• Illumina Announces iSeq 100, Thermo Fisher Partnership

    Bio-IT World  In the company’s JP Morgan presentation today, Illumina president and CEO Francis deSouza summarized the past year for the sequencing giant, highlighted expected areas of growth—consumer genomics, non-invasive prenatal testing—and announced the launch of the iSeq 100 Sequencing System and library prep partnership with Thermo Fisher.

    Jan 8, 2018

  • Genomics England Uses DRAGEN Pipeline To Re-Analyze 5000 Whole Genomes

    Bio-IT World Brief  Genomics England is currently using Edico Genome’s DRAGEN analysis pipeline to re-process 5,000 whole human genomes from individuals with rare diseases. Genomics England and Edico announced the partnership today at the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

    Jan 8, 2018

  • At Least Three Billion Computer Chips Have the Spectre Security Hole

    MIT Technology Review | Tech companies are still working overtime on patching two critical vulnerabilities in computer chips that were revealed this week.

    Jan 5, 2018

  • Foxconn Builds Taiwan’s Largest Supercomputer

    TOP500 | A six-petaflop system has been installed at Taiwan's Kaohsiung Software Technology Park, making it the most powerful supercomputer in the country.

    Jan 5, 2018

  • Microsoft Acquires Avere Systems File-Storage Vendor For Windows And Linux

    ZDNet | Microsoft plans to integrate Avere's file system and caching technologies for Windows and Linux clients with its Azure cloud.

    Jan 3, 2018

  • Synthego, DNAnexus, PAREXEL, And More: News From December 2017

    Bio-IT World | December featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Synthego, DNAnexus, PAREXEL, and more.

    Jan 3, 2018

  • Blockchain, Data Storage: The Future Is Decentralized

    Dataconomy | As we look ahead to a new, decentralized internet, it is important to consider one of its most important elements: decentralized storage.

    Jan 2, 2018

  • Using Patent Data For Drug Development

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Unlocking the power of patent data is a smart, cost effective way to help mitigate the risk of developing new drugs.

    Jan 2, 2018

  • Top 10 Stories Of 2017: CRISPR, Best Practices, And More

    Bio-IT World | As we head into 2018, we at Bio-IT World would like to take a moment and reflect on the groundbreaking achievements from this past year. In that spirit, here are the top 10 stories of 2017.

    Dec 27, 2017

  • Text Mining Life Science Abstracts Vs. Full-Text Articles

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Because article abstracts are easily accessible through databases, many researchers rely on abstracts for text mining rather than sourcing full-text articles. However, new research from bioinformaticians at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Denmark confirm that essential information remains hidden when only abstracts are mined.

    Dec 20, 2017