Definiens Launches Immunoprofiling Panel to Rapidly Screen Tissue Samples for Immune Responses

MUNICH, UNITED STATES - Mar 8, 2016 - Definiens, the pioneer in Tissue Phenomics solutions for diagnostics development and commercialization, today announced the release of a new service, the Immunoprofiling Panel, to enable pharmaceutical companies, companion diagnostic developers and academic research centers working in immuno-oncology to quickly screen their target biomarkers and measure immune response

SeraCare Launches Circulating Tumor DNA Reference Materials for NGS and Digital PCR-based Oncology Assays

MILFORD, MA - Mar 7, 2016 - SeraCare Life Sciences, a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers, today announces the launch of two new circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)  products at the 2016 Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco

NuGEN Technologies Launches “Sharing Experiences and Applications in Science” (SEAS) Institute

SAN CARLOS, CA, UNITED STATES - Mar 7, 2016 - NuGEN Technologies, Inc. today announced the launch of the "Sharing Experiences and Applications in Sciences" (SEAS) Institute, the company's platform for supporting and spotlighting the work of innovative scientists

Scientist at MDI Biological Laboratory Identifies Mechanism to Regenerate Heart Tissue

BAR HARBOR, ME, USA - Mar 7, 2016 - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced new discoveries about the mechanisms underlying the regeneration of heart tissue by Assistant Professor Voot P

Rho Supports Follow-up Study Demonstrating Benefit of Early Peanut Consumption is Maintained Following One Year of Peanut Avoidance

CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Mar 4, 2016 - Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full range of product development services, is part of a newly published clinical trial that found that children who consumed peanut-containing foods regularly from infancy to age five and then avoided peanut for one year did not become allergic to peanut

Rare disease or rare success: a tale of two genomes

CAMBRIDGE, UK - Mar 4, 2016 - When Congenica heard how an Iowa woman with a severe muscle wasting disease had not only diagnosed the genetic basis of her condition, but also realised it was linked it to a muscle-bound phenotype exhibited by Canadian Olympic hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, the company was inspired and wanted to see if they could help

Husson University to Launch MBA with a Concentration in Biotechnology and Innovation in Fall 2016

BANGOR, ME, UNITED STATES - Mar 4, 2016 - Husson University announced today that it is launching six new programs in science, technology and management designed to prepare students for career success in current and emerging fields

Omicia Announces Appointment of Matt Tindall as Chief Executive Officer

OAKLAND, CA - Mar 3, 2016 - Omicia, the leading provider of clinical genome interpretation software and services, announced that Matt Tindall has been appointed CEO and a member of the company’s Board of Directors, effective March 1st, 2016

OCF delivers new 181 Teraflop HPC resource for University College London

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Mar 2, 2016 -

• UCL's new 'GRACE' machine to benefit researchers from across the University
• Large scale parallel computing returns to the University
• Designed and integrated by OCF
• Linpack benchmark conducted by OCF delivered 181x

BC Platforms and Microsoft to Provide Expanded Genomic Data Management Solutions in the Cloud

BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Mar 2, 2016 - BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management solutions, today announced that it will collaborate with Microsoft to use the Microsoft Azure cloud platform and services to provide integrated genomic data management solutions in healthcare

MAVERIX BIOMICS Offers Free Trial of Self-Service RNA-Seq Data Analysis for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Datasets

SAN MATEO - Mar 1, 2016 - Maverix Biomics, a leading Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis software company, today made available a free 30-day trial of the Maverix WAVES™ RNA-Seq Gene Expression Analysis solution

Adaptive Computing Launches High Productivity Remote Visualization

PROVO, UT, US - Feb 29, 2016 - Adaptive Computing, provider of award-winning workload and resource orchestration software, announces it has integrated Remote Visualization with Moab’s workload submission portal, Viewpoint, in order to improve ease-of-use and increase user productivity

Rare Disease Day focuses on new approach to finding treatment

CAMBRIDGE, UK - Feb 29, 2016 - 2,200 babies will be born in the UK on 29th February, of which 30 will die of a rare disease before they are five years old*

Certara Introduces Phoenix Technology Services to Optimize Pharma R&D Productivity

PRINCETON, NJ - Feb 25, 2016 - Certara®, the global biosimulation technology-enabled drug development company, today announced the introduction of Phoenix® Technology Services

OPKO's GeneDx Participating in the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 2016 in San Francisco

MIAMI, FL - Feb 24, 2016 - OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) announced today that GeneDx was invited to participate in the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 2016, being held at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco, California from March 6th - 11th, 2016, and will also be exhibiting at Booth 606

Genedata Announces ONO PHARMACEUTICAL Transforms High-Throughput Screening with Genedata Screener

BASEL, N/A, SWITZERLAND - Feb 23, 2016 - Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO

Rho Experts to Speak at the 2016 SCOPE Summit

CHAPEL HILL, NC, UNITED STATES - Feb 19, 2016 - WHAT:  Rho, a full-service contract research organization (CRO), will speak on post lock data flow at the 2016 SCOPE Summit, taking place on February 23-25 in Miami, Florida

Potential New Drug Therapy for Peripheral Nerve Damage Announced by MDI Biological Laboratory

BAR HARBOR, ME - Feb 19, 2016 -  The Mount Desert Island (MDI) Biological Laboratory has announced that assistant professor Sandra Rieger, Ph

US BIOTECHS DRIVING GROWTH AT SCOTTISH CMO

STIRLING, UNITED KINGDOM - Feb 16, 2016 - Stirling, UK – STERILE manufacturing specialist Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has unveiled a significant surge in demand for its services from US-based biotechnology firms just a year after it expanded its presence into this territory

Gen9 Develops Novel Multiplex Synthesis Platform for DNA Assembly

CAMBRIDGE, MA, UNITED STATES - Feb 9, 2016 - Gen9 today announced it has developed a novel multiplex DNA assembly approach which scales the manufacture of synthetic DNA by nearly two orders of magnitude