Apr 17, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

PHILADELPHIA, PA, US - Apr 17, 2014 -   The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, released its annual forecast of the leading drugs to watch in 2014, including three potential blockbuster treatments anticipated to attain more than $1 billion in sales through 2019, after entering the marketplace this year

Apr 16, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

, UK - Apr 16, 2014 - Qlucore and Nebion collaboration will benefit researchers
 
2014 will see Qlucore and Nebion AG working together to promote their two products Qlucore Omics Explorer and Genevestigator

Apr 16, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Apr 16, 2014 - Titian Software (www.titian.co.uk) has announced that it will preview Mosaic 6.0, the latest and most advanced version of its established sample management software, at BioIT World in Boston, MA (29 April – 1 May 2014), booth #353

Apr 15, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Forbes | Novartis bows out of RNAi research, the second big pharma to do so.

Apr 15, 2014, 09:35 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this morning issued the first patent to cover CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, awarding the Broad Institute a patent for a version of the CRISPR-Cas9 system used to modify the DNA of mammalian cells.

Apr 15, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

ST. LOUIS, MO - Apr 15, 2014 - Certara™, the leading technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consultancy, announced today that it has acquired specialty contract research organization (CRO) Synchrogenix Information Strategies Inc

Apr 14, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

U-T San Diego | San Diego-based Edico Genome is working on a chip-based system, the Dragen Wavefront Processor, to perform first-line analysis of genetic information in a fraction of the time required by the fastest current methods.

Apr 14, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Apr 14, 2014 - NovoPath introduces a customizable web portal to its NovoPath anatomic pathology laboratory information system (APLIS), helping customers efficiently comply with new legislation requiring labs to provide direct patient access to reports

Apr 14, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Apr 14, 2014 - Chapel Hill, NC – The iRODS Consortium today announced the release of iRODS 4.0, a sustainable and production-oriented version of the iRODS (integrated Rule-Oriented Data System) data management platform

Apr 14, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

WARSAW, POLAND - Apr 14, 2014 - Warsaw - 14 April 2014 - European Clinical Research Organization (CRO), KCR, is pleased to announce the launch of its new business enterprise: KCR Placement

Apr 11, 2014, 14:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | Bio-Rad has acquired GnuBIO, a next-generation droplet-based DNA sequencing technology. GnuBIO's DNA sequencing solution integrates the entire sample preparation workflow on a chip.

Apr 10, 2014, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Duke Chronicle | Duke's plans for the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy were made public in late March--a formal dismantling July 1.

Apr 10, 2014, 11:10 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | Celladon today became the first company to receive breakthrough status for a gene therapy treatment in development. The treatment, MYDICAR, is intended to reduce the risk of heart failure in patients with a deficiency of the enzyme SERCA2a.

Apr 10, 2014, 11:00 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | A string of price cuts from Google, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft has further driven down the price of cloud computing.

Apr 10, 2014, 08:00 AM by Michael Croft

Apr 9, 2014, 15:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Roundup | More challenges for India's Open Source Drug Development project. The Indian Ministry of Science and Technology reportedly did not clear the cabinet note meant to extend funding for the Open Source Drug Discovery project and the project is facing a serious talent shortage.

Apr 9, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

WOBURN, MA, UNITED STATES - Apr 9, 2014 - BridgeHead Software, a leader in healthcare data management, today announced the latest release of its Healthcare Data Management (HDM) solution with a new DICOM Archive Browser (DAB) and increased Cloud support, most notably support for the open Cloud storage standard SWIFT

Apr 8, 2014, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Roundup | A March 26 Nature comment is getting press today. Steve Perrin, chief scientific officer at the ALS Therapy Development Institute in Cambridge, Mass., is frustrated with the mouse models driving ALS research.

Apr 8, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Apr 8, 2014 - Rho Shares Lessons Learned in Rescuing Clinical TrialsRescue trial experts discuss red flags, tips for selecting an effective CRO As a first-class provider of clinical trial rescue services, Triangle-based contract research organization (CRO), Rho, is often called upon to resolve issues when clinical research studies do not go as planned

Apr 7, 2014, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Technology Review | Data presented at the American Association of Cancer Researchers (AACR) event over the weekend heralded the revival of cancer immunotherapy.