• How Boston Became The Best Place In The World To Launch A Biotech Company

    Bostonomix | As the sector has matured, some say government help is no longer needed. But others insist state support is still vital to fund basic science and create a collaborative ecosystem.

    Jun 20, 2017

  • China's Two Supercomputers Still World's Fastest

    Bio-IT World Brief | The latest edition of the semiannual T0P500 list of supercomputers places China’s Sunway TaihuLight in the top position for the second consecutive year.

    Jun 19, 2017

  • Six Companies Get DOE PathForward Grants For Exascale Computing

    Bio-IT World  The Department of Energy today announced a $258 million investment with the intention of delivering at least one exascale-capable computing system by 2021. AMD, Cray, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, and NVIDIA received DOE grants to support R&D in three areas: hardware technology, software technology, and application development.

    Jun 15, 2017

  • Pacific Biosciences Of California Announces Pricing Of Public Offering Of Common Stock

    Bio-IT World Brief | Pacific Biosciences of California today announced that it has priced its previously announced underwritten public offering of 15,419,354 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.10 per share. The offering is expected to close on or about June 20, 2017 subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

    Jun 15, 2017

  • Up And Coming Scientist Gets Funding For CAR-T Startup CARMA Therapeutics

    BioSpace | Philadelphia-based CARMA Therapeutics announced it has closed an initial financing for an undisclosed amount. The round was co-led by AbbVie Ventures and HealthCap. Participants included Grazia Equity and IP Group.

    Jun 14, 2017

  • iSpecimen Launches Biospecimen Marketplace

    Bio-IT World | iSpecimen launched its marketplace today, an online shopping platform to connect life science researchers to healthcare organizations with human biospecimens.

    Jun 13, 2017