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Genome Korea in Ulsan Launched
Nov 24, 2015, 08:21 AM by Michael CroftULSAN, KOREA - Nov 25, 2015 - The Ulsan 10,000 Genome Project, entitled the "Genome Korea in Ulsan" has been launched in Ulsan Metropolitan City on the 25th of NovFull story -
Mosquito Gene Drive Appears Successful in the Lab
Nov 23, 2015, 15:53 PM by Michael CroftSTAT | Scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing tool to create mosquitoes that block the malaria parasite instead of transmitting it - and rapidly spread their modified DNA to nearly all their descendants.Full story -
Thermo Fisher Prepares for NGS Cancer Testing with Pharma Partners
Nov 20, 2015, 13:15 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Thermo Fisher Scientific announced this week that it will be creating a next-generation sequencing test as a companion diagnostic in cases of non-small cell lung cancer, partnering with Novartis and Pfizer.Full story -
Genedata Announces AstraZeneca Standardizes on Genedata Screener as its Global Screening Platform
Nov 20, 2015, 09:24 AM by Michael CroftBASEL, N/A, SWITZERLAND - Nov 20, 2015 - Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced it has signed a five-year license agreement with AstraZenecaFull story -
Oxford Nanopore's Software Side
Nov 19, 2015, 10:55 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Oxford Nanopore, creator of the handheld MinION DNA sequencer, recently revealed its first user-facing tool for genetic interpretation, a species identification workflow called What's in my Pot? The tool, designed by Oxford's software spinout Metrichor, hints at the company's ambitions to bring DNA analysis to a much wider audience, as the MinION broadens notions of who can perform sequencing and where.Full story -
How Genetics Defines, and Redefines, Biological Sex
Nov 19, 2015, 09:17 AM by Michael CroftNature News | The idea of two sexes, divided neatly by X and Y chromosomes, is simplistic. Biologists are now finding a fascinating number and variety of ways genetics can defy the binary.Full story -
JUNIPER PHARMA SERVICES STRENGTHENS CAPSULE CAPABILITY WITH XCELODOSE
Nov 19, 2015, 05:39 AM by Michael CroftNOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - Nov 19, 2015 - Nottingham, UK – Juniper Pharma Services, a subsidiary of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNP), has reinforced its early stage capsule filling expertise with the expansion of its Xcelodose® powder micro-dosing system as part of its suite of GMP capabiliThe move by the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) follows demand from its clients to develop the technique to complement its development services and help get new molecules to Phase I clinical trials quickerFull story -
COGSTATE IPAD COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS SELECTED FOR USE IN PHASE IV OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF APPROVED TREATMENTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Nov 18, 2015, 11:39 AM by Michael Croft- Nov 18, 2015 - Cogstate Ltd (ASX: CGS), leaders in the measurement of cognition in clinical trials, is pleased to announce that their iPad-based computerized cognitive assessment technology has been selected for use in a multicenter Phase IV observational study to assess the tolerability of two approved drugs for the treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)Full story -
Deep Genomics Closes Seed Round of $3.7m
Nov 18, 2015, 10:05 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | Deep Genomics this morning announced the closing of $3.7 million in seed financing. Funding was led by True Ventures of the Bay Area with participation from Bloomberg Beta and other global angel investors.Full story -
Former Biogen R&D Chief Emerges at $80M Startup Pursuing Cancer Alzheimers
Nov 17, 2015, 09:50 AM by Michael CroftForbes | Doug Williams left one of biotechnology's biggest jobs, at Biogen, in July. Now we know why. Williams is now the founding CEO of Codiak Biosciences, a Cambridge, Mass.-based startup. The little company is announcing today it has raised $80 million in committed venture capital spread over two installments.Full story -
BC Platforms Appoints Mark Daly as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board and Expands Senior Management Team in the US
Nov 16, 2015, 15:16 PM by Michael CroftHELSINKI, FINLAND - Nov 16, 2015 - BC Platforms today announced that it has appointed Mark Daly as the Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and expanded its senior management team who will be located at its new US headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAFull story -
NCBI Plans Genomics Hackathon
Nov 16, 2015, 15:00 PM by Michael CroftNCBI News | In early January, NCBI will host a genomics hackathon with teams taking on network analysis of variants, structural variation, RNA-seq, streaming data and metadata, and more.Full story -
Patients Reluctant to Share Health Data with Tech Companies
Nov 16, 2015, 14:49 PM by Michael CroftMIT Technology Review | A survey finds that consumers are wary of giving their personal health information to insurers, pharma companies, government, and especially tech companies like Google, Apple and Facebook.Full story -
Inside the Recruitment and Data Management Challenges of the Million Veterans Program
Nov 12, 2015, 14:08 PM by Michael CroftSTAT | Veterans are donating their blood to the VA as part of one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken to understand our DNA.Full story -
WuXi NextCODE to Interpret Cancer Samples for UK 100,000 Genomes Project
Nov 12, 2015, 12:10 PM by Michael CroftBio-IT World News Brief | Genomics England, the state-owned company created to sequence 100,000 whole genomes of UK patients for health research, has announced that WuXi NextCODE will be its first Clinical Interpretation Partner in the field of cancer.Full story -
Dr. Adam Marsh of Genome Profiling, LLC to Present at the Cancer Diagnostics Conference in San Franc(1)
Nov 12, 2015, 11:26 AM by Michael CroftNEWARK, DE - Nov 12, 2015 - Genome Profiling, LLP (GenPro), an epigenetic biomarker discovery company to clinical research institutions, biopharma and diagnostics companies, announced that Adam Marsh, PhFull story -
Dr. Adam Marsh of Genome Profiling, LLC to Present at the Cancer Diagnostics Conference in San Francisco on November 16, 2015
Nov 12, 2015, 11:26 AM by Michael CroftNEWARK, DE - Nov 12, 2015 - Genome Profiling, LLP (GenPro), an epigenetic biomarker discovery company to clinical research institutions, biopharma and diagnostics companies, announced that Adam Marsh, PhFull story -
Scientists Publish Unique Genomic Discoveries with Single Molecule, Real-Time Sequencing
Nov 11, 2015, 16:32 PM by Michael CroftST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES - Nov 11, 2015 - A new paper released in Nature today reported the virtually complete draft genome of Oropetium thomaeum, a grass species that can regrow after exposed to extreme drought when water becomes availableFull story -
NewLeaf Symbiotics Receives Key US Production Patent
Nov 11, 2015, 10:35 AM by Michael CroftST. LOUIS, UNITED STATES - Nov 11, 2015 - The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted NewLeaf Symbiotics US Patent No. 9,181,541 for its Microbial Fermentation technologyFull story -
DDN Launches Fast, Dense Storage Platform
Nov 11, 2015, 09:45 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | DataDirect Networks (DDN) announced a new storage platform this week: DDN SFA14K; the Texas Advanced Computing Center is the first announced deployment. The hybrid storage and hyper-converged platforms deliver fast, dense storage with more than 6 million IOPS and 60GB/sec in 4U with scalability to nearly 7PB of capacity in a single rack.