• Exploring Muscle Clues in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long COVID

    Bio-IT World | An international team of researchers is delving into the molecular and cellular changes in muscle tissue associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and long COVID. The effort focuses on identifying biomarkers and pathways that could pave the way for diagnosis and treatment.

    Jan 14, 2025

  • Illumina Joins NVIDIA’s Agentic AI Vision at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

    Bio-IT World | Among the many partnerships and technical announcements made by NVIDIA during the company's Monday morning presentation at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, NVIDIA focused several on innovation within the healthcare and life sciences industry.

    Jan 13, 2025

  • Many Looming Unknowns About AI Policies of Incoming Administration

    Bio-IT World | Looming uncertainties tied to the upcoming U.S. administration change will affect many key areas of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025, according to Mark Dredze, interim deputy director for the Data Science and AI Institute at Johns Hopkins University. While a focus on deregulation appears likely, exactly how things will play out for AI governance and policy is anyone’s guess.

    Jan 9, 2025

  • Medicines for Placental Disorders Working Their Way up the Species Ladder

    Bio-IT World | The placenta is a temporary but critical organ everyone needs to initiate their life, yet it remains one of the most understudied organs in human biology despite the possible lifelong health implications if anything it is supposed to do goes awry.

    Jan 8, 2025

  • Trendspotting: Predictions for Bio-IT World in 2025

    Bio-IT World | 2024 was full of innovative ideas and achievements. We spoke with industry experts and leaders about what to anticipate in the new year. Here are the full trends and predictions, including more on AI/ML, multimodal data, drug discovery, new policies, spatial biology, and more.

    Jan 7, 2025

  • Top Stories of 2024: Illumina, Pistoia Alliance, Generative AI, Sequencing, More

    Bio-IT World | Last year, the world of biotech achieved much with AI, sequencing, treatment development, and more. The Trends from the Trenches podcast also covered data management strategies, embracing change, and the technologies driving data-intensive science. To kick off the new year, here are the top stories and top podcast episodes of 2024 from Bio-IT World and Trends from the Trenches.

    Jan 3, 2025

  • AI Can’t Fix Bad Data: Why Semantic Technologies Are Key to R&D Acceleration

    Bio-IT World | What role will AI play in the future of drug development, especially as novel therapeutic approaches such as precision medicine drive up the complexity and cost of research? Some industry headlines hype AI as a magic bullet, capable of cutting through the headwinds of slow development cycles, shifting regulations, and high rates of failure. For companies racing to reach the market with safe and compliant new drug products, this vision of AI is compelling—and it’s driving heavy investment.

    Dec 30, 2024

  • BC Platform, University of Nottingham Partnership, Certis Oncology Launches AI Assistant, More

    Bio-IT World | BC Platforms enters an extended joint partnership with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to provide data sharing platforms and tools; Certis Oncology Solutions launches CertisOI Assistant, an innovative chatbot tool ; and more.

    Dec 27, 2024

  • Follow the Money: Teaching AI Physics, AI-Powered Digital Twins of Cells, More

    Bio-IT World | AQEMIA intends to teach its generative AI platform quantum-inspired, atomic-scale physics to transform drug discovery; DeepLife plans to develop AI-powered models of human cells, known as digital twins of cells, for drug discovery; and more.

    Dec 23, 2024