Mar 17, 2016, 09:53 AM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | The gap between basic biomedical research and drug development is often called the "valley of death," where promising projects are stymied by a lack of funding. But NYU Langone Medical Center seems poised to bear fruit.

Mar 17, 2016, 09:50 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Apple has moved some of its iCloud business from Amazon Web Services to Google's cloud service, in what is seen as a bid by the iPhone maker to diversify its suppliers.

Mar 17, 2016, 08:37 AM by Michael Croft

WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES - Mar 17, 2016 - CloudLIMS today announced that it has bagged the prestigious “Employer of Choice”, HR Tech Leader award 2016 for its excellence in HR practices and fostering a culture that practices work life balance and attracts the best talent

Mar 16, 2016, 15:31 PM by Michael Croft

New York Times | Molecular biologists and neuroscientists are tweeting with the hashtag #ASAPbio in protest of a system that keeps research from being shared with the public, typically for more than six months.

Mar 16, 2016, 11:10 AM by Michael Croft

CORK, IRELAND - Mar 16, 2016 - ZENITH Technologies and SEA Vision have formed a global partnership to support pharmaceutical companies with the impending challenge of installing and integrating serialization across drug manufacturing sites

Mar 15, 2016, 09:40 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | The Editors announced the finalists today in the Bio-IT World Best Practices competition. Entries from 17 groups made it to the final round of competition.

Mar 15, 2016, 06:06 AM by Michael Croft

, GERMANY - Mar 15, 2016 - Berlin - 15 March 2016 - KCR's Joette Keen talks about her transition to CRO, after spending years in pharma, and how does she see data management role in the ever-changing clinical trials worldx

Mar 14, 2016, 12:06 PM by Michael Croft

ST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES - Mar 14, 2016 - Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have teamed up with researchers at Willamette University, a liberal arts college in Salem Oregon, to develop genetic tools that could save the Joshua tree from extinction

Mar 14, 2016, 11:40 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World |The Bio-IT World Conference & Expo comes early this year--April 5-7 in Boston--and yet we are ready to get into the program. Here's a look at some of the sessions we have starred.

Mar 13, 2016, 22:02 PM by Michael Croft

SHIRLEY, NY, US - Mar 14, 2016 - Membrane proteins consist of 20~30% of all encoding genes in genome. They participate in various biological processes, such as ligand-receptor binding, molecule transportation, signal transduction, intercellular recognition and enzymolysis

Mar 10, 2016, 09:15 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief  This morning, the Simons Foundation, a grant-giving institution that supports collaborative efforts in scientific and mathematical research, announced that the Simons Simplex Collection is now open for access by researchers worldwide, through the online WuXi NextCODE Exchange.

Mar 9, 2016, 13:27 PM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Data storage manufacturers have repeatedly come up against walls in their quest for ever larger drives and faster performance. And each time, new technology allows them to scale those walls and keep going. They're about to do it again.

Mar 9, 2016, 11:10 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Brief | Oxford CTO Clive Brown outlined several updates to the platform in a Google Hangout yesterday including new chemistry, a new basecaller, and changes to library prep, and an update on PromethION.

Mar 9, 2016, 10:10 AM by Michael Croft

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Mar 9, 2016 - CSM has announced its global partnership with IMP, unifying their clinical trial supply services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide

Mar 9, 2016, 09:19 AM by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Mar 9, 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 that Clintrax Global has joined its family of companies

Mar 8, 2016, 10:20 AM by Michael Croft

MUNICH, UNITED STATES - Mar 8, 2016 - Definiens, the pioneer in Tissue Phenomics solutions for diagnostics development and commercialization, today announced the release of a new service, the Immunoprofiling Panel, to enable pharmaceutical companies, companion diagnostic developers and academic research centers working in immuno-oncology to quickly screen their target biomarkers and measure immune response

Mar 7, 2016, 17:00 PM by Michael Croft

MILFORD, MA - Mar 7, 2016 - SeraCare Life Sciences, a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, today announces the launch of two new circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)  products at the 2016 Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco

Mar 7, 2016, 17:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Brief | Changes at Illumina this week. Today Jay Flatley, current Chairman and CEO, announced he will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on July 5, 2016. Francis deSouza, currently President, will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on the same date and will continue to serve on the Illumina Board of Directors. Scott Khan, Illumina’s Vice President Commercial, Enterprise Informatics, has said he plans to retire from Illumina in early March as well.

Mar 7, 2016, 12:44 PM by Michael Croft

SAN CARLOS, CA, UNITED STATES - Mar 7, 2016 - NuGEN Technologies, Inc. today announced the launch of the "Sharing Experiences and Applications in Sciences" (SEAS) Institute, the company's platform for supporting and spotlighting the work of innovative scientists

Mar 7, 2016, 11:32 AM by Michael Croft

BAR HARBOR, ME, USA - Mar 7, 2016 - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced new discoveries about the mechanisms underlying the regeneration of heart tissue by Assistant Professor Voot P