• Michael J. Fox Foundation, 23andMe Launch Fox DEN

    Bio-IT World News Brief | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) and 23andMe today launched the Fox Insight Data Exploration Network (Fox DEN), the data access and analytics platform for Fox Insight, an online clinical study sponsored by MJFF.

    Apr 29, 2019
  • Trends From The Trenches: 6 Themes (And A Few Observations)

    Bio-IT World | At his 2019 Trends from the Trenches address at the recent Bio-IT World Congress & Expo in Boston, BioTeam co-founder and senior director of infrastructure Chris Dagdigian shared his pearls of wisdom on the current state of scientific computing.

    Apr 29, 2019
  • PacBio Launches Sequel II System

    Bio-IT World | Pacific Biosciences has launched the Sequel II System. The system includes the new SMRT Cell 8M, as well as chemistry, instrument control software and the SMRT Link software package. Together, the latest product release further reduces project costs and timelines with approximately eight times the data output compared to the previous Sequel System, according to the company.

    Apr 26, 2019
  • Benjamin Franklin Award Winner Announced At #BioIT19

    Bio-IT World | Eugene Koonin, senior investigator at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences during the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston.

    Apr 26, 2019
  • Pfizer's Model For The Intelligent Data Framework

    Bio-IT World | During his plenary session at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, Pfizer's Vijay Bulusu laid out the company's plan to tackle the life sciences' data problem.

    Apr 25, 2019
  • How Biopharmaceutical Companies Can Fish Relevant Information From A Sea Of Data

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Information instrumental to developing the next blockbuster drug might be hidden anywhere, buried in a multitude of silos throughout the organization. Companies that leverage automation to sift through all their content and data, in all its complexity and volume, to find relevant information have an edge in researching and developing new drugs and conducting clinical trials.

    Apr 25, 2019
  • De-Identifying Genomic Data With Hashing Technology

    Bio-IT World | The human genome is personally unique and identifying—even identical twins are very different genetically—which has created a big privacy problem for researchers. Researchers have shown that research participants can be re-identified using genomic data alongside genealogical databases and public records.

    Apr 24, 2019