• Q-State, LUCA Biologics, AskBio, And More: News From August 2019

    Bio-IT World | August featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Q-State, LUCA Biologics, AskBio, and more.

    Aug 29, 2019

  • NIH Announces Genomic Innovator Awards Winners

    Bio-IT World | The National Human Genome Research Institute announced the winners of their Genomic Innovator Awards. Researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, Boston; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; The City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California; and the University of Maryland-Baltimore were honored.

    Aug 28, 2019

  • Microway Provides Vyasa Analytics With NVIDIA DGX-1, NumberSmasher GPU Server

    Bio-IT World Brief | Microway announced it has provided an NVIDIA DGX-1 supercomputer and Microway NumberSmasher Tesla GPU Server to Vyasa Analytics.

    Aug 26, 2019

  • Researchers Beginning To Use CRISPR In Studies

    Bio-IT World | After years of discussion, patent lawsuits, and hype, the gene-editing tool know as CRISPR is finally making its way into clinical trials.

    Aug 26, 2019

  • The Next Trick For CRISPR Is Gene-Editing Pain Away

    MIT Technology Review | A family of street performers could walk on coals. Scientists have paired the discovery with the gene-editing tool CRISPR, in what they say is a step toward a gene therapy that could block severe pain caused by diabetes, cancer, or car accidents without the addictive effects of opioids.

    Aug 23, 2019

  • Color Receives Genetic Counseling Grant for All of Us

    Bio-IT World  | The All of Us research program has awarded $4.6 million in initial funding to Color, a health technology company in Burlingame, California, to establish the program’s nationwide genetic counseling resource. Through this funding, Color’s network of genetic counselors will help participants understand what the genomic testing results mean for their health and their families.

    Aug 21, 2019