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The Pistoia Alliance Announces First Milestone in Unified Data Model (UDM) Project
Jul 2, 2018, 07:09 AM by Michael Croft- Jul 2, 2018 - Last year, Elsevier, donated its Unified Data Model (UDM) to The Pistoia Alliance. Since the donation, The Pistoia Alliance has been working with the project group – which includes members from BIOVIA, Elsevier, GSK, Novartis and Roche – to develop the model further, with the aim of publishing an open and freely available format for the storage and exchange of drug discovery dataFull story -
From Discovery To Trials In 18 Months: MD Anderson’s Therapeutics Discovery Team Approach
Jun 29, 2018, 08:10 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | At MD Anderson, the Therapeutics Discovery team aims to develop new treatment options for MD Anderson patients in a much faster way. Two studies published in Nature Medicine earlier this month support the approach, they say.
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BioIVT to Focus on the Application of In Vitro Hepatocyte Models in Toxicology Research at the North American ISSX Meeting
Jun 28, 2018, 15:06 PM by Michael CroftWESTBURY, NY - Jun 28, 2018 - BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug development, today announced that it will be participating in several sessions at the 22nd North American International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) MeetingFull story -
Helix Announces Expansion Of Its Executive Team, New Denver Office
Jun 28, 2018, 10:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Helix today announced a new CFO, CMO, and CPO, coupled with the acquisition of Denver-based HumanCode.
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FDA TO REVIEW AUSTRALIAN DRUG FOR GENETIC DISORDER OF ABSOLUTE LIGHT INTOLERANCE
Jun 27, 2018, 15:02 PM by Michael Croft, AUSTRALIA - Jun 27, 2018 - In a landmark case, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun a review of an innovative drug developed for patients who carry a rare genetic blood disorder known as erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)Full story -
Deloitte, PerkinElmer, iRODS, And More: News From June 2018
Jun 27, 2018, 11:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | June featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Deloitte, PerkinElmer, iRODS, and more.
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Italian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer and CMO, IBI Lorenzini, Selects TraceLink to Comply with Global Serialization Regulations
Jun 27, 2018, 09:37 AM by Michael Croft- Jun 27, 2018 -Full story
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Bioclinica Introduces Expanded and Enhanced ‘SMART’ Technology Suite Available with Medical Imaging, EDC and IRT Combined
Jun 26, 2018, 16:16 PM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ, US - Jun 25, 2018 - Bioclinica®, a global life sciences services provider that utilizes science and technology to bring clarity to clinical trials, today introduces its expanded and enhanced SMART technology suite available with Medical Imaging, Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Interactive Response Technology (IRT) combinedFull story -
DDN Announces A3I Solutions: Parallel Data Platforms For AI
Jun 26, 2018, 15:40 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | DataDirect Networks today announced a set of data platforms for artificial intelligence and deep learning. Engineered for the AI data center, DDN’s A3I solutions are optimized to handle the spectrum of AI activities concurrently from data ingest and preparation to training, validation and inference.
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MDI Biological Laboratory Receives $70,000 to Support Organoid Course
Jun 26, 2018, 11:51 AM by Michael CroftBAR HARBOR, ME, UNITED STATES - Jun 26, 2018 - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it received more than $70,000 in cash and in-kind awards for its inaugural Applications of Organoid Technology course, held May 27 through June 2 on the institutions Bar Harbor campusFull story -
Secure Exchange Solutions Selects Linguamatics NLP to Streamline Inefficiencies between Healthcare Payers and Providers
Jun 26, 2018, 10:35 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UK - Jun 26, 2018 - Linguamatics, the leading natural language processing (NLP) text analytics provider, and Secure Exchange Solutions (SES), a market leader in enabling the secure exchange of health information, today announced the selection of Linguamatics Health as the NLP platform for SES SPOT, a solution that, when combined with SES Fetch, streamlines clinical information exchange and automates the review processFull story -
Rho to Discuss Project Management Best Practices at DIA 2018
Jun 26, 2018, 09:15 AM by Michael CroftCHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Jun 21, 2018 - WHAT: Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO), will highlight its clinical trial expertise during the Drug Information Association (DIA) Annual Meeting, being held June 24-28 in BostonFull story -
New Cancer Target Identified for Albumin Enabled Anti-Cancer Therapeutics
Jun 26, 2018, 04:36 AM by Michael CroftAARHUS, DENMARK - Jun 26, 2018 - Aarhus University's Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Albumedix Ltd. (Albumedix) have entered into a strategic research collaboration to evaluate the transport properties of albumin for site-selective drug delivery into disease cells to ensure more efficient and safer treatment for patientsFull story -
Deep Learning Tool Empowers Biologists, Speeds Screening
Jun 25, 2018, 13:15 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Traditional high content screening is labor- and time-intensive, and many groups are working to apply deep learning to image analysis. Genedata worked with AstraZeneca to validate a deep learning workflow tool for biologists that can be “unsupervised”—it works without re-engineering across different assay types and settings.
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Orion Contract Manufacturing enters supply agreement with Peptonic Medical
Jun 25, 2018, 08:20 AM by Michael CroftESPOO, FINLAND - Jun 25, 2018 - Global contract manufacturing organisation, Orion Contract Manufacturing, has signed a commercial supply agreement with Peptonic Medical for the manufacture and packaging of its patented product, VagiVital®Full story -
Darren Beckinsale joins The RSA Group as Consultant
Jun 25, 2018, 05:57 AM by Michael CroftOXFORD, UK - Jun 25, 2018 - The RSA Group, a leading Life Sciences executive search firm, announced today that Darren Beckinsale has joined the firm as a ConsultantFull story -
David Venables wins the Disruptor category of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018, Scotland
Jun 22, 2018, 08:13 AM by Michael CroftEDINBURGH, UK - Jun 22, 2018 - Synpromics, the leader in gene control, is delighted to announce that David Venables, CEO of the Company, has won the Disruptor category of Scotlands EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018Full story -
Challenges In Bringing Personalized Cancer Vaccines To The Clinic
Jun 21, 2018, 09:20 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Contributed Commentary | The cancer vaccine industry faces a challenge: How to transition from prediction to effective vaccine therapy?
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Equus Compute Solutions Announces Release of WHITEBOX OPEN™ Server Platforms Open-hardware solutions provide freedom of choice
Jun 20, 2018, 10:09 AM by Michael CroftEDINA, MN, UNITED STATES - Jun 20, 2018 - Equus Compute Solutions announces the release of its WHITEBOX OPEN family of servers and storage solutions that are custom, cost-optimized open-hardware platformsFull story -
Preclinical PET-MR Workshop brings multi-modality imaging to life
Jun 20, 2018, 09:47 AM by Michael CroftGUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 20, 2018 - Preclinical PET-MR Workshop brings multi-modality imaging to life An interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop with demonstrations of a new 7T integrated PET-MR multi-modality imaging system from MR Solutions and presentations from participants was held in Dijon last weekFull story