• Researchers At Mount Sinai, Sema4 Develop Powerful New Method For Microbiome Analysis

    Dec 12, 2017, 09:25 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World Brief | Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions New York University and the University of Florida published a report detailing their new, more accurate method for identifying individual microbial species and strains in a community.

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  • Annoroad Purchases 10 Pacific Sequel Systems

    Dec 11, 2017, 21:04 PM by Michael Croft
    BEIJING, CHINA - Dec 11, 2017 - Recently, Annoroad has announced that it will further invest hundreds of millions of RMB in building a multi-technology gene sequencing platform and a data center as well as continue to introduce 10 PacBio Sequel Generation III sequencing platforms so as to consolidate the construction of the world’s leading genome center
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  • Race And Ancestry: Distinguishing The Two For Genetic Studies

    Dec 11, 2017, 15:20 PM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | The findings from a study elucidating the differences in molecular alterations in multiple myeloma as a function of self-reported race and genetic ancestry were recently published in PLOS Genetics.

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  • Rho Named Triangle Business Journal 2017 Family Business Award Winner

    Dec 11, 2017, 11:53 AM by Michael Croft
    CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Dec 11, 2017 - Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full range of product development services, has been named a winner of the 2017 Family Business Award by the Triangle Business Journal, a multimedia source for local business news, research and events in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill region of North Carolina, where Rho is headquartered
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  • New Release Geneious Biologics Gives Deeper Insight into Big Data

    Dec 11, 2017, 11:28 AM by Michael Croft
    SAN DIEGO, CA - Dec 11, 2017 - Geneious Biologics, an enterprise software as a service (SaaS) solution used by companies engaged in commercial antibody screening and discovery, today released major new capability that will allow developers of biological drugs to analyze millions of raw antibody sequences in minutes, accelerating identification of therapeutic antibody candidates
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  • TECHNIDATA participates in the microbiology lab modernization of the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital: a laboratory at the forefront of technology thanks to lab automation and paperless microbiology

    Dec 11, 2017, 03:55 AM by Michael Croft
    MONTBONNOT, FRANCE - Dec 11, 2017 -  An ambitious, innovative and pioneer project
    "We are currently one of the first University Hospital microbiology laboratories in France to have installed such an innovative and efficient working tool, as the latter enables us to automate numerous analytical processes - streaking, incubating, and reading the cultures
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  • Creative Diagnostics Launches Flow Cytometry for Immunology Research

    Dec 10, 2017, 21:47 PM by Michael Croft
    SHIRLEY, NY - Dec 11, 2017 - As a leading supplier of research products and custom services to global academic, pharmaceutical and biotech communities, Creative Diagnostics recently launches flow cytometry for all bio-researchers focusing on scientific study
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  • The Biotech Industry Needs To Pay More Attention To Women's Health

    Dec 8, 2017, 10:42 AM by Michael Croft
    STAT | In this opinion piece, the authors argue that reversing the dearth of investment in women's health would be good for women, for the biotech industry, and for the U.S. economy.
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  • Certara Introduces New Investigator Awards Program in Australia

    Dec 8, 2017, 08:44 AM by Michael Croft
    PRINCETON, NJ - Dec 8, 2017 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development and regulatory science, announced that Leigh Farrell, PhD, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, is presenting the inaugural Certara New Investigator Awards in association with the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)
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  • TECHNIDATA participates in the microbiology lab automation of the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital

    Dec 8, 2017, 04:26 AM by Michael Croft
    GRENOBLE, FRANCE - Dec 7, 2017 -
    An ambitious, innovative and pioneer project
    "We are currently one of the first University Hospital microbiology laboratories in France to have installed such an innovative and efficient working tool, as the latter enables us to automate numerous analytical processes - streaking, incubating, and reading the cultures
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  • Neuroscientists Just Launched an Atlas of the Developing Human Brain

    Dec 7, 2017, 17:25 PM by Michael Croft
    WIRED | It's a look at how genes are expressed during the earliest stages of life-down to the cellular level.
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  • Linguamatics Extends Text Analytics Leadership in 2017

    Dec 7, 2017, 10:26 AM by Michael Croft
    CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Dec 7, 2017 -  Natural Language Processing (NLP) text analytics provider Linguamatics today announced that the company has extended its position as a leading provider of NLP text-mining solutions for healthcare and the life sciences with the introduction of multiple innovations in 2017
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  • The Increasingly Important Role Of Project Manager In Life Sciences

    Dec 7, 2017, 08:25 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Life sciences, like many industries, require skilled, strategic-minded project managers. As a result of this, life science companies must empower PMs with more robust technology that meets unique industry needs.

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  • Cambridge Biotech Wants Workers To Understand Patients' Diet Experience

    Dec 6, 2017, 11:26 AM by Michael Croft
    The Boston Globe | Biotech companies developing drugs for rare diseases often invite patients to visit so workers can put a human face on illnesses that could be viewed as abstract scientific puzzles. Akcea Therapeutics is taking that idea further - it wants staffers to get a taste of life with a super-rare metabolic disorder.
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  • TraceLink Unveils FutureLink

    Dec 6, 2017, 10:31 AM by Michael Croft
    NORTH READING, MA, US - Dec 6, 2017 - North Reading, MA —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 unveiled FutureLink—a new annual gathering of commercial and operational executives from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries who are dedicated to achieving regulatory compliance and shaping the future of digital drug supply with information sharing networks
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  • Celmatix Names Lori Batta as Chief Commercial Officer

    Dec 6, 2017, 09:32 AM by Michael Croft
    NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Dec 6, 2017 - Today, Celmatix, a next-generation women’s health company, announced that Lori Batta, a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience, has been promoted to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
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  • Google Has Released An AI Tool That Makes Sense Of Your Genome

    Dec 5, 2017, 14:25 PM by Michael Croft
    MIT Technology Review | AI tools could help us turn information gleaned from genetic sequencing into life-saving therapies.
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  • Medherant, EightSpokes, Cambridge Semantics, And More: News From November 2017

    Dec 5, 2017, 12:05 PM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | November featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Medherant, EightSpokes, Cambridge Semantics, and more.

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  • Oxford Genetics announces adeno-associated virus collaboration with MeiraGTx

    Dec 5, 2017, 07:05 AM by Michael Croft
    OXFORD, UK - Dec 5, 2017 - 5 December 2017, Oxford -  Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, has established a new agreement with clinical-stage gene therapy company, MeiraGTx
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  • NVIDIA Extends GPU Cloud Support For AI Researchers

    Dec 4, 2017, 14:55 PM by Michael Croft
    Bio-IT World Brief  NVIDIA has extended NVIDIA GPU Cloud (NGC) support to NVIDIA TITAN, giving AI researchers using desktop GPUs access to NGC. The company has also added new software and other key updates to the NGC container registry to provide researchers a broader, more powerful set of tools to advance their AI and high performance computing research and development efforts.
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