• BIOVIA Launches Biologics Informatics Program

    Bio-IT World | BIOVIA, the life sciences-oriented subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes formerly known as Accelrys, today introduced a new informatics platform for companies developing biologic drugs, in an announcement at the Molecular Medicine Tri Conference in San Francisco.

    Feb 17, 2015

  • Maverix Biomics and Elsevier Sign NGS Data Interpretation Agreement

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Maverix Biomics signed a strategic agreement with Elsevier this morning at CHI’s  Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco. The Maverix Analytic Platform will complement Elsevier’s Pathway Studio sample-to-insight workflow and incorporate biological data from Elsevier’s biology journals by providing easy, push-button data analysis.

    Feb 16, 2015

  • BioNano Teases Out the Genome's Structural Quirks

    Bio-IT World | BioNano’s Irys platform doesn’t sequence DNA. Instead, it’s all about assembly: sorting out exactly where different parts of the genome fit into chromosomes. The company says Irys is the only commercially available system that can handle structural variations in large, complex genomes.

    Feb 16, 2015

  • 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award Finalists Announced, Voting Open

    Bio-IT World | The 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences is now open for voting by Bioinformatics.org winners. Voting will close on February 23, and the winner will be announced in April at the Bio-IT World Conference and Expo.

    Feb 12, 2015

  • Invitae Raises $102 Million for 'Universal' Genetic Test

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Invitae, a genetic testing company founded by former Genomic Health CEO Randy Scott, raised $102 million today in an initial public offering.

    Feb 12, 2015

  • Kickstarter Launched for Bea The Film, a Documentary About Hugh Rienhoff’s Daughter

    Bio-IT World | Hugh Rienhoff and his daughter Bea have talked publicly of their clinical odyssey searching for a cause for Bea's ultra-rare condition. Now, Bea is to be the subject of a documentary currently raising funding on Kickstarter.

    Feb 12, 2015

  • New York’s Chief Medical Examiner Seeks to Lead in DNA Research

    New York Times | Dr. Barbara Sampson was named New York's chief medical examiner late last year, becoming the first woman to head the office as it seeks to right itself after high-profile mistakes.

    Feb 10, 2015

  • A $34 Smartphone Gadget That Can Detect HIV in 15 Minutes

    WIRED | When it comes to high-risk, infectious diseases, early detection can make all the difference in getting ill patients some much-needed treatment. In some cases, it may even help stem an outbreak. This becomes incredibly critical in the developing world, where there are fewer resources to go around.

    Feb 10, 2015

  • Roche Acquires German Genetic Data Company

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Roche has added another company to its Roche Sequencing Unit. Signature Diagnostics AG, a privately held company based in Potsdam, Germany, will be joining other recent Roche acquisitions Bina Technologies and Genia Technologies.

    Feb 9, 2015

  • One Codex and Microbiology's Search Problem

    Bio-IT World | Reference Genomics, one of the first biotech startups funded by Silicon Valley's famous seed accelerator Y Combinator, is trying to revamp how microbial geneticists search through large reference databases of genomes with its online platform One Codex.

    Feb 9, 2015