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Oracle Is Rolling Out Blockchain Products
May 10, 2018, 12:30 PM by Michael CroftBloomberg | Oracle will unveil its blockchain software starting this month, joining the growing list of companies offering products that use the digital-ledger technology behind Bitcoin.Full story -
ChargePoint Technology Launches First-of-its-kind Smart Monitoring Technology at ACHEMA 2018
May 10, 2018, 06:53 AM by Michael Croft, UNITED KINGDOM - May 10, 2018 - Powder containment and aseptic transfer valve specialist, ChargePoint Technology, has launched a unique Smart monitoring hub to support efficiency and safety within chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processesFull story -
BC Platforms partners with Sentieon to provide precision medicine solutions on a population scale
May 10, 2018, 02:32 AM by Michael CroftBASEL / BOSTON, SWITZERLAND / USA - May 10, 2018 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analysis solutions, today announces that it has partnered with Sentieon to integrate Sentieons award winning NGS data processing software into BC Platforms highly scalable integrated genomics and clinical data solutionsFull story -
Linguamatics Introduces Breakthrough Scientific Search Solution
May 9, 2018, 10:40 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES - May 9, 2018 - Linguamatics, the leading NLP-based text analytics provider for biomedical applications, today announced the launch of Linguamatics iScite, a breakthrough innovation in scientific search that puts the precision and power of Linguamatics artificial intelligence (AI) technology directly into the hands of scientists, researchers and other knowledge workersFull story -
BioIVT Appoints Steven W. Louie as Director of Transporter Sciences
May 9, 2018, 10:30 AM by Michael CroftWESTBURY, NY - May 9, 2018 - BioIVT, a leading provider of biospecimens and related services, today announced that Steven W. Louie has joined the company as Director of Transporter SciencesFull story -
Carl Zimmer To Speak At Bio-IT World, Tackle Heredity, Genes, And How Our Understanding Of The Two Is Changing
May 9, 2018, 09:25 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Carl Zimmer traces our growing understanding of our genes, inheritance, and what it means to pass on parts of ourselves in his new book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, which will be released by Dutton on May 29, 2018.
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CRF Health’s eCOA Solution Selected for Large-Scale Insomnia Study by Innovative European Pharmaceutical Company
May 9, 2018, 08:57 AM by Michael CroftPLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - May 9, 2018 - CRF Health, the leading provider of patient-centered eSource for the life sciences industry, today announced that its electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) solutions have been selected for a significant insomnia trial by a European pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of small moleculesFull story -
Tjoapack invests in blistering capabilities
May 8, 2018, 10:58 AM by Michael CroftETTEN-LEUR, NETHERLANDS - May 8, 2018 - Global contract packaging organisation (CPO), Tjoapack has invested in its blistering capacity, adding a new line that will be equipped with late-stage customisation printing capabilitiesFull story -
Ardena acquires Syntagon and strengthens API offering
May 8, 2018, 10:08 AM by Michael Croft- May 8, 2018 - Contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Ardena has acquired Syntagon, a leading contract manufacturer of novel active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipientsFull story -
Elsevier teams up with PerkinElmer to enable faster, more intuitive chemistry research
May 8, 2018, 09:37 AM by Michael Croft, NY - May 8, 2018 - Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, has today announced a strategic collaboration with PerkinElmerFull story -
Geisinger Says DNA Sequencing As Preventative Care Is Ready For The Clinic
May 7, 2018, 15:37 PM by Michael CroftForbes | Geisinger doctors will soon start offering patients DNA sequencing as part of routine preventative care, the Danville, Pennsylvania-based health system's president and CEO Dr. David Feinberg announced Sunday at the HLTH Conference in Las Vegas.Full story -
National Adventure: All of Us Research Program Launches Prioritizing Diversity, Security
May 6, 2018, 18:15 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World The National Institutes of Health opened national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program today with a nationwide launch featuring events in New York; Birmingham, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; Detroit, Mi.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chicago; and Pasco, Wash. The launch events were broadcast on the All of Us website and Facebook live.Full story -
BGI To Install BGISEQ-500 In Toronto
May 4, 2018, 16:55 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | BGI Genomics announced two new partnerships today, including the first North American deployment of the BGISEQ-500.Full story -
AI And Machine Learning For Healthcare, Precision Wellness, Genomic Data Visualization
May 4, 2018, 10:50 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Podcast | James Hendler of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is featured on this podcast from Cambridge Healthtech Institute for the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo. Hendler speaks about precision wellness as part of his research on artificial intelligence, agent-based computing, high-performance processing, and the Semantic Web.
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Smart Meter’s iGlucose® Diabetes Management Solution Enables Reimbursable Remote Patient Monitoring
May 3, 2018, 15:17 PM by Michael CroftTAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES - Apr 24, 2018 - Smart Meter, an innovative diabetes management data, technology and solutions company, today announced that its iGlucose® Diabetes Care Solution meets the requirements for the newly created Remote Monitoring CPT Code, as defined by Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Full story -
Bio-IT World Announces 2018 Best Of Show People's Choice Award Contenders
May 3, 2018, 11:20 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Bio-IT World is pleased to announce the 2018 Best of Show competition with the Bio-IT World People’s Choice award.
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Synpromics Awarded £1.9m Grant from Scottish Enterprise
May 3, 2018, 09:25 AM by Michael CroftEDINBURGH, UK - May 3, 2018 - Sciad Newswire / Synpromics Ltd, the leader in gene control, today announced it has been awarded a £1Full story -
Quartzy Partners With LA Biotech Accelerator For Lab Management, Supply
May 2, 2018, 14:35 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World News Brief Quartzy and LA-based biotechnology accelerator, BioBuilt, have announced a joint effort in which Quartzy will provide the accelerator’s companies with lab management software and faster access to critical reagents and consumables.Full story -
Quartzy and BioBuilt Join Forces to Make Lab Management and Supply Procurement Easy for New Biotech Startups
May 2, 2018, 12:40 PM by Michael CroftDOVE CANYON, CA, US - May 2, 2018 - Quartzy and BioBuilt, the Los Angeles accelerator, collaborate to ensure the bioscience leaders of tomorrow have the lab supplies they need todayQuartzy, the only free online laboratory supply management and ordering platform, announced today its joint effort with LA-based BioBuilt to provide the accelerator's companies with industry-leading lab management software and faster access to critical reagents and consumablesFull story -
Cancer Sequencing Hype And Reality
May 2, 2018, 12:38 PM by Michael CroftIn the Pipeline | Derek Lowe reviews a recent piece in Science, and tackles the issue of hype versus reality in cancer sequencing.Full story