• Oak Ridge Tackles Opioids With Assistance From World’s Fastest Supercomputer

    Bio-IT World | The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is tackling the opioid crisis by using the world’s fastest supercomputer. With the help of IBM’s recently launched Summit supercomputer, the Oak Ridge team was able to analyze 85 million genetic markers and understand  complex, epistatic genetic architectures responsible for challenging traits in phenotype.

    Dec 14, 2018

  • Allen Institute Announces New Division Dedicated To Studying Human Immune System

    Bio-IT World | The Allen Institute announced a new division, the Allen Institute for Immunology, which will be dedicated to studying the human immune system.

    Dec 13, 2018

  • Pharma’s AI Future

    Bio-IT World | The recent AI World Conference & Expo made one thing clear: now is the time for pharma to embrace AI and start realizing some of the benefits other industries are enjoying.

    Dec 12, 2018

  • Rehm Replaces Haussler As GA4GH Vice Chair, Other Changes

    Bio-IT World Brief  GA4GH announced several changes in leadership. GA4GH Vice Chair David Haussler, Scientific Director of the University of California Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, will be succeeded by Heidi Rehm,an institute member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and chief genomics officer at Massachusetts General Hospital. 

    Dec 10, 2018

  • 10x Genomics Acquires Spatial Genomics Company

    Bio-IT World Brief   10x Genomics has acquired Stockholm-based Spatial Transcriptomics, a pioneer in the emerging field of spatial genomics. The new field enables researchers to not only see what is in a cell but how cells are organized in relation to one another, offering up invaluable insight into understanding disease.

    Dec 10, 2018

  • A Mature Capital Structure Positions Bio-IT Startups For Success

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | By establishing a mature capital structure reflecting a healthy balance of both equity and debt, early-stage bio-IT companies can project long-term strength and vision that helps to favorably position them with their stakeholders.

    Dec 6, 2018