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Wellcome Sanger Institute Sequences Reference Genomes Of 3,000 Dangerous Bacteria
Jun 6, 2018, 10:30 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | The genomes of more than 3,000 bacteria, including some of the world’s most dangerous, have been sequenced by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in collaboration with Pacific Biosciences.
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Finding The Usable In FAIR Data At #BioIT18
Jun 6, 2018, 08:20 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Last year at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, three teams competed in a Hackathon to see if they could make their datasets more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). This year, the organizers of the FAIR Hackathon wanted to see if they could take those principles to the next level.
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Open Cell launches shipping container labs at Shepherd's Bush Market to accelerate biotech start-up businesses
Jun 6, 2018, 07:23 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Jun 6, 2018 - Open Cell has joined forces with regeneration specialist, U+I, and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and SynbiCITE to launch a biolab to offer affordable spaces at the Old Laundry Yard in Shepherds Bush MarketFull story -
MyHeritage DNA Suffers Security Breach, Only Email Addresses Compromised
Jun 5, 2018, 16:25 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World News Brief MyHeritage, an Israeli online genealogy platform company, announced yesterday evening that the email addresses and hashed passwords of 92 million MyHeritage users were found on a private server not linked to the company. The security breach includes users who signed up for the service on or before October 26, 2017.Full story -
Buying GitHub Would Take Microsoft Back To Its Roots
Jun 4, 2018, 10:32 AM by Michael CroftBloomberg.com | For Microsoft, acquiring GitHub would be both a return to the company's earliest roots and a sharp turnaround from where it was a decade ago.Full story -
Carl Zimmer Hosts “Ask Me Anything” Session On Reddit, Tackles Heredity, Genetics, DTC Testing
Jun 1, 2018, 10:15 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | To celebrate the recent publication of his book She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, New York Times science columnist Carl Zimmer hosted an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session yesterday on Reddit, covering a wide range of topics from consumer genetic testing and how genomic information should be integrated into healthcare, to heredity and where Zimmer stands on genetic cloning.
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Who Gets Credit For CRISPR? Prestigious Award Singles Out Three
May 31, 2018, 09:26 AM by Michael CroftSTAT | Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna, and Virginijus Šikšnys will each receive a gold medal and share the $1 million that comes with the Kavli Prize in nanoscience. This is only the latest verdict on the controversial question of who deserves credit for the revolutionary genome-editing tool, CRISPR.Full story -
BioIVT Granted Human Tissue Authority License for a Second UK Site
May 31, 2018, 08:28 AM by Michael CroftWESTBURY, NY - May 31, 2018 - BioIVT, a leading provider of biospecimens and related services, today announced that the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has granted a satellite license to its West Sussex facilityFull story -
Plugging Your Skill Sets Into Big Data
May 30, 2018, 08:05 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | When 3,500 members of the biotech and life sciences industries converged in Boston for the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, the idea of hiring the right people in Big Data popped up again and again. A panel of CEOs and executives converged to discuss this very topic.
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Certara Scientists to Present Model-informed Drug Development, Systems Pharmacology and MBMA Advances at PAGE 2018
May 29, 2018, 12:46 PM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - May 29, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, health economic outcomes research, market access and real-world evidence services, today announced its participation in 28 sessions at the Population Approach Group in Europe (PAGE) 2018 Annual MeetingFull story -
#BioIT18: Data Science Definitions
May 29, 2018, 08:15 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Data science was one of the driving themes at this year's Bio-IT World Conference & Expo—so it only makes sense that one of the plenary keynote sessions focused on defining what that "data science" actually means.
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Recipharm invests in Brexit preparations
May 25, 2018, 12:36 PM by Michael Croft- May 25, 2018 - Recipharm, the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has established a dedicated taskforce to manage the potential impact of Brexit on its organisationFull story -
Open And On Trend: BioTeam Panel Returns, Evolves For #BioIT18
May 25, 2018, 11:25 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | For the second year in a row, the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo hosted a panel of BioTeam staff and other experts as they discussed bio-IT trends, sharing their insights on a myriad of topics, including the struggle between science and IT, virtual reality, and what trends are embarrassingly overhyped.
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Reltio closes $45M in Series D funding to organize data globally for healthcare organizations
May 24, 2018, 19:06 PM by Michael CroftREDWOOD SHORES, CA, UNITED STATES - May 24, 2018 - Reltio, innovator of the Self-Learning Data Platform, today announced that it has secured a $45 million Series D investment to accelerate innovation, fuel international expansion, and ramp support for global enterprise customersFull story -
Quartzy partners with IndieBio to connect promising biotech startups with the lab supplies they need to drive scientific progress
May 24, 2018, 09:24 AM by Michael CroftPALO ALTO, CA, US - May 23, 2018 - Quartzy, the only free online laboratory supply management and ordering platform, announced today its partnership with IndieBio to provide their startups with improved access to lab supplies, software and the support necessary to help new labs drive scientific progress and growFull story -
Check4Cancer appoints Louise Mills as Clinical Services Director Primary tabs
May 24, 2018, 05:09 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UK - May 24, 2018 - Check4Cancer is delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Mills as Director of Clinical ServicesFull story -
All Of Us Issues Funding Opportunity For Genome Centers For Sequencing, Analysis
May 23, 2018, 15:25 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Brief | Today, less than a month after opening national enrollment, the All of Us Research Program issued a call for Genome Centers able to generate genotype and whole genome sequence data from participants’ biosamples. The program anticipates funding up to two Genome Center awards in FY2018, with analyses to begin this fall.Full story -
Microsoft Offering GDPR-Like Protection For All Customers
May 23, 2018, 14:13 PM by Michael CroftSecurity Now | Microsoft plans to expand GDPR privacy protections to all its customers, both inside and outside the European Union.Full story -
Linguamatics iScite 2.0 Wins Bio-IT World’s Best of Show Judges’ Prize
May 23, 2018, 11:39 AM by Michael CroftMARLBOROUGH, MA, UNITED STATES - May 23, 2018 - Linguamatics, the leading natural language processing (NLP) text analytics provider, today announced that Bio-IT World has awarded Linguamatics the Best of Show Judges Prize for Linguamatics iScite 2Full story -
Pacific Biosciences, EPAM, Oxford Genetics, And More: News From May 2018
May 23, 2018, 10:55 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | May featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Pacific Biosciences, EPAM, Oxford Genetics, and more.