• Forged in Steel, Exscientia Brings New Processes to Drug Development

    Bio-IT World | Andrew Hopkins, CEO and Executive Director of Exscientia, speaks with host Stan Gloss of BioTeam about Exscientia’s machine learning-based and model-driven approach to drug design, the connection between knowledge and efficiency in drug optimization projects, and its fourth platform-designed drug launch into the clinic.

    Feb 28, 2023

  • Oxford Nanopore, Tecan Launch Automated NGS Library Prep Workflow

    Bio-IT World | Oxford Nanopore Technologies and the Tecan Group announced their collaboration on an automated NGS library preparation workflow, and released a technical note outlining a proof-of-concept use case where the Oxford Nanopore’s Ligation Sequencing Kit XL V14 processing multiple DNA samples on the Tecan DreamPrep NGS achieves high yield and raw read sequencing modal accuracy of Q20 (99%) and above.

    Feb 28, 2023

  • Oxford Nanopore Extends Collaboration With UPS Healthcare, Illumina Delivers High Throughput Sequencing System to the Broad Institute, More

    Bio-IT World | Advanced machine learning provides objective tumor response assessments and unlocks novel biomarkers to predict patient outcomes; a comprehensive single-cell multi-omic solution enables the simultaneous exploration of the whole genome and whole mRNA transcriptome from the same single cell; cutting-edge generative AI models, proprietary wet-lab technologies, and a leading cancer biospecimen repository and molecular database identify new therapeutic candidates at accelerated speeds; and more.

    Feb 23, 2023

  • Gut Microbiome Implicated In Endometriosis

    Bio-IT World | The gut microbiome has for the first time been linked to a causal role in endometriosis. Up to now, efforts to investigate the contributing factors have been focused primarily on genetic changes or epigenetic disorders and yet understanding of the underlying pathology remains largely a mystery.

    Feb 22, 2023

  • Follow the Money: Waters Acquires Wyatt to Build Bioanalytical Characterization Business, NIAID Establishes Immunology Data Analysis Institute, More

    Bio-IT World | Funding for a proprietary AI-driven 3D structure engine for RNA drug discovery, unique binary assembly technology to deliver accurate, gene-length DNA in a benchtop instrument, a national institute that develops artificial intelligence systems to identify and assist young children with speech and language processing challenges, and more.

    Feb 21, 2023