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Oxford Genetics signs major supply and licensing agreement for CRISPR engineered mammalian cell lines
Aug 7, 2018, 09:35 AM by Michael CroftOXFORD, UK - Aug 7, 2018 - Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, has secured a multi-million pound contract with a leading multi-billion dollar global ecommerce provider of reagents and tools to the research and clinical communityFull story -
Prototypes Of China’s Exascale Supercomputers Point To Some New Realities
Aug 6, 2018, 12:18 PM by Michael CroftTOP500 | Two prototypes of China's initial batch of exascale supercomputers are now up and running according to local news reports. And neither of them appears to be based on x86 technology.Full story -
Bluebird, Regeneron Team Up To Make Cell Therapies For Cancer
Aug 6, 2018, 08:13 AM by Michael CroftXconomy | Regeneron and Bluebird have struck a wide-ranging deal to broaden the reach of their respective cancer immunotherapy work, inking a deal to develop multiple cell therapies together.Full story -
Denial And Data Science: How You Must Change Your Thinking To Work In A Data Driven Environment
Aug 3, 2018, 08:25 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | At the 2018 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, we dedicated a plenary session to a panel discussion on data science. Wanting to offer the conversation to our community, we asked Samantha G. Zeitlin about the optimal environment to grow data science, the skillsets necessary in the data science industry, and more.
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World’s first hand-held infrared devices for COPD and other conditions to be produced following Glyconics agreement with Spectrolytic
Aug 3, 2018, 05:00 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Aug 3, 2018 - A hand-held device that would give early warning of acute events, and so avoid the hospitalisation of thousands of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is to go into production ahead of clinical trialsFull story -
Ashfield Healthcare Communications to open office in Manchester
Aug 3, 2018, 04:27 AM by Michael CroftNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - Jul 31, 2018 - Ashfield Healthcare Communications, a global micro network of connected agencies, part of UDG Healthcare plc, is set to expand its business further by opening an office in the heart of Manchester, UKFull story -
Precision Communication For Precision Medicine: How NIH’s All Of Us Is Tackling Patient Recruitment
Aug 2, 2018, 10:59 AM by Michael CroftClinical Informatics News | In May, the National Institutes of Health launched national open enrollment for their All of Us Research Program. Now, the precision medicine is looking to make a difference in their approach to outreach.Full story -
Recipharm launches standalone serialisation service
Aug 1, 2018, 09:51 AM by Michael CroftSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Aug 1, 2018 - Recipharm, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has announced the launch of its standalone serialisation service ahead of the introduction of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)The new service is designed to offer pharmaceutical companies access to Recipharms serialisation capabilities as a standalone service due to increasing concerns that many will not be ready for the February 2019 compliance deadlineFull story -
ALBUMEDIX ANNOUNCES EVALUATION AGREEMENT WITH A TOP PHARMA COLLABORATOR
Aug 1, 2018, 04:27 AM by Michael CroftNOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - Aug 1, 2018 - Nottingham, UK, August 1st – Novartis and Albumedix Ltd. (Albumedix) have entered into an agreement to evaluate the development of several first-in-class therapeutics using Albumedixs Veltis® technology platform and associated technologiesFull story -
Quartzy Brings Free Shipping to Over 3 Million In-Demand Life Science Products
Jul 31, 2018, 13:53 PM by Michael CroftPALO ALTO, CA, US - Jul 31, 2018 - Quartzy, the only free online laboratory supply management and ordering platform, announced today its plan to help labs across the United States save even more on supply shipments with free standard shipping for all orders over $99Full story -
Zenith Technologies Surveys Pharma Industry on Digital Technology Investment Trends
Jul 31, 2018, 11:55 AM by Michael CroftBLUE BELL, PA, UNITED KINGDOM - Jul 31, 2018 - Zenith Technologies, a world leader in delivering manufacturing software to the life sciences industry, has released its first survey on digital technology trends in the pharma industryFull story -
ChargePoint Technology appoints business development manager for EMEIA
Jul 31, 2018, 03:48 AM by Michael CroftNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - Jul 30, 2018 - Powder containment and aseptic transfer valve specialist, ChargePoint Technology has appointed Andrew McCreadie as their new business development manager for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA)Full story -
Quartzy, ACD/Labs, Eli Lilly, And More: News From July 2018
Jul 30, 2018, 14:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | July featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Quartzy, ACD/Labs, Eli Lilly, and more.
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Marianne K. Henderson, Senior Advisor on Biobanking, Joins the Scientific Advisory Board of CloudLIMS
Jul 30, 2018, 06:39 AM by Michael CroftWILMINGTON, DE, US - Jul 30, 2018 - CloudLIMS, a Laboratory Information Management company specialized in offering data management solutions for biorepositories, today announced that MsFull story -
What AI Professionals Worry About As AI Clears The Hype Curve
Jul 26, 2018, 14:15 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | When it comes to a hype curve, AI is coasting along it. This spring, Bio-IT World surveyed 124 professionals from pharma, biotech, academia, and more about the biggest opportunities and concerns associated with AI.
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Certara Experts Highlight Quantitative Systems Pharmacology’s Role in First-in-Human Clinical Trials
Jul 26, 2018, 08:25 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - Jul 26, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market access and real-world evidence services, announced today that Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics has published its Letter to the Editor describing the important role that quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) can play in defining dosing criteria for first-in-human (FIH) clinical trials,1 together with the European Medicines Agencys (EMAs) responseFull story -
DOULIX launches new DNA assembly tool perfect for iGEM students
Jul 26, 2018, 06:36 AM by Michael CroftVENICE, ITALY - Jul 25, 2018 - DOULIX , the synthetic biology toolbox to design, analyse and synthesise biological systems, today announced the launch of its new DNA assembly tool, the MoCLO wizardFull story -
Equus Compute Solutions Introduces the WHITEBOX OPEN™ R2660 Servers
Jul 25, 2018, 16:05 PM by Michael CroftEDINA, MN, UNITED STATES - Jul 25, 2018 - Equus Compute Solutions announces the release of its WHITEBOX OPEN R2660 and R2660 NVME servers, part of the Equus portfolio of custom cost-optimized open-hardware server and storage platformsFull story -
Quartzy Joins with Bioline, Biotium, and MP Biomedicals to Create the Most Diverse Digital Catalog of Lab Supplies in the Nation
Jul 25, 2018, 14:28 PM by Michael CroftPALO ALTO, CA, US - Jul 24, 2018 - Quartzy, the only free online laboratory supply management and ordering platform, announced today three new authorized distributor agreements with Bioline, Biotium, and MP Biomedicals, enabling Quartzys user base of more than 13,000 laboratories to procure these suppliers sought after products through the Quartzy ShopFull story -
23andMe Gets $300 Million Boost From GlaxoSmithKline To Develop New Drugs
Jul 25, 2018, 12:34 PM by Michael CroftForbes | GlaxoSmithKline, a London-based drug giant is partnering with 23andMe, the San Francisco genetics startup, to develop new medicines. The companies will split costs and profits equally, and Glaxo will make a $300 million investment in 23andMe. The collaboration will last four years.Full story