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Boston Biotech Pieris Nabs Cancer Deal With French Powerhouse Servier
Jan 5, 2017, 12:20 PM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | Pieris and Servier today announced a broad collaboration in immuno-oncology. Under the collaboration, Pieris and Servier will initially pursue five bispecific therapeutic programs.
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WuXi NextCODE Chosen To Support Singapore Precision Medicine Pilot
Jan 5, 2017, 07:00 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World | The National Heart Centre of Singapore (NHCS) has chosen WuXi NextCODE to support its 18-month proof-of-concept precision medicine project, focusing on cardiovascular disease.Full story -
BOC Sciences Launched Vitamin D5
Jan 5, 2017, 01:32 AM by Michael CroftLONG ISLAND CITY, NY, UNITED STATES - Jan 5, 2017 - At the end of 2016, BOC Sciences launched Vitamin D5, a chemical with rare quality access in the general market, and list it in its featured products line, which is the last new productsintroduction of 2016, but also a commencement for a bigger product planFull story -
Edico Genome’s Deal with Dell EMC Fits Partnership Strategy
Jan 4, 2017, 09:23 AM by Michael CroftXconomy | San Diego's Edico Genome is now in its fourth year as a startup, and well into the hard slog of striking partnership deals, generating revenue, and building a business.Full story -
AstraZeneca CIO Makes IT Twice As Good At Half The Cost - Here Is How
Jan 3, 2017, 10:49 AM by Michael CroftForbes | Dave Smoley has led a remarkable transformation of the information technology function at AstraZeneca during his nearly four years as CIO. He has codified the methods used to double IT's value at half the cost in ways that others can follow, as well.Full story -
Gene Therapy To Prevent Inherited Diseases May Cause Other Ills
Jan 3, 2017, 10:01 AM by Michael CroftNPR.org | In 2016, scientists combined the genes of three people in an effort to make a baby free of an inherited disease. But the process doesn't wipe out all faulty mitochondria, and could pose new risks.Full story -
BC Platforms technology enables new personalized therapies in multiple sclerosis
Jan 2, 2017, 05:22 AM by Michael CroftBASEL, SWITZERLAND - Jan 2, 2017 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management solutions, today announced that it has been selected to take part in a large global new partnership called MultipleMSFull story -
University of California Sues For Genia Technology Rights
Dec 30, 2016, 11:00 AM by Michael CroftBio-IT World Brief | Yesterday the Regents of the University of California filed a patent suit against Roger Chen and Genia Technologies in California Northern District Court.Full story -
Pharma Industry’s New Standard For Clinical Trials Intelligence
Dec 30, 2016, 06:34 AM by Michael CroftOCEANSIDE, CA - Dec 30, 2016 - TrialsFind PRO, is the first clinical trials intelligence tool that offers unmatched analysis and data downloads at an unbelievable costFull story -
Building For The Future Aurora Supercomputer At Argonne
Dec 29, 2016, 10:22 AM by Michael CroftinsideHPC | Argonne National Laboratory is working on its next generation computing system: Aurora.Full story -
How Blockchain Can Create the World’s Biggest Supercomputer
Dec 28, 2016, 11:28 AM by Michael CroftTechCrunch | As our desktop computers, laptops, mobile devices, etc. stand idly by for a huge portion of the day, the need for computing resources is growing at a fast pace.Full story -
Five Big Idea Biotech Trends to Watch in 2017
Dec 28, 2016, 11:28 AM by Michael CroftForbes | There's something especially fun about talking with scientific entrepreneurs who raised their first big wad of investment cash. They're latching onto some kernel of insight from a discovery. Here were a few trends I observed from covering startups which raised issues that will remain relevant in the year ahead.Full story -
Local Stem Cell Biotech Mesoblast Wins Key US Investor Backing
Dec 23, 2016, 10:51 AM by Michael CroftWA Today | The embattled stem cell biotech has seen a major US drug company becoming a cornerstone investor and taking an option over two of its main products.Full story -
Genohub Adds Storage, Project Management Guarantees to Sequencing Marketplace
Dec 21, 2016, 09:35 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World | Three years after its launch, Genohub is refining its mission, focusing on process and user experience more than just transactions.
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James Godwin, Ph.D., Joins Faculty at the MDI Biological Laboratory
Dec 20, 2016, 11:32 AM by Michael CroftSALISBURY COVE, ME - Dec 20, 2016 - The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has announced that James Godwin, Ph.D., has joined the faculty as a research scientistFull story -
Creation of Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute spinout announced by Cambridge Innovation Capital and IP Group
Dec 19, 2016, 11:48 AM by Michael CroftCAMBRIDGE, UK - Dec 19, 2016 - The creation of Microbiotica Ltd, a newly formed spin-out company from the UKs Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute based at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge, has been announced by Cambridge Innovation Capital plc (CIC), a Cambridge-based investor in technology and healthcare companies, and IP Group plc (LSE: IPO), the developer of intellectual property-based businessesFull story -
Sterling and TPI strike codeine agreement
Dec 19, 2016, 11:24 AM by Michael Croft, UK - Dec 19, 2016 - UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Sterling Pharma Solutions has established a toll processing agreement with TPI Enterprises to manufacture Codeine Phosphate (CPO) for sale in the UK marketFull story -
Editas Medicine, Mass Innovation Labs, Sinequa, And More: News From December 2016
Dec 19, 2016, 10:05 AM by Michael CroftFull storyBio-IT World News Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community including news from Editas Medicine, Mass Innovation Labs, Sinequa, and more.
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Scientists Say the Clock of Aging May Be Reversible
Dec 19, 2016, 09:21 AM by Michael CroftThe New York Times | The technique, discovered by a team at the Salk Institute and tested in mice, cannot be applied directly to people, but it points toward better understanding of human aging.Full story -
Surgical Aspiration & Irrigation Suction Pumps Market Expected To observe Sizable Growth By 2020
Dec 19, 2016, 03:26 AM by Michael CroftHOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES - Dec 19, 2016 - The report presents a global analysis of surgical aspiration and irrigation suction pumps market in terms of product types, their applications and geographyFull story