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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
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Obama Administration Decides Consent Of Patients Not Needed To Study Their Blood DNA
NPR.org | In its update of ethics rules aimed at protecting patients, the Obama administration decided against a provision that scientists said would hinder research. Consumer advocates aren't happy.
Jan 18, 2017
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AI Software Learns to Make AI Software
MIT Technology Review | Google and others think software that learns to learn could take over some work done by AI experts.
Jan 18, 2017
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Where The Money Is: 2016 Edition
ENDPOINTS NEWS | Thomson Reuters dug up investment numbers for all of the top 100 VCs investing in biotech, and Endpoints News ranked them. Flagship, Third Rock, New Enterprise Associates, and Arch Venture are the top four, and many of the top four players remain focused on early stage investment.
Jan 18, 2017
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Novogene Purchases 10 PacBio Sequel Systems
Bio-IT World Brief | Novogene today announced its intention to purchase 10 Sequel Systems for whole genome sequencing, Iso-Seq annotation and targeted sequencing services from Pacific Biosciences.
Jan 16, 2017
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The Stem-Cell Revolution Is Coming — Slowly
The New York Times | Where are the miracle treatments we were promised? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains.
Jan 16, 2017
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Biotech IPO Master Is Still Setting Up New Biotechs And Hatching More Deals
ENDPOINTS NEWS | Vivek Ramaswamy blindsided the biotech industry with a record-setting IPO for the mystery biotech Axovant. The one-time hedge fund maestro turned drug entrepreneur has set up three more companies and taken one of them public at near supersonic speed, all while busily in-licensing drugs from a growing list of suppliers.
Jan 13, 2017
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JP Morgan News Round Up
Bio-IT World Brief | The JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was held this week in San Francisco, kicking off 2017 with news and deals and product announcements. Many presentations were webcast. Here are some of the highlights and news bits we’ve collected over the past three days.
Jan 12, 2017
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Illumina Launches NovaSeq Sequencers, Aiming To Replace 1900 Sequencers
Bio-IT World Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this afternoon, Francis deSouza, President and CEO of Illumina, unveiled the NovaSeq series, a new and scalable sequencing architecture, comprised of two instruments: the NovaSeq 5000 and NovaSeq 6000.
Jan 9, 2017
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Mysterious $5 Billion Biotech Firm Moderna Lays Out Drug Pipeline
Forbes | What drugs is Moderna developing? It finally gives some details at JP Morgan.
Jan 9, 2017