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Open Science Needs A Do-Over
May 6, 2019, 10:55 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | In his keynote presentation during opening ceremonies of the 18th Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, John Wilbanks, chief commons officer of Merck spinoff Sage Bionetworks, explained how the business of research has traditionally focused on producing academic papers, limiting the growth of scientific knowledge to "massive incrementalism" around a succession of magic-bullet solutions—microassays, human genome project, robotics and artificial intelligence and, most recently, open science.
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Rho Presenting During the 13th Clinical Trials Innovation Programme (CTIP) 2019 in Boston
May 3, 2019, 11:39 AM by Michael CroftDURHAM, NC - May 3, 2019 - Rho Presenting During the13th Clinical Trials Innovation Programme (CTIP) 2019 in Boston WHAT: Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO), will highlight its clinical trial expertise during the 13th Clinical Trials Innovation Programme (CTIP) 2019, taking place on May 7-8 in Boston, MassachusettsFull story -
Micro-Sphere announces partnership with PTM Consulting
May 3, 2019, 07:04 AM by Michael Croft, SWITZERLAND - May 3, 2019 - Switzerland-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Micro-Sphere has announced its partnership with PTM Consulting, a leading provider of risk management and process optimisation solutions for the life sciences industryFull story -
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group expands BioPure gasket range
May 2, 2019, 10:17 AM by Michael CroftFALMOUTH, UK - May 2, 2019 - Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces the launch of the expanded BioPure gasket range, using new materials to cover a wider range of applications to meet the high level of demand for consistent quality in bioprocessing componentsFull story -
Imagining A World On FHIR
May 2, 2019, 07:50 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Achieving the aims of value-based healthcare presumes the free flow of all kinds of data, something the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) draft standard is pushing towards.
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Rho Announces Grand Opening of New Headquarters Building in Research Triangle Park
May 1, 2019, 14:26 PM by Michael CroftWAKE FOREST, NC, UNITED STATES - May 2, 2019 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rho Announces Grand Opening of New Headquarters Building inResearch Triangle ParkCRO Celebrates Milestone with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full range of product development services, announced today the official opening of its new 159,000-square-foot headquarters building in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North CarolinaFull story -
Thermo Fisher Scientific, LifeArc, Pure Storage, & More: News From April 2019
May 1, 2019, 09:25 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | April featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Thermo Fisher Scientific, LifeArc, Pure Storage, and more.
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X4 Pharmaceuticals Appoints E. Lynne Kelley, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Apr 30, 2019, 17:48 PM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, MA - Apr 24, 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 EFull story -
BetterPT Secures $5M in Series A Financing
Apr 30, 2019, 15:00 PM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Apr 30, 2019 - BetterPT, a healthcare technology platform company providing end-to-end digital connectivity between physical therapists (PT), patients, and physicians, announced today it has completed a $5 million Series A round of financingFull story -
A Programmer Solved A 20-Year-Old, Forgotten Crypto Puzzle
Apr 30, 2019, 07:41 AM by Michael CroftWIRED | A self-taught coder dedicated a CPU core to performing continuous computations for three years to crack the puzzle, beating a competing team by mere days.Full story -
Sterling Pharma Solutions appoints new President US Operations
Apr 30, 2019, 06:42 AM by Michael CroftCARY, NC - Apr 30, 2019 - Global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Sterling Pharma Solutions has appointed DrFull story -
Michael J. Fox Foundation, 23andMe Launch Fox DEN
Apr 29, 2019, 17:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) and 23andMe today launched the Fox Insight Data Exploration Network (Fox DEN), the data access and analytics platform for Fox Insight, an online clinical study sponsored by MJFF.
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Avellino Labs Expands Medical Advisory Board with Internationally-Renown Ophthalmologists
Apr 29, 2019, 13:27 PM by Michael CroftMENLO PARK, CA - Apr 29, 2019 - Avellino Labs, global biotechnology and genetic science innovators, announced today that Eric Donnenfeld, MFull story -
CRF Bracket Launches New Visual Planning Module to Make SmartSupplies the Only Fully Integrated Technology for Forecasting, Planning and Inventory Management of Clinical Supplies
Apr 29, 2019, 09:59 AM by Michael CroftPLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - Apr 29, 2019 - CRF Bracket today announced the launch of a new Planning module added within SmartSupplies, already the industrys most comprehensive enterprise-wide technology to digitize the end-to-end clinical supply chainFull story -
Trends From The Trenches: 6 Themes (And A Few Observations)
Apr 29, 2019, 09:55 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | At his 2019 Trends from the Trenches address at the recent Bio-IT World Congress & Expo in Boston, BioTeam co-founder and senior director of infrastructure Chris Dagdigian shared his pearls of wisdom on the current state of scientific computing.
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BRITISH COMPANY, CLINITHINK, PART OF A COLLABORATION HELPING TO DIAGNOSE RARE DISEASE IN RECORD TIME
Apr 29, 2019, 04:38 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Apr 29, 2019 - A study published in Science Translational Medicine documents the role played by Clinithink's patented clinical natural language processing platform in delivering genetic diagnoses to neonatal and pediatric intensive care physicians in record breaking time A new study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, details the pioneering work undertaken by a collaboration led by Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, President and CEO of Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RGIGM)Full story -
BOC Sciences to Update Screening Libraries for Drug Discovery
Apr 29, 2019, 00:07 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Apr 23, 2019 - The New York- based chemical company BOC Sciences announces to upgrade its screening libraries for drug discovery effortsFull story -
Product Portfolio Recently Upgraded at BOC Sciences to Facilitate Pharmaceutical Research
Apr 28, 2019, 22:57 PM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, NY, UNITED STATES - Apr 29, 2019 - As a leading chemical vendor, BOC Sciences recently upgrades its product portfolio by adding four new productsFull story -
PacBio Launches Sequel II System
Apr 26, 2019, 15:20 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Pacific Biosciences has launched the Sequel II System. The system includes the new SMRT Cell 8M, as well as chemistry, instrument control software and the SMRT Link software package. Together, the latest product release further reduces project costs and timelines with approximately eight times the data output compared to the previous Sequel System, according to the company.
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Benjamin Franklin Award Winner Announced At #BioIT19
Apr 26, 2019, 09:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Eugene Koonin, senior investigator at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences during the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston.