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Recipharm completes strategic acquisition in India
Feb 20, 2017, 07:19 AM by Michael CroftBENGALURU, INDIA - Feb 20, 2017 - Recipharm AB (publ) (“Recipharm” or the “Company”) announces today that it has now concluded the acquisition of Kemwell’s pharmaceutical businesses located in Bengaluru, IndiaFull story -
Slidematch™ now features Alignment of Brightfield and Fluorescence Whole Slide Images
Feb 20, 2017, 05:02 AM by Michael CroftMUNICH, GERMANY - Feb 20, 2017 - microDimensions launches a new version of its high precision whole slide alignment software SlidematchFull story -
XIFIN Executives to Present Sessions on Collaborative Diagnostic Workflows and Novel Diagnostic Technologies at 24th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference
Feb 17, 2017, 15:35 PM by Michael CroftSAN DIEGO, CA, US - Feb 17, 2017 - XIFIN Inc., the healthcare information technology company revolutionizing the business of healthcare diagnostics, will co-present a session with the University of Chicago on collaborative diagnostic workflows at the Cambridge Healthtech Institutes Fifth Annual Digital Pathology conference, a track at the 24th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference being held February 20-22 at the Moscone Convention Center in San FranciscoFull story -
Everest Group Names HCL as a Leader for Life Sciences IT Application Services
Feb 17, 2017, 11:05 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Feb 17, 2017 - HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, continues to be recognized for its global leadership in life sciences IT services and solutionsFull story -
The New Offensive on Alzheimer’s Disease Stop it Before it Starts
Feb 17, 2017, 09:33 AM by Michael CroftNewsweek | No medicine has been able to slow the progression of the disease, so researchers are taking an aggressive new approach.Full story -
Data Conversations: Cycle, University of Arizona Researchers Model Strength Of The Cloud
Feb 17, 2017, 09:10 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | When a University of Arizona researcher wanted to demonstrate the future of drug discovery for her students, she couldn’t do it on the local HPC cluster. She needed to do her experiment in the cloud.
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BC Platforms Advances Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Healthcare
Feb 17, 2017, 02:25 AM by Michael CroftBASEL, SWITZERLAND - Feb 17, 2017 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management solutions, today announces it will join the Microsoft AI in Health Partner Alliance, an expanding group of partners focused on advancing health technologyFull story -
Cofactor Genomics launches Pinnacle: a CAP-CLIA certified RNA-based oncology assay
Feb 16, 2017, 10:11 AM by Michael CroftSAN FRANCISCO, CA - Feb 16, 2017 - San Francisco, CA/St. Louis, MO -- Cofactor Genomics, a software-driven biotechnology company developing unique molecular diagnostics centered on RNA, has launched a clinically-validated oncology assay which provides unique insight into a patients cancer profileFull story -
HIPAA In 2017 Is Not Your Old HIPAA; It’s Grown Teeth
Feb 16, 2017, 09:10 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Contributed Commentary | In 2017, Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights are both working hard to ensure that cloud providers are aligned with HIPAA.
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Broad Institute Prevails In Heated Dispute Over CRISPR Patents
Feb 15, 2017, 13:06 PM by Michael CroftSTAT | In a one-sentence decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that key CRISPR patents awarded to the Broad Institute beginning in 2014 are sufficiently different from ones applied for by the University of California.Full story -
Certara Vice President Appointed F1000Prime Faculty Member
Feb 15, 2017, 09:27 AM by Michael CroftPRINCETON, NJ - Feb 15, 2017 - Certara®, the leading provider of decision support technology and consulting services for optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes, today announced that Professor Piet van der Graaf, PharmD, PhD, its vice president of quantitative systems pharmacology, has been appointed a F1000Prime faculty memberFull story -
Human Gene Editing Receives Science Panel’s Support
Feb 14, 2017, 12:00 PM by Michael CroftThe New York Times | Pressed by controversial, advancing technology, an influential committee laid out the conditions under which human embryos might be engineered with heritable traits.Full story -
Bionano Genomics Announces Global Launch Of Saphyr
Feb 13, 2017, 14:10 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Bionano Genomics today announced the global commercial launch of Saphyr, its newest and most advanced system for genome mapping.
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The Pistoia Alliance Appoints Advisory Board of Notable Life Science Figures to Support its Mission to Increase Industry Collaboration
Feb 13, 2017, 10:30 AM by Michael CroftLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Feb 13, 2017 - The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, has appointed an advisory board to guide its strategyFull story -
Qlucore continues to expand in the US
Feb 13, 2017, 10:21 AM by Michael CroftLUND, SWEDEN - Feb 13, 2017 - ~~Based in Baltimore, Beth Repetti will be responsible for driving new business for Qlucore, a world leader in the development of bioinformatics softwareFull story -
BC Platforms Partners with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital to Transform Cancer Research
Feb 13, 2017, 02:49 AM by Michael CroftBASEL, SWITZERLAND - Feb 13, 2017 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management solutions, today announces it has signed a partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centers laboratory of Clinical Genomics and Advanced Technology in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine in the US, focused on providing data management solutions in cancer researchFull story -
Illumina Welcomes New Startups To Its Accelerator Program
Feb 10, 2017, 13:40 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Illumina announced today that it has chosen three new startups to join its accelerator program, which provides investment capital and other resources to early-stage companies developing new genomic technologies and applications.
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A Call For Academic Drug Companies
Feb 10, 2017, 12:05 PM by Michael CroftIn The Pipeline | Derek Lowe, in his blog for Science Translational Medicine, offers his thoughts on the question, "How Much Longer Will We Put Up With $100,000 Cancer Drugs?"Full story -
Zenith Technologies strengthens managed services business
Feb 10, 2017, 07:01 AM by Michael CroftDUBLIN, IRELAND - Feb 10, 2017 - A global life science technology firm has appointed David Staunton as director of global managed services to help meet increased demand for its automation and manufacturing execution system (MES) servicesFull story -
MyHeritage Announces Yaniv Erlich As New Chief Science Officer
Feb 9, 2017, 17:00 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World Brief | Yaniv Erlich is joining Israeli online genealogy platform company, MyHeritage, as Chief Science Officer.