Jun 6, 2014, 11:00 AM by Michael Croft

Techonomy | You own your data. It's a repeated refrain as we navigate the new world of sequencing. But is it true? Meredith Salisbury argues probably not...right now anyway.

Jun 5, 2014, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Colorado Cancer Blog | The DREAM Project published the results of their cancer cell line drug sensitivity challenge in the June 1 issue of Nature Biotechnology.

Jun 5, 2014, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Roundup | SAP is continuing to press forward with its Hana in-memory computing platform and Enterprise Cloud hosting service, including several life sciences deployments.

Jun 5, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

THE WOODLANDS, TX, UNITED STATES - Jun 5, 2014 -   MolecularHealth announced today the official launch of MolecularHealth™ COPE (Corporate Oncology Program for Employers), powered by its cancer treatment decision support offering, TreatmentMAP™

Jun 4, 2014, 12:35 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | With the Empowered Genome Community, QIAGEN hopes to connect researchers to whole genome donors for massive genetic health studies, using the popular Ingenuity Variant Analysis platform as a gateway.

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

MUNICH, GERMANY - Jun 4, 2014 - Definiens, the global leader in Tissue Phenomics™ for discovery and diagnostics development in oncology, today released its predictions on the four trends that will shape the future of oncology immunotherapy in 2014

Jun 3, 2014, 07:25 AM by Michael Croft

Clinical Informatics News | Pathway Genomics has launched its BRCATrue test for BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 and its BRCA One for One program, hoping to offer the industry’s best BRCA genetic test and make it accessible to a wide range of women.

Jun 2, 2014, 07:35 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Under the leadership of Stephen Friend, Sage Bionetworks is partnering with the DREAM initiative to foster a growing web of scientific challenges, intended to spur progress on fundamental problems by merging efforts and offering powerful incentives.

Jun 2, 2014, 07:25 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Roche acquired Genia Technologies today, in an acquisition intended to strengthen Roche's NGS pipeline, and offer upgrade and migration path for 454 technology.

Jun 2, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

, UK - Jun 2, 2014 - Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) is pleased to welcome Jen Doody as HR Director for its UK business

Jun 2, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

AUBURN, NH, US - Jun 2, 2014 - Sunrise Labs is pleased to announce that their client, Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging  (MBI) Solution has been selected as a finalist in the Radiological and Electromechanical Devices Category of the 17th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards competition

Jun 2, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

TORONTO, CANADA - Jun 2, 2014 - If your research is dedicated to the development of novel biologically active substances, new drug candidates or treatment strategies and you believe in creating true collaborative partnerships between academia and industry, Seed Innovation Discovery Program (SIDP) from OTAVA is for you

Jun 2, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES - Jun 2, 2014 -   Two Array BioPharma-invented MEK inhibitors, binimetinib (MEK162) and selumetinib, were showcased at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Jun 1, 2014, 19:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | On Friday, Appistry announced its new CloudDx genomics testing service and an agreement with Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) to include in the service PGDx’s CancerSelect panel.

May 30, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | This week, a policy group including representatives from the J. Craig Venter Institute released a report questioning whether current U.S. regulatory structures are sufficient to address safety and environmental concerns raised by synthetic biology.

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

CIO | Nonprofit CIOs are joining forces against cancer, with informatics heads from the the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, American Cancer Society, and St. Jude meeting annually to discuss everything from their mobile strategy to their vision for the cloud.

May 30, 2014, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | 2014 Best Practices Winner | When the Human Genome Sequence Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine took on the sequencing and analysis of genomic data from 14,000 individuals, they knew they had a problem of scale. The solution for getting the data analyzed and out to 300 collaborators worldwide won the team and their partners at DNAnexus a 2014 Bio-IT World Best Practices Award for IT Infrastructure and High Performance Computing.

May 29, 2014, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

ChemistryWorld | The Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG, not to be confused with BGI) and a Chinese partner company have launched a sequencing machine capable of longer read lengths than Illumina, 1/3 cheaper to manufacture, and 1/5 cheaper to operate.

May 29, 2014, 11:00 AM by Michael Croft

Nashville Business Journal | NextGxDx is doubling its office space, after raising $2.9 million earlier this year. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company intends to serve as a one-stop-shop for doctors and hospitals to order genetic tests for their patients.

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

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - May 29, 2014 - RCRI Appoints Christine Lys as West Coast Senior Business Development AdvisorBefore joining RCRI, Christine Lys, M