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Precision BioSciences goes paperless to progress innovation using IDBS E-WorkBook
Jan 25, 2017, 06:16 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON, DURHAM & LONDON, US & UK - Jan 25, 2017 - Precision BioSciences, a genome editing company based in Durham, North Carolina, has implemented IDBS E-WorkBook to improve its data capture and streamline innovation in cancer immunotherapy, gene therapy and food scienceFull story -
Merck & Co. Opens Cambridge Exploratory Science Center, Plans To Hire 30 More Employees
Jan 24, 2017, 10:23 AM by Michael CroftBioSpace.com | The end of 2016 brought a new beginning with Merck's opening of its new Exploratory Science Center in Cambridge, a cutting edge facility that will focus on early discovery research. The Cambridge ESC opened at the end of December and currently operates with a team of about 15 researchers.Full story -
Greenphire and Exostar Partner to Deliver Seamless, Secure Access to Clinical Research Site Payment Solution
Jan 24, 2017, 09:17 AM by Michael CroftMIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES - Jan 24, 2017 - Summit for Clinical Operations Executives (SCOPE), Miami - January 24, 2017 -Greenphire, the global leader in clinical payment solutions, and Exostar, whose cloud-based solutions help companies mitigate risk and solve their identity and access challenges, today announced a partnership that facilitates the adoption, accessibility and use of clinical research site payment solutionsFull story -
BMG LABTECH Announces Genedata Screener Integration
Jan 20, 2017, 12:05 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | BMG LABTECH collaborates with Genedata to provide a functionally rich integration between BMG LABTCH’s entire product range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers and Genedata Screener, a data analysis and management platform for in-vitro screening technologies.
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Whole Genome Sequencing Testing Is Available At The New York Genome Center
Jan 20, 2017, 05:05 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Whole genome sequencing testing, available at the New York Genome Center, brings precision medicine one step closer to reality. Researchers, physicians, and patients are finding new ways to use the information encoded in genes.
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China Aims To Build World’s First Exascale Supercomputer Prototype By End Of 2017
Jan 19, 2017, 14:31 PM by Michael CroftThe Verge | Building supercomputers is a digital arms race, and China is moving quickly to solidify its lead. This year the government has set its sights on completing the world's first prototype exascale computer; a machine capable of making a billion calculations per second.Full story -
AgileBio announces a new mobile app: LabCollector Stock Manager
Jan 19, 2017, 06:15 AM by Michael CroftSAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES - Jan 19, 2017 - The LabCollector Stock Manager will allow labs to scan barcoded items and easily track movements into and out of their stockxFull story -
Whole genome analysis leads to faster diagnosis and cost benefits
Jan 19, 2017, 04:48 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UK - Jan 19, 2017 - Whole genome analysis (WGA) enables rapid diagnosis of rare disease, ensuring that an appropriate course of management and treatment can be administered, possibly within days for acute neonatal cases, cutting the cost of intensive care and potentially saving livesFull story -
Obama Administration Decides Consent Of Patients Not Needed To Study Their Blood DNA
Jan 18, 2017, 21:06 PM by Michael CroftNPR.org | In its update of ethics rules aimed at protecting patients, the Obama administration decided against a provision that scientists said would hinder research. Consumer advocates aren't happy.Full story -
AI Software Learns to Make AI Software
Jan 18, 2017, 15:23 PM by Michael CroftMIT Technology Review | Google and others think software that learns to learn could take over some work done by AI experts.Full story -
Where The Money Is: 2016 Edition
Jan 18, 2017, 09:37 AM by Michael CroftENDPOINTS NEWS | Thomson Reuters dug up investment numbers for all of the top 100 VCs investing in biotech, and Endpoints News ranked them. Flagship, Third Rock, New Enterprise Associates, and Arch Venture are the top four, and many of the top four players remain focused on early stage investment.Full story -
Congenica expands in North America with strategic appointment
Jan 17, 2017, 11:07 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Jan 17, 2017 - Congenica, a world leading developer of genome analysis and interpretation technologies, expands its operations in the US with the announcement that it has recruited Dr Shikha OBrien as its Chief Business OfficerFull story -
Novogene Purchases 10 PacBio Sequel Systems
Jan 16, 2017, 15:35 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Brief | Novogene today announced its intention to purchase 10 Sequel Systems for whole genome sequencing, Iso-Seq annotation and targeted sequencing services from Pacific Biosciences.Full story -
The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly
Jan 16, 2017, 13:40 PM by Michael CroftThe New York Times | Where are the miracle treatments we were promised? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains.Full story -
Biotech IPO Master Is Still Setting Up New Biotechs And Hatching More Deals
Jan 13, 2017, 14:08 PM by Michael CroftENDPOINTS NEWS | Vivek Ramaswamy blindsided the biotech industry with a record-setting IPO for the mystery biotech Axovant. The one-time hedge fund maestro turned drug entrepreneur has set up three more companies and taken one of them public at near supersonic speed, all while busily in-licensing drugs from a growing list of suppliers.Full story -
IDBS launches The E-WorkBook Cloud: combining the most powerful R&D software platform with the benefits and flexibility of the cloud
Jan 13, 2017, 07:38 AM by Michael CroftBOSTON & LONDON, US & UK - Jan 12, 2017 - IDBS has today launched The E-WorkBook Cloud, an enterprise, Cloud-based platform designed specifically to meet the future challenges of scientific and R&D data managementFull story -
JP Morgan News Round Up
Jan 12, 2017, 12:25 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | The JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was held this week in San Francisco, kicking off 2017 with news and deals and product announcements. Many presentations were webcast. Here are some of the highlights and news bits we’ve collected over the past three days.
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Creative Peptides Added Specific Peptide Synthesis and Related Services
Jan 11, 2017, 04:52 AM by Michael CroftSHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES - Jan 11, 2017 - Creative Peptides optimized its synthesis services by adding more specific peptide synthesis, and three categories are included-GMP peptide synthesis, glycopeptides synthesis, Cell-Penetrating Peptides SynthesisFull story -
Certara Launches Version 16 of its Simcyp Population-based Simulator
Jan 10, 2017, 08:23 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - Jan 10, 2017 - Certara®, the leading provider of decision support technology and consulting services for optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes, today announced that it has released version 16 of its Simcyp® Population-based SimulatorFull story -
Illumina Launches NovaSeq Sequencers, Aiming To Replace 1900 Sequencers
Jan 9, 2017, 19:55 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this afternoon, Francis deSouza, President and CEO of Illumina, unveiled the NovaSeq series, a new and scalable sequencing architecture, comprised of two instruments: the NovaSeq 5000 and NovaSeq 6000.Full story