Oct 2, 2013, 16:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | A new search tool, analagous to BLAST, is allowing researchers to dig deep through the Gene Expression Omnibus for experimental data.

Oct 1, 2013, 14:15 PM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | Big data company EMC has shifted its investments heavily toward flash storage, with over half its R&D budget turned over to flash technology.

Oct 1, 2013, 14:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | A team at the Scripps Research Institute is looking at a little-known protein called TMEM24 as a possible linchpin in the control of insulin levels - and therefore a promising target for diabetes research.

Oct 1, 2013, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bloomberg | Merck today released the news that it will be firing 8,500 workers across the company, in addition to 7,500 layoffs it had previously announced.

Sep 30, 2013, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | The 5th annual Consumer Genetics Conference wrapped up last Friday in Boston, after three days of rich discussion, new ideas and products, and a bit of debate.

Sep 30, 2013, 09:00 AM by Michael Croft

Technology Review | With Foundation Medicine's successful IPO, the cancer genetics test that Steve Jobs hoped for will soon be available.

Sep 25, 2013, 20:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | The National Institutes of Health just announced three grants totaling more than $25 million over four years to help three research groups develop authoritative information on the millions of genomic variants relevant to human disease and the hundreds that are expected to be useful for clinical practice.

Sep 25, 2013, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Motley Fool | A Pacific Biosciences-Roche deal announced today has PacBio stock leaping. The deal gives Roche worldwide exclusive rights to in vitro diagnostics products based on PacBio's SMRT technology.

Sep 25, 2013, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Forbes | Personalized medicine offers tremendous potential for patients, but could impose huge development costs that might never be recovered by the manufacturers.

Sep 25, 2013, 06:00 AM by Michael Croft

By Bio-IT World | The launch of Genohub, a company that helps link genomics researchers with sequencing providers, this past August marks a significant step forward in the Next Generation Sequencing industry.

Sep 24, 2013, 13:00 PM by Michael Croft

Sep 24, 2013, 08:00 AM by Michael Croft

New York Times | Sarepta Therapeutics has developed a drug that may be helping muscular dystrophy by skipping exons.

Sep 24, 2013, 08:00 AM by Michael Croft

Gigaom | RainDance Technologies has raised $35 million in debt financing from Capital Royalty Partners. The company raised $20 million in April.

Sep 24, 2013, 07:00 AM by Michael Croft

Computerworld | It's been clear that SAP's HANA was intended to go after Oracle customers, but Oracle is not surrendering.

Sep 20, 2013, 14:00 PM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | Hans Petersen, the CEO of a now-defunct San Diego biotech shot and wounded two business associates yesterday.

Sep 20, 2013, 11:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World Roundup | Google announced Calico yesterday, its new venture that is taking on aging. The story predictably solicited comment from around the Web.

Sep 19, 2013, 10:00 AM by Michael Croft

Opiniomics | Mick Watson knows we need some caution, but he's ready to get moving. On his blog today, he challenged the community to give up the hypothetical examples and start sequencing.

Sep 19, 2013, 08:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | Life Technologies has named its first Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Center of Excellence—an initiative to establish a global alliance comprised of leading centers capable of running the most-advanced, NGS-based oncology panels for clinical research.

Sep 18, 2013, 12:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | The National Institutes of Health distributed $45 million in new funding today to support innovative new studies of Alzheimer’s disease.

Sep 18, 2013, 08:00 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Productivity doesn’t simply happen, especially in drug discovery. Forecasting and planning drug development can be a painstaking process, but carefully managing resources can lead to progress and savings. At the 11th annual Strategic Resource Management event, speakers from across the drug discovery landscape will share best practices on resource management, decision-making, forecasting, and more.