May 28, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

CHAPEL HILL, NC - May 28, 2015 - Rho Named a Best CRO with Life Sciences Award
from the Triangle Business Journal Chapel Hill, NC  ̶  May 27, 2015  ̶  Rho, a contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full range of product development services, recently announced that the company was recognized as one of the Best CROs by the Triangle Business Journal, a multimedia source for local business news, research and events in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill region of North Carolina, where Rho is headquartered

May 27, 2015, 12:10 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Biotech funding must be hot indeed when an 18-month-old immunotherapy company can pledge hundreds of millions to an 18-month-old genome editing company, but there's plenty of promise combining CAR T therapy with CRISPR technology — as rivals Novartis and Intellia Therapeutics made clear when they forged their own partnership this January.

May 27, 2015, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

May 21, 2015, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Boston Children’s Hospital is launching CLARITY Undiagnosed, a $25,000 competition to identify molecular diagnoses for five families with as-yet undiagnosed conditions. The Challenge kicks off in conjunction with a documentary film tracing the journeys of the patients and—possibly—the teams. Teams have until June 11 to register

May 21, 2015, 09:40 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | As the Genome in a Bottle Consortium and the National Institute of Standards and Technology announce the first reference DNA samples as trusted standards for genomic sequencing, the FDA weighs a regulatory role for the new reference material.

May 21, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES - May 21, 2015 - BOULDER, Colo.—May 21, 2015—Biodesix, Inc. today announced the launch of GeneStrat™, a targeted liquid biopsy mutation test for genotyping tumors of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

May 21, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BERLIN, GERMANY - May 21, 2015 - KCR, a Contract Research Organization (CRO), operating in 19 countries in Europe as well as the U.S., has recently validated the quality and accuracy of its operations receiving ISO 9001:2008 Certification for all its services

May 21, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

CHAPEL HILL, NC - May 21, 2015 -   Rho Showcases Clinical Services Expertise at OCT East Coast WHAT:           Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO), will highlight its continued success in drug development strategies and services during the 6th annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials (OCT) East Coast conference, being held May 27-28 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

May 20, 2015, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

May 20, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | Under a collaboration announced today, San Diego-based Cypher Genomics said it would use its biomarker discovery service to help New Jersey's Celgene identify key genetic variants among patients who respond well to specific drugs.

May 19, 2015, 11:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Robert Gentleman’s goal is to “bring bioinformatics and computational drug discovery to complement the really strong genetics” already at 23andMe. He spoke with Bio-IT World about open science at a for-profit venture, the challenges of drug discovery, and what’s left to find via SNP chips.

May 19, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | One of gene therapy's major unanswered questions is just what it'll take to convince U.S. regulators to approve one of these treatments.

May 19, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Amazon Web Services is hoping better management tools will convince enterprises to move more applications to the cloud, but getting their internal management processes right is even more important than anything the vendor can offer.

May 18, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

WILMINGON, MA, UNITED STATES - May 18, 2015 - Kapa Biosystems, Inc., today launched a new RNA library preparation product for next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows that enables users to generate a more complete view of the transcriptome by detecting more low-abundance and unique transcripts

May 18, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

MIT Technology Review | With new tools to isolate individual cells and profile their genetic signatures, researchers are undertaking a microscopic quest to find out what we're really made of.

May 18, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES - May 18, 2015 - Product Synopsis
 
This report presents the findings from a survey of 102 pharmaceutical companies regarding their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) budgets and staff allocation

May 18, 2015, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - May 18, 2015 - The 2nd Annual Smart Data Summit will take place next week on 25-26 May at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort and Spa, Dubai, UAE

May 15, 2015, 10:15 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | The Michael J. Fox Foundation, dedicated to driving basic research in Parkinson's disease, received a special Judges' Prize at this year's Bio-IT World Best Practices Awards for its work implementing the tranSMART platform for data sharing and analysis, including innovative programs like a patient registry and integration with studies of other neurodegenerative diseases.

May 14, 2015, 14:00 PM by Michael Croft

May 14, 2015, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has announced plans to sequence genes from 10,000 patients for genetic variants that could affect their responses to a variety of medications, as part of a study that will track the long-term health outcomes of patients who undergo pharmacogenetic testing.