MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — DNAnexus, a pioneer in cloud-based solutions for large-scale DNA data management and analysis, today announced a collaboration with Stanford University that has resulted in a new 1000 Genomes Project data set of genetic variation. Through this collaboration, scientists have analyzed and identified genetic variants in more than 80 terabytes (TB) of […]

LONDON, UK — Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced that its Mosaic software is to play a central role in compound library screening for a major new European drug discovery initiative, the European Lead Factory (ELF). Following a successful bid to the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), over 8.7m euros has been invested […]

Branford, CT and London, England –— Core Informatics, a leading provider of data management solutions to clients engaged in scientific research, announced the establishment of Core Informatics UK Limited, the rapidly growing company’s first international subsidiary. Based in London, the unit will help provide direct support to Core Informatics’ rapidly growing group of European clients […]

ST. LOUIS – Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computing and analytics solutions for next-generation medicine, announced the expansion of its Cancer Genome Analysis (CGA) Suite to include additional tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis from the Broad Institute. The first addition to the suite is a method for estimating contamination levels in cancer […]

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – Instem, a leading provider of IT solutions to the global early development healthcare market, announced today that it has acquired Perceptive Instruments (“Perceptive”) as it continues to consolidate the life sciences IT marketplace. Located in Suffolk, United Kingdom, Perceptive develops, manufactures and supplies image analysis and data processing solutions that are primarily […]

LANCASTER, Calif.– Simulations Plus, Inc. (SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that Ms. Momoko Beran has notified the board of directors of her plan to retire effective as of January 15, 2014. The board of directors has appointed John R. Kneisel as new Chief Financial […]

Cambridge — Eagle Genomics, the expert provider of bioinformatics software and services across a wide range of life science and other sectors, has announced the final closing of a £1 million fundraising, as it continues to expand and develop new bioinformatics products. Eagle uses advanced computing to answer complex biological problems, from fighting cancer to […]

Munich, Germany — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for industrial biotechnology, drug discovery, and life science research, today announced its collaboration with GOBI (“General Optimization of BIogasprocesses”), an interdisciplinary biogas research consortium consisting of leading academic and commercial members to improve the overall efficiency of biogas production. GOBI will be using Genedata […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced an enhanced version of SureDesign software enabling clinical researchers to design customized CGH (comparative genomic hybridization), ChIP-on-chip (chromatin immunoprecipitation), and DNA methylation microarrays for molecular cytogenomics and other applications. The new version of SureDesign replaces these microarray applications for the eArray platform and provides […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the latest version of its electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) software, OpenLAB ELN 4.2. This newly enhanced software enables scientists and laboratory managers to quickly and easily capture, reuse, manage and share scientific results obtained from virtually any analytical software application. “With this new revision, […]