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Dramatic Twists Could Upend Patent Battle Over CRISPR Genome-Editing Method
Science | AAAS | Unusual maneuver in CRISPR patent battle could divide spoils, but French company Cellectis also lays claim.
Oct 6, 2016
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Rumors, Expectations Surround Apple Expansion Into Health Care
POLITICO | The tech giant is cementing partnerships with big health systems and hiring scores of health care professionals.
Oct 5, 2016
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Gene Editing Takes the Stage at Discovery on Target 2016
Bio-IT World | In the Advances in Gene Editing, Gene Silencing, and Gene Therapy Tracks at the 2016 Discovery on Target conference, we heard from researchers on their exciting new advancements in CRISPR-CAS9 and beyond. The implications for cancer, anti-viral therapies, genetic diseases, and organ transplantation are vast.
Oct 4, 2016
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Azure is becoming the first AI supercomputer says Microsoft
ZDNet | Microsoft's CEO on how its cloud computing service is evolving.
Oct 4, 2016
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Biotech PR Needs to Deliver More Signal Less Noise
Forbes | It's hard to know how to get attention for your news these days. The Cambrian explosion of information on the Internet over the past decade has created a confusing world. PR firms have stepped right up to help biotech companies navigate it.
Oct 4, 2016
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BARDA Awards Contract to DNAe to Develop Semiconductor DNA Sequencing Platform
Bio-IT World Brief | DNAe announced that BARDA has awarded the company a contract worth up to $51.9 million to develop its sequencing platform for rapid diagnosis in two key applications; antimicrobial resistant infections and influenza.
Oct 3, 2016
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Oxford Nanopore’s Plans for Pre-Packaged Cas9 Test Kits
Bio-IT World | Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeing more of a demand to focus on a subset of input materials, Clive Brown said this morning in his technical update. In addition to new pores, new chemistries, and updates on various devices, Brown dove into a Cas9 application that the company has been exploring and intimated that Oxford Nanopore will soon begin selling specific test kits for its mobile sequencers.
Sep 29, 2016
