2S Innovate AcceleratorFull story -
WCG to Lead Educational Session on Implementing the Revised Common Rule at AAHRPP Annual Conference
May 20, 2019, 11:30 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - May 20, 2019 - The WIRB-Copernicus Group® (WCG) announced today that David Borasky, MPH, CIP, its vice president, IRB Compliance will be leading an educational session on the revised Common Rule at the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, IncFull story -
Wasdell Group strengthens offering with Honeywood acquisition
May 20, 2019, 10:15 AM by Michael Croft- May 20, 2019 - The Wasdell Group (Wasdell), a leading outsourcing partner for companies in the pharmaceutical industry, has announced its acquisition of Honeywood Limited, a specialist manufacturer and packager located in Northampton, UKFull story -
DNAnexus Appoints Scott Gibson as Chief Financial Officer
May 20, 2019, 10:15 AM by Michael CroftMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES - May 20, 2019 - DNAnexus, Inc., the leader in biomedical informatics and data management, today announced the appointment of Scott Gibson as Chief Financial OfficerFull story -
DNAnexus Appoints David Fenstermacher as Vice President of Precision Medicine and Data Sciences
May 20, 2019, 10:12 AM by Michael CroftMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES - May 20, 2019 - DNAnexus, Inc., the leader in biomedical informatics and data management, today announced the appointment of David Fenstermacher, PhD, as Vice President of Precision Medicine and Data ServicesFull story -
New Math Model Could Impact The Study Of Rapidly Evolving Diseases
May 20, 2019, 09:45 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Researchers at Florida State University have developed a computational model with the potential to change the way researchers approach population genetics and the spread of diseases that evolve quickly in response to different environments.
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Shimmer President to Discuss the Optimal Use of Wearable Sensors in Clinical Trials at Body Sensor Networks 2019 Workshop
May 18, 2019, 22:28 PM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA - May 18, 2019 - Shimmer, a global leader in wearable technology for research applications, today announced that Geoff Gill, president of Shimmer Americas, will be presenting at the Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 19 pre-conference workshop entitled, Using mHealth Technology to Enable the Clinical Trial of the FutureFull story -
HPE Agrees to Buy Supercomputer Maker Cray for $1.4 Billion
May 17, 2019, 12:33 PM by Michael CroftBloomberg.com | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has agreed to buy U.S. supercomputer maker Cray Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.4 billion as the firm works to become more competitive in high-end computing.Full story -
A Bird's Eye View Of Data Consultancies
May 16, 2019, 12:35 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | During a panel discussion at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, three data science consultants came together to discuss the intricacies of the industry they so often work with.
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MDI Biological Laboratory Receives $18 Million for Biomedical Research and Training
May 16, 2019, 11:16 AM by Michael CroftBAR HARBOR, ME, UNITED STATES - May 16, 2019 - The MDI Biological Laboratory has received an award of nearly $18 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the renewal of a grant to strengthen biomedical research and research training in MaineFull story -
Lonza chooses Synpromics’ novel inducible promoter platform to manufacture biopharmaceuticals
May 16, 2019, 10:09 AM by Michael CroftEDINBURGH, UK - May 16, 2019 - Synpromics Ltd, the leader in gene control, and Lonza Pharma & Biotech announce a partnership for the commercialisation of a number of inducible promoters to improve the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticalsFull story