• FAIR Data, A Fair Desiderata

    Bio-IT World | The principles of FAIR data—Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability—seek to improve the way data are collected and stored with the goal of preserving datasets from original research while allowing them to be reused or combined in novel ways.

    Apr 11, 2019

  • Bio-IT World Announces 2019 Best Of Show People's Choice Award Contenders

    Bio-IT World | Bio-IT World is pleased to announce the 2019 Best of Show competition with the Bio-IT World People’s Choice award.

    Apr 10, 2019

  • How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Drug Development

    Bio-IT World | Artificial intelligence has the potential to stimulate and streamline drug discovery and development by increasing our understanding of complex biology, guiding drug design, and by assisting other more mundane elements of pharmaceutical R&D and regulatory affairs.

    Apr 8, 2019

  • HLA Typing With PacBio Shown To Improve Transplant Outcomes

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Scientists at the Anthony Nolan Research Institute in the UK have demonstrated that ultra-high-resolution HLA typing performed with PacBio sequencing identified stronger matches associated with improved survival rates among patients who received hematopoietic stem cell transplants. The retrospective study was published this week in the Journal of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

    Apr 5, 2019

  • Data Visualization's Use In A Data-Driven World

    Bio-IT World | As medicine becomes frequently data-driven, data visualization will be key to the progress of its various fields.

    Apr 4, 2019

  • Discovery Life Sciences Acquires HudsonAlpha Genomic Services Lab

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Discovery Life Science has acquired the assets, technology and staff of the HudsonAlpha Genomic Services Laboratory (GSL). Financial terms were not disclosed, but the HudsonAlpha Institute is now a shareholder of Discovery Life Sciences.

    Apr 3, 2019

  • Australia: Moratorium On Genetic Test Results To Be Binding Life Industry Standard

    Asia Insurance Review | From 1 July 2019, the Financial Services Council (FSC) will enact the moratorium on life insurance genetic test results as a binding standard, following stakeholder feedback on the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice consultation.

    Apr 2, 2019