Aug 5, 2014, 08:55 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | A new four-year program of grants to organizations developing DNA sequencing technologies, totaling $14.5 million, will bring to a close the Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology initiative that has been funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute for over a decade.

Aug 4, 2014, 14:40 PM by Michael Croft

Science Insider | U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that Genomics England, the publicly-owned company created one year ago with the mission of sequencing 100,000 human genomes, will receive the funding to reach its goal by the end of 2017.

Aug 4, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

TOKYO, JAPAN - Aug 4, 2014 - Certara®, the leading global technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consultancy, today announced the launch in Japan of D360, its integrated solution for the query, analysis and visualization of drug discovery and development data

Aug 1, 2014, 13:15 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | On Thursday afternoon, the FDA announced that it plans, for the first time, to regulate laboratory developed tests in the same way it does other diagnostics. Bio-IT World looks at the proposed regulations and what comes next.

Aug 1, 2014, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

Technology Review | Craig Venter talked to MIT's Technology Review about genomics and  his new hire--the former head of Google Translate. When asked about how we're doing in genomics, Venter was terse.

Jul 31, 2014, 09:10 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | News and product releases from around the industry, including new research initiatives in autism, lung cancer, malaria, and Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, and a new device for isolating circulating tumor cells.

Jul 30, 2014, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | The Yaniv Erlich lab at MIT's Whitehead Institute, famous for its pioneering work in "genome hacking," has released an app to help lab technicians with complex pipetting procedures.

Jul 30, 2014, 08:20 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Emulate is not the first company to test the drug industry’s readiness for organs-on-chips, but after five years incubating at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, it’s entering the field with big industry partners, a plug-and-play product suite, and a toehold at the FDA.

Jul 30, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

PITTSBURGH, PA - Jul 30, 2014 - Avere Systems, a leading provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud, today announced that the Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) has chosen Avere for access to the world’s largest, centralized repository of whole genome sequence data

Jul 30, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, UK - Jul 30, 2014 - ~~Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific informatics solutions and services, is pleased to announce Rusty Irving as the Head of North American Operations

Jul 29, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | 23andMe announced this morning a two-year grant of almost $1.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand development of the company’s database and research engine, and its participation in a large-scale GWAS study of Parkinson's disease.

Jul 29, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

NEW YORK, NY - Jul 29, 2014 - Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR), a leading global market research firm, has promoted Kathleen Relias to Senior Vice President

Jul 29, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BOSTON, MA - Jul 29, 2014 - Boston Children's Hospital's Global Pediatric Summit + Awards, Taking on Tomorrow (#PedInno14), will feature an "Innovation Tank" - a forum designed to give pediatric health care innovators an opportunity to pitch their business or product solution to a panel of acclaimed judges for consideration of funding and feedback on how to accelerate the innovation and bring it to market

Jul 29, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

THE WOODLANDS, TX, UNITED STATES - Jul 29, 2014 - In response to the company’s recent growth, MolecularHealth announced today the hiring of three new members of its U

Jul 29, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Jul 29, 2014 - An electrophoresis system for nucleic acid separation has recently been introduced by Benchmark’s Accuris Instruments division

Jul 28, 2014, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Attackers can target Amazon EC2 instances by exploiting a vulnerability in distributed search engine software, Computerworld is reporting. Researchers have found new variants of a Trojan program for Linux that launches denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks running on EC2 instances.

Jul 28, 2014, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | For the first time, the FDA has accepted an application for a generic version of a biologic drug under the new regulatory pathway established by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2010.

Jul 28, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES - Jul 28, 2014 - The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today released a new study in recognition of World Hepatitis Day on Life Sciences Connect, a blog exploring the latest news and trends in Life Sciences and updates on the drug pipeline  identifying  multiple treatments in development that may serve as potential alternatives to Gilead’s Sovaldi, currently priced in the United States at $84,000 for 12 weeks of treatment - $1000 per pill

Jul 25, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | Cypher Genomics yesterday announced a sales deal with Illumina and added a host of new players to executive board positions.

Jul 24, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Jul 24, 2014 - For Immediate release Rho Named a Best Place to Work byTriangle Business Journal for the Third Year in a RowCRO recognized for its company culture and flexible environmentChapel Hill, N