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Illumina Welcomes New Startups To Its Accelerator Program
Bio-IT World Brief | Illumina announced today that it has chosen three new startups to join its accelerator program, which provides investment capital and other resources to early-stage companies developing new genomic technologies and applications.
Feb 10, 2017
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A Call For Academic Drug Companies
In The Pipeline | Derek Lowe, in his blog for Science Translational Medicine, offers his thoughts on the question, "How Much Longer Will We Put Up With $100,000 Cancer Drugs?"
Feb 10, 2017
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MyHeritage Announces Yaniv Erlich As New Chief Science Officer
Bio-IT World Brief | Yaniv Erlich is joining Israeli online genealogy platform company, MyHeritage, as Chief Science Officer.
Feb 9, 2017
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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Names Investigators, Builds Collaborative Culture
Bio-IT World The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has named its first cohort of 47 investigators from the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco.
Feb 8, 2017
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Align Biopharma Provides Easier Connection To Healthcare Professionals
Bio-IT World | Six technology leaders have come together to create Align Biopharma, a new industry standards group aiming to ease digital engagement challenges for member companies and their users.
Feb 8, 2017
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FDA Proposal On Biotech Drugs Sparks Criticism
TheHill | The FDA wants to give biotech drugs more distinct names, but some drugmakers and agencies aren't on board.
Feb 7, 2017
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Malin Announces Acquisition Of Artizan Biosciences Shareholdings
Bio-IT World Brief | Malin today announced that it has acquired a 32% shareholding of Artizan Biosciences.
Feb 6, 2017
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Oxford Nanopore Responds To UK Pacific Biosciences Suit
Bio-IT World Brief | Pacific Biosciences has issued a patent lawsuit against Oxford Nanopore. Oxford Nanopore has released a statement addressing the suit.
Feb 3, 2017
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Reproducibility Project Dismisses Landmark Cancer Studies Without Investigation
Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | The Reproducibility Project recently published the results for its first five papers, leaving academic groups questioning the validity of the project.
Feb 3, 2017
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NIH Expands Critical Catalog For Genomics Research
Bio-IT World Brief | The NIH plans to expand its ENCODE Project, a genomics resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease.
Feb 3, 2017
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Mysterious $2 Billion Biotech Reveals Secrets Behind Its New Drugs And Vaccines
Science | AAAS | Moderna Therapeutics hopes to turn RNA into a new kind of drug. The question is whether or not it can live up to the hype.
Feb 2, 2017
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sets New Record For Data Transfer Efficiency
Bio-IT World Brief | Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have set a new record in the transfer of information via superdense coding.
Feb 1, 2017
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Genomics England Selects QIAGEN’s Human Gene Mutation Database For 100,000 Genomes Project
Bio-IT World Brief | QIAGEN today announced that Genomics England has selected QIAGEN’s Human Gene Mutation Database for its 100,000 Genomes Project.
Jan 30, 2017
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Researchers Test Capabilities Of Mobile Phone Microscopy For In Situ Mutation Analysis
Bio-IT World | A recent study describes how researchers have developed molecular assays and portable optical imaging designs that permit on-site diagnostics with a cost-effective mobile-phone-based multimodal microscope.
Jan 30, 2017
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Verily Announces Partnership With Temasek
Bio-IT World Brief | Verily Life Sciences today announced that it will partner with Temasek as it advances plans to commercialize healthcare solutions for global markets with its development partners.
Jan 27, 2017
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Illumina, QIAGEN, And More: News From January 2017
Bio-IT World Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community including news from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Illumina, QIAGEN, and more.
Jan 26, 2017
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Merck & Co. Opens Cambridge Exploratory Science Center, Plans To Hire 30 More Employees
BioSpace.com | The end of 2016 brought a new beginning with Merck's opening of its new Exploratory Science Center in Cambridge, a cutting edge facility that will focus on early discovery research. The Cambridge ESC opened at the end of December and currently operates with a team of about 15 researchers.
Jan 24, 2017
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BMG LABTECH Announces Genedata Screener Integration
Bio-IT World Brief | BMG LABTECH collaborates with Genedata to provide a functionally rich integration between BMG LABTCH’s entire product range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers and Genedata Screener, a data analysis and management platform for in-vitro screening technologies.
Jan 20, 2017
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Whole Genome Sequencing Testing Is Available At The New York Genome Center
Bio-IT World | Whole genome sequencing testing, available at the New York Genome Center, brings precision medicine one step closer to reality. Researchers, physicians, and patients are finding new ways to use the information encoded in genes.
Jan 19, 2017
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China Aims To Build World’s First Exascale Supercomputer Prototype By End Of 2017
The Verge | Building supercomputers is a digital arms race, and China is moving quickly to solidify its lead. This year the government has set its sights on completing the world's first prototype exascale computer; a machine capable of making a billion calculations per second.
Jan 19, 2017