Jun 22, 2016, 05:45 AM by Michael Croft

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 22, 2016 -  In about 3% of pregnancies a fetal anomaly is detected by ultrasound; knowing the cause would greatly assist an accurate diagnosis and provide information about the potential health implications

Jun 21, 2016, 16:44 PM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | Despite worries about conflict of interest, a National Institutes of Health committee that oversees the use of gene therapy and other cutting edge biomedical technologies voted today to let researchers move ahead with the CRISPR-Cas9 clinical trial.

Jun 21, 2016, 15:56 PM by Michael Croft

ANDOVER, MA, UNITED STATES - Jun 21, 2016 - June 21, 2016  Philipsexpands its Digital Pathology Solutions portfolio with the acquisition of PathXL Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has acquired PathXL, a Northern Ireland-based leader in digital pathology image analysis, workflow software and educational tools

Jun 21, 2016, 13:16 PM by Michael Croft

The San Diego Union-Tribune | Illumina's Flatley speaks of genomic future. Longtime CEO stepping down to become chairman, looks for near-universal use of genome sequencing.

Jun 21, 2016, 13:15 PM by Michael Croft

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - Jun 21, 2016 -  Medidata (NASDAQ: MDSO), the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, and the Southampton Clinical Trials Unitat the University of Southampton today announced a partnership to accelerate drug development across the United Kingdom

Jun 21, 2016, 11:31 AM by Michael Croft

NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - Jun 21, 2016 - Nottingham, UK – Juniper Pharma Services (“the company”), a subsidiary of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Jun 20, 2016, 14:16 PM by Michael Croft

Receives prestigious When Work Works Award for the fourth time   Chapel Hill, NC (June 15, 2016) – Rho, a full service contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full

Jun 20, 2016, 12:43 PM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Some of the world's fastest computers use Nvidia's graphics processor for computer vision and complex calculations, and a new GPU will supercharge these applications.

Jun 20, 2016, 09:40 AM by Michael Croft

MUNICH, GERMANY - Jun 20, 2016 - Definiens, the pioneer in Tissue Phenomics solutions for diagnostics development and commercialization, today announced that chief commercial officer Merrilyn Datta, PhD, will present at Rational Combinations 360°, being held in New York, NY from June 23-24, 2016

Jun 17, 2016, 12:07 PM by Michael Croft

PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA - Jun 17, 2016 - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that WuXi AppTec, the world's largest Contract Research Outsourcing (CRO) provider, has adopted Reaxys® and Reaxys® Medicinal Chemistry

Jun 17, 2016, 10:40 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Best Practices Winner | Despite advances in genomics in the past decade, there are still large portions of the genome that scientists and physicians don’t know how to interpret. Human Longevity Inc. (HLI) wants to fill in those gaps.

Jun 17, 2016, 09:45 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | China's Tianhe-3 exascale system is set to go live in 2020, three years ahead of the US roadmap. But raw power aside, what might matter most in next-gen systems is how efficiently apps run.

Jun 15, 2016, 16:25 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Rgenix, a cancer therapeutics company developing first-in-class drugs targeting novel cancer pathways, announced a $33 million Series B financing led by Novo A/S and Sofinnova Partners, with participation from existing investors including Partnership Fund for New York City, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Conegliano Ventures LP. The financing will support clinical development of Rgenix’s lead drug candidates, RGX-104 and RGX-202, as well as further development of its therapeutics pipeline.

Jun 15, 2016, 11:50 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World The National Cancer Institute's new Genomic Data Commons platform aims to make genomic data publicly available in support of the “moonshot” to cure cancer.

Jun 15, 2016, 10:27 AM by Michael Croft

Nature News & Comment | Induced pluripotent stem cells were supposed to herald a medical revolution. But ten years after their discovery, they are transforming biological research instead.

Jun 15, 2016, 08:38 AM by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Jun 15, 2016 - WIRB-Copernicus Group® (WCG™), one of the world's leading providers of solutions that measurably improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research, today announced an industry-transforming agreement with karmadata, the market leader in clinical trial database and decision support applications

Jun 13, 2016, 15:50 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World  | The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) and the Wellcome Genome Campus have together launched a video series and survey to explore public attitudes toward genetic data handling.

Jun 13, 2016, 12:14 PM by Michael Croft

KANSAS CITY, KS, UNITED STATES - Jun 13, 0016 - As part of Sekisui XenoTech’s commitment to furthering knowledge of hepatic diseases, the company has begun providing disease-diagnosed tissue samples and hepatocytes through its new Research BioBank

Jun 13, 2016, 11:35 AM by Michael Croft

ST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES - Jun 13, 2016 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced it is collaborating with Washington University in St

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

MIT Technology Review | Spark Therapeutics is turning gene-therapy experiments into real drugs.