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Former IBM Watson Health Head of West Coast Sales Joins Deep 6 AI
Oct 23, 2017, 17:58 PM by Michael CroftPASADENA, CA - Oct 19, 2017 - Former IBM Watson Health sales executive, Bill Hutchins, is joining Deep 6 AI to to support the rapid expansion of its clinical trial patient recruitment platform across hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizationsFull story -
Leaders In Biobanking Congress: The Story So Far
Oct 23, 2017, 11:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | This week Bio-IT World will be in attendance at the 9th international Leaders in Biobanking Congress, which takes place October 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee. We at Bio-IT World would like to take a moment to review stories we’ve covered in the past few months in preparation for this event.
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Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia, Edico Set World Record For Secondary Analysis Speed
Oct 23, 2017, 10:20 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Using Edico Genome’s DRAGEN pipeline on 1,000 Amazon EC2 F1 instances, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Edico Genome set a new scientific world standard last week in rapidly processing whole human genomes.
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News And Notes From ASHG 2017
Oct 20, 2017, 13:15 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | The American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting took place this week in Orlando, Florida. Here are some of the product news and company announcements released over the course of the week. Highlights include the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Edico Genome’s world record-setting achievement, LifeOmic’s agreement with Genomenon, HudsonAlpha, and more.
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China Biotech Promise Struggles To Keep Foreign Innovators
Oct 20, 2017, 12:19 PM by Michael CroftBloomberg | As money rushes into China's fledgling biotechnology sector, Eli Lilly and other foreign drugmakers are scaling back.Full story -
Laboratory Informatics Leaders to Gather in Philadelphia
Oct 19, 2017, 15:48 PM by Michael CroftPHILADELPHIA, PA - Oct 19, 2017 - Philadelphia, PA (October 19) IQPC's 14th Laboratory Informatics Summit, the nation's foremost event addressing innovative solutions to leverage the modern lab will take place in Philadelphia, PA, this December 4-6, 2017Full story -
Observations On The Post-Mortem Tissue Donation Process For Biospecimen Research
Oct 19, 2017, 15:05 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Podcast | Sarah Gray of the American Association of Tissue Banks is featured on this podcast from Cambridge Healthtech Institute in preparation for the Leaders in Biobanking Congress. Topics include expectations about the process of donating post-mortem tissue for biospecimen research, possible process improvements to better serve patients, and more.
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Boehringer Ingelheim partners with TARGET PharmaSolutions to Progress NASH Research
Oct 19, 2017, 14:36 PM by Michael CroftCHAPEL HILL, NC - Oct 19, 2017 - TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc., a real-world clinical data company, is pleased to announce that Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership for TARGET-NASHFull story -
TraceLink Hits Industry Milestone with 100 CMOs Serialization-Ready
Oct 19, 2017, 11:36 AM by Michael CroftNORTH READING, MA - Oct 19, 2017 - North Reading, Mass. (October 19, 2017)—TraceLink Inc., the Worlds Largest Track and Trace Network for connecting the life sciences supply chain and providing real-time information sharing for better patient outcomes, today announced that more than 100 contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) are fully configured on the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud and ready to exchange serialization dataFull story -
Fortune Ranks Reltio #1 in List of Best Small Workplaces in America
Oct 18, 2017, 20:01 PM by Michael CroftREDWOOD SHORES, CA - Oct 18, 2017 - Reltio, the enterprise data-driven applications and modern data management Platform as a Service (PaaS) company, today announced it has been ranked number one in Fortune's 50 Best Small Workplaces in the UFull story -
The Latest AI Can Work Things Out Without Being Taught
Oct 18, 2017, 17:02 PM by Michael CroftThe Economist | IN 2016 Lee Sedol, one of the world's best players of Go, lost a match in Seoul to a computer program called AlphaGo by four games to one. It was a big event, both in the history of Go and in the history of artificial intelligence.Full story -
How To Spend $1900 On Gene Tests Without Learning A Thing
Oct 18, 2017, 09:15 AM by Michael CroftMIT Technology Review | Science and marketing clash in the "jungle" of direct-to-consumer DNA apps.Full story -
What’s new at Lab Innovations 2017
Oct 18, 2017, 03:53 AM by Michael CroftBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Oct 18, 2017 - Now in its sixth consecutive year, the showcase promises an array of new and exciting attractions for 2017, developed to cater to the broad needs of visitors to the UKs only dedicated event for laboratory, analytical and biotech equipmentFull story -
New European Council of regulatory professionals set to shape and support the profession
Oct 17, 2017, 11:34 AM by Michael Croft- Oct 17, 2017 - The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is stepping up its presence in Europe and supporting its European expansion with the launch of its first ever RAPS European Council (REC)Full story -
GA4GH Announces New Strategic Plan, Vision To Create Standards
Oct 17, 2017, 11:00 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | At a plenary session this morning in Orlando, Florida, the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) announced a new vision and five-year strategic plan: GA4GH Connect, aiming to drive uptake of GA4GH standards and frameworks for genomic data discovery, analysis, and interpretation in order to enable responsible sharing of clinical-grade genomic data by 2022.
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China Welcomes Oxford Nanopore Technology
Oct 17, 2017, 10:45 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology is now available in China. The long-read, real-time, portable MinION sequencer is now being used by researchers across China, who are working on myriad DNA sequencing applications including: pathogen research, human genetics, plant genetics, animal genetics, and metagenomics.
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BC Platforms Announces Collaborations to Advance Research in Multiple Sclerosis
Oct 17, 2017, 08:03 AM by Michael CroftBASEL, SWITZERLAND AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Oct 16, 2017 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analysis solutions, today announces that Biogen and the Accelerated Cure Project (ACP) will each be using its technology solutions and research platform, including its recently launched BCRQUESTFull story -
Illumina Ventures Closes $230 Million Fund
Oct 16, 2017, 12:10 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Illumina Ventures announced today that it has raised $230 million for its first fund. The balance of the funds have been raised from a mix of corporate, institutional, sovereign, and individual investors.
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Intercept (ICPT) Extends Strategic Partnership with TARGET PharmaSolutions for TARGET-NASH
Oct 13, 2017, 14:50 PM by Michael CroftCHAPEL HILL, NC - Oct 13, 2017 - TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc., a real-world clinical data company, is pleased to announce that Intercept has extended its strategic partnership for TARGET-NASH to a multi-year agreementFull story -
Data Security And Cloud Providers: Assessing The Risks
Oct 13, 2017, 11:15 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Research organizations are aware of the potential for cloud technologies to increase efficiency, cut costs, and reduce time to market. In the wake of the recent Equifax breach, the latest in a seemingly endless string of security incidents, organizations want to ensure they are protecting their assets and minimizing potential liabilities.