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  • Veritas Genetics Lands $30M for $1,000 Genome Sequencing

    Oct 18, 2016, 10:50 AM by Michael Croft
    Xconomy | Veritas Genetics, which sells genome sequencing and genetic screening tests, has received a $30 million Series B round of funding to add more products, build out its digital tools for consumers, and ink partnerships with hospitals and researchers around the world.
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  • Microsoft computing method makes key aspect of genomic sequencing seven times faster

    Oct 18, 2016, 10:12 AM by Michael Croft
    Microsoft Blog | In a blog post this morning, Microsoft announced that it has come up with a way to "significantly reduce the time it takes to do the major computational aspects of sequencing a genome." Microsoft is running the BWA aligner and GATK on the Azure cloud, and says it is 7x faster than previously.
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  • New high-performance computing system launched to support research at University of Birmingham

    Oct 18, 2016, 09:56 AM by Michael Croft
    BIRMINGHAM, UK - Oct 19, 2016 - Designed specifically with researchers in mind, the Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) Cloud will augment an already rich set of IT services at the University of Birmingham and will be used by academics across all disciplines, from Medicine to Archaeology, and Physics to Theology
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  • Consistency and data sharing vital to unlock value of genetic testing

    Oct 18, 2016, 06:24 AM by Michael Croft
    CAMBRIDGE, UK - Oct 18, 2016 - “At Congenica we realise that there is huge value in being able to share data to see how others have interpreted the same gene variant,” says Dr Matthew Hurles, co-founder of Congenica, a world leader in genomic analysis and interpretation
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  • If Billionaires Fund Your Research, Don't Take Public Money

    Oct 17, 2016, 10:28 AM by Michael Croft
    WIRED | Recent high-profile donations and initiatives highlight the private control of publicly funded biomedical research. The injection of private money into science is creating power alliances and disrupting the longstanding public research-funding model.
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  • Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb Could Face a Big Threat from Small Biotech Exelixis

    Oct 17, 2016, 10:08 AM by Michael Croft
    The Motley Fool | On Oct. 10, Exelixis announced results from its phase 2 CABOSUN study of Cabometyx in patients with previously untreated advanced kidney cancer. This clinical trial was structured as a head-to-head comparison between Cabometyx and Pfizer's Sutent, and Cabometyx emerged as the clear winner.
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  • Juniper Pharma Services Expands Granulation Capabilities

    Oct 17, 2016, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft
    NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAM - Oct 17, 2016 - Nottingham, UK – Juniper Pharma Services (“the company”), a subsidiary of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc
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  • Recipharm to open new GLP bioanalysis laboratory in Sweden

    Oct 17, 2016, 08:47 AM by Michael Croft
    UPPSALA, SWEDEN - Oct 17, 2016 - Recipharm, the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has announced a 5 million SEK investment into a new GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) compliant bioanalysis laboratory at its development facility in Uppsala, Sweden, in response to growing customer demand
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  • Ewan Birney To Lead Global Alliance For Genomics and Health

    Oct 14, 2016, 12:20 PM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | The Global Alliance for Genomics in Health (GA4GH) has selected Ewan Birney, Director of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), to steward its member organizations in producing solutions for sharing genomic and clinical data. Birney took to his blog to address the new position.

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  • Optibrium Introduces Database Query Interface for StarDrop

    Oct 14, 2016, 09:35 AM by Michael Croft
    Optibrium Introduces Database Query Interface for StarDrop Providing instant access to compound data to interpret, model and guide drug discovery decisions CAMBRIDGE, UK, 13 October 2016 – Optibrium™, a developer of software for small molecule drug
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  • Among the Multitude: A Look At The Complexity Of Diversity In Genetics

    Oct 13, 2016, 11:30 AM by Michael Croft

    Bio-IT World | Genetics research is not as diverse as one would hope. Present discussions on this issue have led to the launching of multiple initiatives, including those from Illumina and 23andMe this week, whose goal is to develop the data pool in Africa.

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  • IBMs Cleversafe Storage Platform Is Becoming A Cloud Service

    Oct 13, 2016, 10:01 AM by Michael Croft
    Computerworld | The idea with IBM's new Cloud Object Storage service: If dispersing data among storage nodes can make it more secure and less prone to loss, spreading it across far-flung cloud data centers make it even more so.
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  • Certara Establishes Phoenix® PK/PD Centers of Excellence in China and Japan

    Oct 13, 2016, 08:15 AM by Michael Croft
    PRINCETON, NJ - Oct 13, 2016 - Certara®, the leading provider of decision support technology and consulting services for optimizing drug development and improving health outcomes, today announced that Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital in Beijing, China, and Keio University in Tokyo, Japan have become Phoenix® Centers of Excellence
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  • Improving GDPs of Several Nations has Favored the Growth of Global Health Insurance Market

    Oct 13, 2016, 03:53 AM by Michael Croft
    ALBANY, NY, UNITED STATES - Oct 13, 2016 - Health Insurance Market: OverviewThe improving GDPs of several nations across the globe has favored the growth of the global health insurance market in recent years
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  • Creative Proteomics Announces New Services on Protein Related Projects

    Oct 12, 2016, 22:45 PM by Michael Croft
    SHIRLEY, NY - Oct 13, 2016 - October 12, 2016 | Mike Copperfield, senior scientist in Creative Proteomics, gave an announcement about update of new services this morning, claiming three new updates services, including protein methylation, protein sequence analysis and protein phosphorylation
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  • IBM Workers to Use Watson Supercomputer to Find Cancer Treatments

    Oct 12, 2016, 10:55 AM by Michael Croft
    Fortune | IBM announced that it will let its American workers use the Watson supercomputer technology in 2017 to find appropriate cancer treatments.
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  • PierianDx Acquires Tute Genomics

    Oct 12, 2016, 09:55 AM by Michael Croft
    Bio-IT World Brief  PierianDx today announced the acquisition of Tute Genomics, a genomics software company based in Provo, UT, further increasing consolidation in the genomics space
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  • Labfolder Deployed Across Max Planck Society

    Oct 12, 2016, 04:25 AM by Michael Croft
    Bio-IT World Brief | Labfolder and the Max Planck Society today announced a licensing agreement to provide up to 11,000 Max Planck scientists from all disciplines ranging from physics, chemistry, life sciences and humanities with labfolder’s laboratory data management digital platform.
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  • Q&A Confirming Next-Gen Sequencing Results with Sanger

    Oct 11, 2016, 15:19 PM by Michael Croft
    The Scientist | Ambry Genetics CEO Aaron Elliott discusses his team's recent analysis of 20,000 clinical next-generation sequencing panels.
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  • Rho Donates Nearly $43,000 to Local Public Schools through DonorsChoose.org

    Oct 10, 2016, 23:06 PM by Michael Croft
    CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Oct 11, 2016 -  For Immediate Release Rho Donates Nearly $43,000 to Local Public Schools through DonorsChoosex
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