Category Archives: BioInformatics

Global Bioinformatics Industry

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Bioinformatics Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p092468/Global-Bioinformatics-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Genomics This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Bioinformatics in US$ Million by following Product Segments: Software, Hardware, and Biocontent. Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Indian Bioinformatics Market Forecast to 2015

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xwqrkw/indian_bioinformat) has announced the addition of the “Indian Bioinformatics Market Forecast to 2015″ report to their offering. Bioinformatics is one of the fastest emerging interdisciplinary research areas, which may be defined as an interface between biological and computational sciences’. Most of the Bioinformatics work can be described as analyzing biological data, although a growing number of projects deal with the organization of biological information Continue reading

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Novel Algorithm Teaches Old Dog New Compression Tricks

A team of bioinformatics researchers at Illumina Cambridge in the UK have developed a new compression algorithm for next-gen sequencing data that improves upon the old compression standby Burrows-Wheeler transform, or BWT, algorithm. Continue reading

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UK's BBSRC Issues Call for Nearly $10M in Bioinformatics Grants

Trovagene has named Carlo Croce to serve on its scientific advisory board. Croce is director of the Human Cancer Genetics Program and the Genetics Institute at The Ohio State University, and he is John W. Wolfe Chair in Human Cancer Genetics Continue reading

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Updated Tutorials on UCSC Genome Browser Now Available

University of California, Santa Cruz and OpenHelix announce the availability of updated online free tutorial suites on the UCSC Genome Browser.(PRWEB) May 02, 2012 The University of California, Santa Cruz Bioinformatics Group and OpenHelix today announced the availability of free updated tutorial suites on the UCSC Genome Browser (http://genome.ucsc.edu/), a powerful and popular freely … Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dublin – Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t2qm96/computational_appr) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics” to their offering. A breakthrough guide employing knowledge that unites cheminformatics and bioinformatics as innovation for the future Bridging the gap between cheminformatics and bioinformatics for the first time, Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics provides insight on how to blend these two sciences for progressive research benefits. It describes the development and evolution of these fields, how chemical information may be used for biological relations and vice versa, the implications of these new connections, and foreseeable developments in the future Continue reading

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Pathway Genomics Adds Prominent Bioinformatics Experts to Scientific Advisory Board

Pathway Genomics Corporation, a genetic testing laboratory specializing in nutrition and exercise response, inherited disease, prescription drug response and health condition risks, has established a world-leading scientific advisory board.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=bioinformatics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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IP Update: Metabolon, U of Tennessee, New York University Among Recent Bioinformatics Patent Winners

Fluidigm has tapped Dan Clutter as North American sales director for its eastern sales region. Continue reading

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Researchers at DSMZ Develop Innovative Software for Biolog Phenotypic Analyses to Improve Our Understanding of the …

HAYWARD, CA–(Marketwire -04/27/12)- An interdisciplinary team of microbiologists, plant bioengineers and bioinformatics experts of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig has developed an application-oriented software package for the analysis of Biolog high-throughput phenotypic data. Continue reading

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DNA2.0 Introduces Custom Bioinformatics Services

DNA2.0 Introduces Computational Solutions to Speed Up the Discovery ProcessMenlo Park, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 DNA2.0 today announced the availability of the company’s Bioinformatics Services, a range of custom computational solutions that can help quickly answer research questions and successfully move projects forward. Continue reading

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Bioinformatics opens doors to new markets

Joel Dudley, director of informatics and co-founder of one-year-old NuMedii, Inc The use of bioinformatics to find new applications for existing drugs is opening doors to treatments that are cheaper and easier to bring to market, and with that, a host of business opportunities. Between 30-40 percent of drugs or biologics that were approved or launched for the first time in the US in 2007-2009 were either drugs repositioned for new indications, reformulations or new combinations of existing drugs, according to a Spring 2011 article in Drug Discovery World. So its no surprise that drug discovery informatics was one of the better-attended discussions at this weeks Bio-IT World Conference, held at Bostons World Trade Center in the Seaport District. Continue reading

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Funding Update: NSF Bioinformatics Grants Awarded March 20 — April 18, 2012

Fluidigm has tapped Dan Clutter as North American sales director for its eastern sales region. He will be responsible for sales growth in the eastern US and Canada and will be a member of Fluidigm’s North American commercial leadership team, according to a spokesperson. Continue reading

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BioInformatics LLC New Market Report – Life Science Sales Reps: Guide to Best Practices in 2012

BioInformatics LLC announces the April 30, 2012 release of their newest market report: Life Science Sales Reps: Guide to Best Practices in 2012 (12-002)ARLINGTON, VA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 This worldwide primary research study of the academic and pharma/biotech sectors provides a 2012 best practices guide for selling to labs. The report was designed to help life science suppliers train and … Continue reading

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Brazil Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics at FIOCRUZ Chooses Convey to Advance Genomics

RICHARDSON, TX– – Convey Computer announced today that CEBio has deployed the Convey HC-1ex hybrid-core computer to upgrade its bioinformatics capabilities. Part of Brazil's prestigious FIOCRUZ organization, …Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=bioinformatics&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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In Print: March's Bioinformatics Papers of Note

Langmead B, Salzberg SL. Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2. Nat Methods Continue reading

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Novocraft Touts Sequence Alignment Software's Accuracy as Key Differentiator in NGS Marketplace

By Uduak Grace Thomas Novocraft, a Malaysian-based bioinformatics software vendor, is hoping that the improved accuracy of its alignment software, Novoalign, will reel in new customers in the next-generation sequence data analysis space. Continue reading

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BGI Establishes HPC Center for Bioinformatics

By Matthew Dublin BGI has announced a partnership with the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin home of currently the world’s second most powerful supercomputer, the Tianhe -1A in order to take advantage of supercomputing technology to accelerate genomics research. The joint venture will be known as the Tianhe-BGI Bioinformatics and Computing Joint Laboratory. To kick off the new collaboration, investigators from the two organizations will begin work on a new bioinformatics analysis pipeline for genomics data that will utilize the power of the Tianhe-1A supercomputer. Continue reading

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Research and Markets: Brand Performance in the Life Science Industry – Life Science Industry Awards Announced in …

Dublin – Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a9674d89/brand_performance) has announced the addition of the “Brand Performance in the Life Science Industry” report to their offering. As the premier market research firm in the life science industry, few companies are as qualified as BioInformatics LLC to take on the task of determining the top supplier companies in 29 product and service categories Continue reading

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IntelligentMDx to Present Development of Two CE-Marked Assays at 22nd Annual European Congress of Clinical …

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — IntelligentMDx (IMDx), a molecular diagnostic company that uses a proprietary bioinformatics platform that accelerates the development of PCR-based diagnostic testing solutions, will be presenting three posters at the 22nd annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Meeting (ECCMID). The ECCMID meeting on March 31 – April 3, 2012 in London, UK, attracts more than 7,000 participants with expertise in infectious disease areas, including emerging infections, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment Continue reading

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Natera Announces Presentations During the American College of Medical Genetics 2012 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Natera, formerly known as Gene Security Network, today announced that data from studies of the companys bioinformatics Parental Support technology will be presented during the American College of Medical Genetics 2012 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Continue reading

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