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Novartis CAR-T Gets FDA Panel Nod But The Class Has More Hurdles
Jul 14, 2017, 14:03 PM by Michael CroftBloomberg.com | Novartis wins over an FDA panel, but the road to commercial viability is long.Full story -
Industry Standards Group, Align Biopharma, Expands To 23 Members
Jul 13, 2017, 12:35 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Align Biopharma today introduced 14 leading biopharma companies and technology and service providers as new members. The group now includes a total of 23 members dedicated to making it easier for healthcare professionals to connect digitally with life sciences companies.
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NCBI Facilitates Hackathons at the Bio-IT World Conference and Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence
Jul 12, 2017, 13:42 PM by Michael CroftNCBI Insights | NCBI usually participates in hackathons as direct organizers and planners. However, NCBI staff recently functioned as facilitators in two hackathons organized by outside groups: one at the Bio-IT World conference, and one at the Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence (SVAI) incubator.Full story -
One Mans Plan to Make Sure Gene Editing Doesnt Go Haywire
Jul 12, 2017, 09:44 AM by Michael CroftThe Atlantic | Kevin Esvelt argues that the tremendous power of CRISPR can only be contained if scientists are open about their research.Full story -
Elsevier Launches The Hive for 2017 to Showcase Pharma and Biotech Startup Innovation
Jul 12, 2017, 09:17 AM by Michael CroftNEW YORK, NY - Jul 12, 2017 - Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, has announced that applications and nominations for The Hive, its innovation hub for biotech and pharmaceutical startups, are now openFull story -
Experimental Drug Reversed Memory Loss In Mice With Possible Implications For Calico
Jul 11, 2017, 11:08 AM by Michael CroftSan Francisco Business Times | UCSF researchers found that the experimental drug helped restore the ability of brain-injured mice to form new memories. It would be years away from use in humans but could offer hope to people with Alzheimer's and other brain diseases.Full story -
White House’s Dwindling Science Office Leaves Major Research Programs In Limbo
Jul 11, 2017, 09:57 AM by Michael CroftNature News & Comment | Pared-back staff struggles to continue cybersecurity, climate-change, and science-education efforts without direction from the Trump administration.Full story -
European biotech meets new company
Jul 11, 2017, 06:57 AM by Michael CroftGERMANY, RUSSIA - Jul 12, 2017 - Data MATRIX is a qualified provider for software, data management and biostatistics services for clinical trialsFull story -
Concept Life Sciences further strengthens its team with the appointment of Dr Andrew Clifton as Head of Bioassay Development and Screening Technologies
Jul 11, 2017, 06:26 AM by Michael Croft, UNITED KINGDOM - Jul 11, 2017 - Dr Andrew Clifton joins Concept Life Sciences as Head of Bioassay Development and Screening TechnologiesFull story -
Thermo Fisher Scientific And SRI International Collaborate To Enhance Small Molecule Research
Jul 10, 2017, 16:35 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Thermo Fisher Scientific and SRI International today announced the results of a collaboration agreement to enable researchers to combine the results of high-resolution Orbitrap LC/MS experiments with highly curated and organism-specific metabolic pathway and genome data for quick and effective mass spectrometry-based small molecule research and analysis.
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Precision NanoSystems to host nanomedicines symposium
Jul 10, 2017, 04:48 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON, MA - Jul 10, 2017 - Join Precision NanoSystems for its second annual nanomedicines symposium, entitled Nanomedicines: enabling new therapeutic modalities, on the 15th of July in Boston, MAFull story -
10 Years Of GWAS Discovery: Biology, Function, And Translation
Jul 7, 2017, 13:30 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Application of the experimental design of genome-wide association studies is now 10 years old, and researchers now review the remarkable range of discoveries it has facilitated in population and complex-trait genetics, the biology of diseases, and translation toward new therapeutics.
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Ancient-Genome Studies Grapple With Africa’s Past
Jul 6, 2017, 16:43 PM by Michael CroftNature News & Comment | Ignored for too long by researchers, ancient humans who lived in Africa thousands of years ago are finally having their genomes studied. Two projects released results this week on the genomes of around 20 individuals, which together reveal that the history of our species on the continent was far more complex than previously thought.Full story -
Howard Darvin, MD, FACS, Joins RxEOB as Chief Medical Officer
Jul 6, 2017, 13:52 PM by Michael CroftRICHMOND, VA, US - Jul 6, 2017 - RxEOB, an industry leader in member engagement applications for pharmacy benefits, has added Dr. Howard Darvin of Cleveland, Ohio, to their growing team as chief medical officerFull story -
Encouraging Inclusion In Supercomputing
Jul 6, 2017, 10:50 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Several programs and groups are being created to address the issue of improving and optimizing the inclusion of women in the field of supercomputing.
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Specialist CRO expands pharmacovigilance capabilities
Jul 6, 2017, 06:23 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UK - Jul 6, 2017 - LONDON (UK) - (July 6, 2017) Quanticate has completed an investment initiative to upgrade its pharmacovigilance safety database and its in-house technology platform in preparation for the upcoming Article 2(3) of Directive 2010/84/EU that will impact the pharmaceutical industry later this yearFull story -
How To Build A Human Cell Atlas
Jul 5, 2017, 16:24 PM by Michael CroftNature News & Comment | Aviv Regev is a maven of hard-core biological analyses. Now she is part of an effort to map every cell in the human body.Full story -
Idifarma approved for EU-GMP commercial capsule manufacturing
Jul 3, 2017, 07:21 AM by Michael Croft- Jul 3, 2017 - A Spanish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has expanded its GMP manufacturing offering with the installation of new automatic capsule filling capabilities at its EU-GMP approved plant in Pamplona, SpainFull story -
VEEDA CLINICAL RESEARCH awarded as Best Pharmaceutical CRO 2017 by APAC Indian Business Excellence Awards.
Jul 3, 2017, 06:08 AM by Michael CroftAHMEDABAD, INDIA - Jul 4, 2017 - Veeda Clinical Research has been awarded as "Best Pharmaceutical CRO 2017 by APAC Indian Business Excellence Awards based in UKFull story -
Illumina Announces Companion Diagnostic For Amgen Colorectal Cancer Drug
Jun 30, 2017, 11:42 AM by Michael CroftDiagnostics World News | Illumina has announced FDA approval of its Extended RAS Panel for use on the MiSeqDx System. The next-generation sequencing kit is intended to help clinicians identify which patients are eligible for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer with Amgen's Vectibix.Full story