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CluePoints Strengthens Senior Team with Two Key Appointments
Oct 4, 2018, 08:50 AM by Michael CroftWAYNE, PA - Oct 4, 2018 - CluePoints, a leading provider of Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) and Data Quality Oversight solutions for clinical trials, has announced the appointment of two industry thought-leaders to its senior team, as it continues its impressive global growth throughout North America, Europe and Asia PacificFull story -
Riffyn launches Open Access for scientists at non-profits
Oct 3, 2018, 11:32 AM by Michael CroftOAKLAND, CA - Oct 3, 2018 - Oakland, CA, USA, 3rd October 2018 / Riffyn, a global provider of cloud-based experiment design and data analytics software, has launched Riffyn Open Access which provides free use of its patented Scientific Development Environment (SDE) to any member of a non-profit organizationFull story -
Vyasa Partners With Markley To Drive Deep Learning Innovation
Oct 3, 2018, 10:35 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | Vyasa announces that it has selected Markley to house its GPU-based compute infrastructure.
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Pharma And What’s Next
Oct 3, 2018, 08:00 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Artificial intelligence and machine learning may still be decades away from their biggest impacts, but the technologies are already changing pharma and biotech.
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Innovate UK Awards Medherant a Medicines Manufacturing Grant
Oct 3, 2018, 05:30 AM by Michael CroftCOVENTRY, UK - Oct 3, 2018 - Medherant, a developer of innovative transdermal drug delivery treatments for pain and CNS diseases, has been awarded a Medicines Manufacturing Grant by Innovate UKFull story -
The DNA Data Storage Machine That’s The Size Of A School Bus
Oct 2, 2018, 10:50 AM by Michael CroftMIT Technology Review | A startup's concept drawing of a hulking device to archive data in DNA molecules shows the idea has a way to go.Full story -
SynbiCITE launches new five-year strategy
Oct 2, 2018, 09:39 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Oct 2, 2018 - SynbiCITE, the UKs national centre for commercialisation of synthetic biology, is pleased to announce the launch of a new five-year strategy underpinned by a new £5M grant from UKRI and other sourcesFull story -
CRF Health, a CRF Bracket Company, Brings Industry Together to Lead Debate with eCOA Forum
Oct 2, 2018, 08:58 AM by Michael CroftPLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - Oct 2, 2018 - CRF Health, a CRF Bracket company, the leading provider of patient-centered eSource technology solutions for the life sciences industry, today unveiled details of its 2018 eCOA ForumFull story -
Knockout (KO) Validation
Oct 2, 2018, 08:53 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Oct 2, 2018 - Antibodies are widely used in pre-clinical research to study proteins and their functions in biological pathways and diseased statesFull story -
Breakthrough Leukemia Treatment Backfires In A Rare Case
Oct 1, 2018, 15:32 PM by Michael CroftThe New York Times | A highly unusual death has exposed a weak spot in a groundbreaking cancer treatment: One rogue cell, genetically altered by the therapy, can spiral out of control in a patient and cause a fatal relapse.Full story -
Bio-IT World Launches Innovative Practices Awards, Opens Call For Entries
Oct 1, 2018, 07:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | In 2019 Bio-IT World is launching the Innovative Practices Awards, an elite awards program designed to recognize partnerships and projects pushing our industry forward.
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Protein Dynamic Solutions recipient of NSF SBIR Phase IIB Supplemental award
Sep 30, 2018, 18:45 PM by Michael CroftWAKEFIELD, MA - Oct 1, 2018 - Protein Dynamic Solutions (PDS) was awardeda Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to focus on innovative breakthrough applications and commercialization of ProteinMentorTMplatform technology for pre-clinical candidate selection and to help ensure safety and efficacy of therapeutic proteinsFull story -
UgenTec to extend its software portfolio with FastTyper, a platform used for high-throughput SNP genotyping by end-point PCR
Sep 28, 2018, 12:50 PM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA - Sep 28, 2018 - UgenTec today announced a new end-point PCR analysis software called FastTyper. FastTyper uses artificial intelligence (AI) methods to significantly accelerate genotyping analysis workflows and improve data interpretation in applications such as agricultural breeding programsFull story -
Symbiosis secures FDA viral vector process approval
Sep 27, 2018, 06:11 AM by Michael CroftNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - Sep 27, 2018 - Stirling, UK – SYMBIOSIS Pharmaceutical Services, a fast-growing specialist sterile manufacturing CDMO, has reported FDA approval for its viral vector manufacturing fill/finish process at its biologics manufacturing facility located in Scotland, UKFull story -
Major international FDA-led study confirms CellOPTIQ® High Content Assay as leading in vitro platform to assess cardiotoxicity in new drugs
Sep 27, 2018, 05:40 AM by Michael CroftMOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - Sep 27, 2018 - Clyde Biosciences, the leader in cardiac cell function assessment, announced today that its proprietary CellOPTIQ® High Content Assay (HCA) outperformed other assay types in the global CiPA myocyte study designed to develop more accurate and comprehensive in vitro cardiac safety evaluation of new drugsFull story -
Equus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NVIDIA, And More: News From September 2018
Sep 26, 2018, 12:55 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | September featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Equus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NVIDIA, and more.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Genome Editing IP Portfolio
Sep 26, 2018, 11:04 AM by Michael CroftCARLSBAD, CA, UNITED STATES - Sep 18, 2018 - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, has licensed CRISPR technologies from the Broad Institute and ERS Genomics (foundational University of California IP) to bolster its genome editing intellectual property (IP) portfolioFull story -
NIH-Funded Genome Centers To Accelerate Precision Medicine Discoveries
Sep 26, 2018, 10:00 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | The All of Us Research Program awarded funds totaling $28.6 million to establish three genome centers around the country.
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Qlucore AB announces changes to Board of Directors
Sep 26, 2018, 09:54 AM by Michael CroftGUILDFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - Sep 26, 2018 - Pia Gideon has been appointed Chair, having served on the Board of Qlucore AB since 2009. She was previously the Vice President of Marketing and Communication at EricssonFull story -
Certara Launches BaseCase® Portal™, Enabling Life Sciences Companies to Deliver Therapeutic Decision-making Apps to HCPs at the Point of Care
Sep 26, 2018, 08:16 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ, US - Sep 26, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market access and real-world evidence solutions, announced today the launch of its BaseCase Portal cloud-based platform, that allows for the rapid creation of fully-customizable mobile apps that connect live to mathematical models and algorithms, and help HCPs optimize treatment for individual patientsFull story