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IO Informatics Puts Semantic Web Ideas to Work Bio-IT World | The founders of IO Informatics adopted semantic web ideas early and incorporated them into a scientific data integration and management platform: Sentient Suite.

Phase 5 of the Cancer Gene Index Project Begins

Bio-IT World | Sophic has announced $1.3 million of funding from the National Cancer Institute to complete the Cancer Gene Index Project over the next 12 months. Sophic started the project in June 2004 with the goal of mining 8.8 million Medline abstracts to identify suspected cancer genes and manually annotate gene-disease and gene-compound relationships.

GTA4: Enabler of Life Sciences Research? Bio-IT World | The huge success of a game like GTA4 will lead electronics makers to develop even better graphics and faster animation, which are increasingly being tapped to conduct life sciences R&D.

AI Improves Automated High-Throughput Screening Bio-IT World | Researchers have applied an artificial intelligence (AI) technique to cellular image analysis that has the potential to significantly speed up a method for analyzing biological specimens.

GNS: Building a SNPs-to-Outcomes Engine Bio-IT World | Interview with Gene Network Sciences CEO Colin Hill, on sifting through the genetic data flood to accurately predict SNPs-to-outcomes.

James Watson’s Personal Genome Published in Nature Bio-IT World | Fifty-five years after James Watson co-authored the most famous paper in Nature magazine’s history -- the discovery of the DNA double helix with Francis Crick -- his genome sequence is also gracing the pages of the famous scientific journal.

Al Gore Helps Navigenics Launch Personal Genomics Service Bio-IT World | Former Vice President Al Gore’s surprise appearance was the highlight of the Tuesday reception that marked the launch of Navigenics’ new personal genomics service.

NIH Laptop Theft: How Safe Is Your Data? Bio-IT World | A laptop stolen from the NIH included seven years’ worth of clinical trial data, including names, medical diagnoses, and details of the patients' heart scans.

Dealing with the Data Deluge: Three Things IT Should Do Bio-IT World | The life sciences are undergoing an unprecedented data explosion, according to new research released this month by IDC.

Applied Biosystems and the $60,000 Human Genome Bio-IT World | Just weeks after Illumina announced it had cracked the $100,000 threshold for sequencing a human genome, Applied Biosystems has sequenced a complete human genome sample using its new SOLiD next-generation sequencing platform, reportedly for less than $60,000.

White Papers & Special Reports

definiens briefingon-76Next-Generation Technologies Revolutionizing Oncology and Diagnostics
underwritten by Definiens

This “Briefing On” collection of Bio-IT World features, commentaries and analysis, presents some of the latest thinking on high-throughput technologies that are being applied to the fields of research and drug discovery, with particular emphasis on oncology, diagnostics and imaging technologies. Download now at no charge compliments of the underwriting sponsor, Definiens. Download This Free Paper



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MetaMiner™ Cystic Fibrosis Report,  Sponsored by GeneGo
This paper discusses the MetaMiner™ (CF) data analysis platform for a broad range of CF researchers designed to: 1. Easily assemble important biological and chemical experimental data available today in cystic fibrosis research. 2. Visualize key mechanisms leading to the disease through pathway maps and network models 3. Provide the CF community a “one stop shop” tool for uploading and analyzing experimental data in a disease-centered interface.  Download now 



gq nxt gen seq

This Bio•IT World Briefing On “Next-Generation Sequencing,” underwritten by GenomeQuest, Inc.,
presents a selection of feature stories, interviews,commentaries, conference reports, and editorials on the emergence, opportunities, and challenges posed by high-throughput sequencing. Covered in this collection: the launch of new platforms from Applied Biosystems and Helicos; new applications of nextgen sequencing; the rise of personal genomics; and informatics solutions to vexing problem of managing the vast volumes of next-gen data.  Download now 



Life Science Webcasts & Podcasts

GenoLogicsgenologics 2 translational
Enabling Translational Research Informatics

Learn about the challenges facing life sciences research labs to manage their translational research data:

  • The trends for organizations to adopt informatics solutions for translational research.
  • The unique requirements with managing complex data and workflow.
  • What labs should consider when reviewing informatics solutions for translational research.
  • Which life sciences research organizations are successfully adopting an informatics solution.

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Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD) - Associate Director of Informatics
Lead and mentor a strong team for the Bioinformatics group at the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at LSCDD towards the development of novel algorithms, data analysis methods and software tools for drug discovery. Work closely with the Software Engineering group at ICS, and collaborate with the Discovery IT organization in Europe and USA. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD 




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