• Startups Begin to Emerge From NYU’s “Virtual” Biotech Factory

    Xconomy | The gap between basic biomedical research and drug development is often called the "valley of death," where promising projects are stymied by a lack of funding. But NYU Langone Medical Center seems poised to bear fruit.

    Mar 17, 2016

  • Apple said to move part of cloud business from AWS to Google

    Computerworld | Apple has moved some of its iCloud business from Amazon Web Services to Google's cloud service, in what is seen as a bid by the iPhone maker to diversify its suppliers.

    Mar 17, 2016

  • Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet

    New York Times | Molecular biologists and neuroscientists are tweeting with the hashtag #ASAPbio in protest of a system that keeps research from being shared with the public, typically for more than six months.

    Mar 16, 2016

  • Bio-IT World Announces Best Practices Finalists

    Bio-IT World | The Editors announced the finalists today in the Bio-IT World Best Practices competition. Entries from 17 groups made it to the final round of competition.

    Mar 15, 2016

  • #BioIT16: A Preview of the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo

    Bio-IT World |The Bio-IT World Conference & Expo comes early this year--April 5-7 in Boston--and yet we are ready to get into the program. Here's a look at some of the sessions we have starred.

    Mar 14, 2016

  • Genetics Database for Autism Free on WuXi NextCODE Exchange

    Bio-IT World News Brief  This morning, the Simons Foundation, a grant-giving institution that supports collaborative efforts in scientific and mathematical research, announced that the Simons Simplex Collection is now open for access by researchers worldwide, through the online WuXi NextCODE Exchange.

    Mar 10, 2016

  • These technologies will blow the lid off data storage

    Computerworld | Data storage manufacturers have repeatedly come up against walls in their quest for ever larger drives and faster performance. And each time, new technology allows them to scale those walls and keep going. They're about to do it again.

    Mar 9, 2016

  • New Chemistry, Basecaller, Prep From Oxford Nanopore

    Bio-IT World Brief | Oxford CTO Clive Brown outlined several updates to the platform in a Google Hangout yesterday including new chemistry, a new basecaller, and changes to library prep, and an update on PromethION.

    Mar 9, 2016

  • Changes at Illumina for Flatley, deSouza, Kahn

    Bio-IT World Brief | Changes at Illumina this week. Today Jay Flatley, current Chairman and CEO, announced he will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on July 5, 2016. Francis deSouza, currently President, will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on the same date and will continue to serve on the Illumina Board of Directors. Scott Khan, Illumina’s Vice President Commercial, Enterprise Informatics, has said he plans to retire from Illumina in early March as well.

    Mar 7, 2016