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See new products first at Lab Innovations 2017
Aug 3, 2017, 06:53 AM by Michael CroftBIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - Aug 3, 2017 - Lab Innovations 2017 – the UKs only dedicated showcase for laboratory technology, analytical and biotech equipment – is pleased to welcome Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), Eppendorf and GS Biotech to the NEC, Birmingham, on the 1st and 2nd of NovemberFull story -
CRISPR Fixes Disease Gene In Viable Human Embryos
Aug 2, 2017, 15:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | An international team of researchers has used CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing to correct a disease-causing mutation in dozens of viable human embryos.
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Edico Genome Announces Contracts With NHGRI, NCI
Aug 2, 2017, 11:10 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Edico Genome today announced it has signed contracts with the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Cancer Institute for the use of its DRAGEN Bio-IT platform.
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Bright Computing Supports Fayetteville State University In AI Research
Aug 2, 2017, 10:50 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Bright Computing announced it has supplied its Bright Cluster Manager solution to Fayetteville State University for use in ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.
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Reltio Deepens Investment in Customer Success, Names VMware Veteran Parag Patel as EVP of Worldwide Customer Operations
Aug 1, 2017, 18:40 PM by Michael CroftREDWOOD SHORES - Aug 1, 2017 - Reltio, the enterprise data-driven applications and modern data management Platform as a Service (PaaS) company, today announced that industry veteran Parag Patel has been appointed to the newly created role of Executive Vice President of Worldwide Customer OperationsFull story -
Bioinformatics vs Computational Biology
Aug 1, 2017, 16:19 PM by Michael CroftDiamond Age Data Science | The world of quantitative biology is large, diffuse and sometimes overwhelming. It's hard sometimes to even figure out what someone means when they say "bioinformatics". This can make it hard to figure out what part of the field someone works in.Full story -
SeraCare Announces the Launch of a Suite of Zika Virus Reference Materials for Improved Diagnostic Testing
Aug 1, 2017, 10:11 AM by Michael CroftMILFORD, MA - Aug 1, 2017 - SeraCare Life Sciences, a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories is announcing the launch of a set of unique Zika virus products as critical components of a robust QC program for validating and monitoring Zika virus test methodsFull story -
TraceLink expands offering with ROC IT Solutions acquisition
Aug 1, 2017, 09:33 AM by Michael Croft, MA - Aug 1, 2017 - North Reading, MA (August 1, 2017)-TraceLink Inc., the world's 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 it has acquired ROC IT Solutions, the leader in intelligent edge data capture for serialized product inventory in the pharmaceutical supply chainFull story -
PerkinElmer, Thermo Scientific, Bioz, And More: News From July 2017
Jul 31, 2017, 11:20 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | July featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including PerkinElmer, Thermo Scientific, Bioz, and more.
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Solis Mammography Welcomes Dr. Alex Sardina
Jul 28, 2017, 16:57 PM by Michael CroftADDISON, TX - Jul 28, 2017 - Solis Mammography, the nations largest independent provider of breast screening services, announced today that DrFull story -
DataCamp Nabs $4M For Data Science Courses, Moves To NY
Jul 28, 2017, 11:11 AM by Michael CroftXconomy | DataCamp, which recently raised $4 million from investors, is in the process of moving out of its Boston-area office and relocating to a recently opened headquarters in New York.Full story -
Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan Donate $10M to Advance Health Using Big Data
Jul 28, 2017, 10:41 AM by Michael CroftUC San Francisco | Atul Butte, who is helping to guide UCSF into a new era of computational science and medicine, has been named the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg Distinguished Professor at UCSF.Full story -
Is a shortage of bioinformaticians holding back adoption of precision therapies?
Jul 28, 2017, 10:36 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE - Jul 28, 2017 - Many key scientists lack essential skills in bioinformatics and this is potentially a bottleneck for therapeutic research in big pharmaFull story -
Takeda And Schrödinger Team Up For Drug Discovery
Jul 27, 2017, 14:02 PM by Michael CroftAsian Scientist Magazine | To leverage each other's strengths and accelerate the drug discovery process, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has teamed up with Schrödinger Incorporated. The multi-target research collaboration is directed at treating diseases that are aligned with Takeda's core therapeutic areas of interest.Full story -
Adaptive Biotechnologies Announces Translational Collaboration with National Cancer Institute
Jul 27, 2017, 13:34 PM by Michael CroftSEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES - Jul 26, 2017 - Adaptive Biotechnologies, a pioneer in combining next-generation sequencing and expert bioinformatics to profile T-cell and B-cell receptors (TCRs and BCRs) of the adaptive immune system, today announced a translational collaboration with the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of HealthFull story -
Pharma Companies Reshape Focus In R&D
Jul 27, 2017, 11:55 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Rare diseases have found themselves on the chopping block after a spate of pharma reorganizations.
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First Human Embryos Edited in U.S.
Jul 27, 2017, 09:40 AM by Michael CroftMIT Technology Review | Researchers have demonstrated they can efficiently improve the DNA of human embryos.Full story -
Merck’s Cyberattack And Biopharma’s Rising Interest In Cybersecurity
Jul 26, 2017, 09:40 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Cybersecurity has hardly been biopharma’s main focus, but it demands attention given the volume of collaborations, the varying levels of security each partner maintains, the widespread use of personal devices to access a sponsor’s system, and the importance of protecting a company’s most precious intellectual property—its data.
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BioreclamationIVT Appoints Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance
Jul 26, 2017, 08:14 AM by Michael CroftWESTBURY, NY - Jul 26, 2017 - BioreclamationIVT, a leading provider of biospecimens and related services, today announced that it has appointed Karen Sasse to the newly-created position of vice president of global quality and complianceFull story -
Optibrium and Bugworks Sign Agreement for StarDrop License
Jul 25, 2017, 12:01 PM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UK - Jul 25, 2017 - CAMBRIDGE, UK and BENGALURU, INDIA, 25 July 2017 – Optibrium, a developer of software for small molecule discovery, and Bugworks Research IncFull story