• Almac Group Announces Acquisition of BioClin Laboratories

    Nov 1, 2017, 15:09 PM by Michael Croft
    CRAIGAVON, UNITED KINGDOM - Nov 1, 2017 - Craigavon, N.I., 01 November 2017 -- Almac Group, the global contract development and manufacturing organisation, today announced the acquisition of 100% shares of BioClin Laboratories, an independent and privately owned organisation based in Athlone, Ireland
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  • Eugenics 2.0: We’re At The Dawn Of Choosing Embryos By Health, Height, And More

    Nov 1, 2017, 14:51 PM by Michael Croft
    MIT Technology Review | Will you be among the first to pick your kids' IQ? As machine learning unlocks predictions from DNA databases, scientists say parents could have choices never before possible.
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  • News And Notes From The Leaders In Biobanking Congress 2017

    Nov 1, 2017, 12:35 PM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | The 9th annual Leaders in Biobanking Congress was held last week in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference featured lectures from prominent experts in the field of diagnostics and biobanking, and included discussions on topics of clinical research and precision medicine, which often go hand in hand. Here are just a few highlights from the program.

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  • Mobile Device Patent Granted to Integrated Chemistry Design, Inc.

    Oct 31, 2017, 19:11 PM by Michael Croft
    OCEANSIDE, CA - Oct 31, 2017 - US Patent No. 9,754,085 has been granted to Integrated Chemistry Design, Inc. (ICD) headquartered in Oceanside, CA
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  • Rho to Bring Clinical Trial Proficiency to Multiple Conferences in November

    Oct 31, 2017, 13:25 PM by Michael Croft
    DURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES - Oct 31, 2017 - What:                  Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO), will showcase its clinical trial expertise at three upcoming conferences: TEDMED, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC), and Human Abuse Liability & Abuse-Deterrent Formulation (HAL)
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  • BGI’s MGI Tech Launches Two New NGS Platforms

    Oct 31, 2017, 10:45 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World Brief | BGI’s subsidiary, MGI Tech, launched two new next generation genetic sequencers, MGISEQ-2000 and MGISEQ-200, at the 12th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-12) in Shenzhen.

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  • Creative Biolabs Released New Antibody Sequencing Technique

    Oct 30, 2017, 22:00 PM by Michael Croft
    SHIRLEY, NY - Oct 31, 2017 - Antibody sequencing is a technique that determines the amino acid sequence of an antibody. Discovering the structures and functions of antibodies in living organism is an important tool in understanding cellular processes, which allow drugs that target specific metabolic pathways to be invented more easily
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  • Rgenix Reports Preliminary Phase 1a/b Clinical Data Demonstrating Immune-stimulatory Activity with RGX-104 in Advanced Cancer Patients

    Oct 30, 2017, 12:06 PM by Michael Croft
    NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Oct 29, 2017 -  Rgenix Reports Preliminary Phase 1a/b Clinical Data Demonstrating Immune-stimulatory Activity with RGX-104 in Advanced Cancer Patients Preliminary Phase 1a/b data demonstrate RGX-104 modulates the innate immune system to stimulate T cell activation in a diverse group of heavily pre-treated patients with refractory solid cancersx
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  • NIH-Funded Research Provides Insight Into Genomic Variations And Their Effects On Our Bodies

    Oct 30, 2017, 11:25 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | The National Institutes of Health has been busy lately, researching ways to distinguish genomic variations that determine skin color, hair color, disease susceptibility, and other factors.

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  • Getting The Cloud To Work For Genomics

    Oct 30, 2017, 10:20 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | As in other industries, the cloud holds the promise of flexible, globally accessible, and scalable genomics computing. Why is it, then, that – certain national initiatives aside – this promise has been so slow in materializing?

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  • FactBio Launches Annotated Metadata Collection

    Oct 30, 2017, 05:53 AM by Michael Croft
    CAMBRIDGE, UK - Oct 30, 2017 - FactBio has launched the Annotated Metadata Collection, a collection of commonly used, high interest, curated reference meta- data sets for the life sciences community
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  • BGI Launches George Church Institute

    Oct 27, 2017, 16:45 PM by Michael Croft
    Bio-IT World Brief  BGI announced yesterday a joint effort with George Church and launched the George Church Institute of Regenesis, located in the China National GeneBank in Shenzhen, China. Church reportedly accepted the appointment as the chief scientist of the Institute. BGI made the announcement at the 12th Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Genomics (ICG-12).
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  • Certara-Monash University Industry Fellowship Program Receives Funding from MTPConnect’s Project Fund Program

    Oct 26, 2017, 09:40 AM by Michael Croft
    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Oct 26, 2017 - MTPConnect - the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth Centre - today announced it will provide a proposed AUD750,000 provisional funding to the Certara-Monash University Industry Fellowship Program over two years, with proposed matched funding of AUD750,000 coming from Certara®
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  • Exhibitors count down the days to Lab Innovations 2017

    Oct 26, 2017, 09:38 AM by Michael Croft
    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Oct 26, 2017 - It’s less than a week before Lab Innovations 2017 begins, and preparations are in full swing as the NEC Birmingham gets ready to open its doors and welcome over 130 exhibitors showcasing the latest analytical, biotech and laboratory products
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  • Elsevier announces winners of the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize

    Oct 25, 2017, 12:11 PM by Michael Croft
    SHANGHAI - Oct 25, 2017 - Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, announced the three winners of the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize at its annual Symposium held in Shanghai, China
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  • FactBio CEO Joins OBO Foundry

    Oct 25, 2017, 09:45 AM by Michael Croft
    CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Oct 25, 2017 - FactBio’s CEO, Dr James Malone has joined the Operations Committee of the OBO Foundry, a collective of ontology developers that are committed to developing a family of interoperable ontologies that are both logically well-formed and scientifically accurate
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  • The State Of CRISPR/Cas9: Patents And Possibilities

    Oct 25, 2017, 07:30 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | A lot has been happening in the CRISPR playing field. The Charpentier/Broad Institute lawsuit over CRISPR/Cas9 patent claims allows insight into the potential of this technology.

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  • Tracking The Cost Of Gene Therapy

    Oct 24, 2017, 14:09 PM by Michael Croft
    MIT Technology Review | Though expensive now, prices could get cheaper for more common diseases.
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  • DNA Scan For Infants Raise Questions Of Privacy And Discrimination

    Oct 24, 2017, 13:28 PM by Michael Croft
    CBS News | Genetic counselors in Boston are offering new parents a controversial peek at their baby's future health.
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  • BioIVT Expands Its Support for Precision Medicine Researchers

    Oct 24, 2017, 09:24 AM by Michael Croft
    WESTBURY, NY - Oct 24, 2017 - BioIVT, a leading provider of biospecimens and related services, today announced that it is sponsoring the Powering Precision Health Summit (PPHS) 2017
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