Virtual Centipede Brings Meaning to Sequencing
In 1735, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus defined what would become part of biology’s foundation by defining taxonomic descriptions that would help scientists tell species apart. Now, a new study ...Full Article
Baylor’s HGSC, DNAnexus Collaborate for Large-Scale Genome Analysis
The Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine and DNAnexus are coming together to analyze genomic data on a large scale. In doing so, Baylor has ...Full Article
Nutonian Derives Laws of Physics for Life Sciences
On Wednesay, Cambridge startup Nutonian (pronounced “Newtonian”) announced that it’s raised $4 million with the help of Atlas Venture to build its own analytics platform to unlock the “laws ...Full Article
Cloud Vendor Veeva Goes Public for Life Sciences
Despite uncertainty that has surrounded scientific research after the government shutdown, cloud computing company Veeva Systems went public last week and has declared that its focus will lie on ...Full Article
MongoDB Lends a Hand for Genome Sequencing
Available since February 2012, the Seven Bridges Genomics platform recently won BioIT World’s Best of Show award. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company is looking to cater to researchers whose ...Full Article
New IDC Report Investigates IT Outsourcing for Life Sciences
Last week, IDC Health Insights released a new report comparing major life sciences IT vendors and what factors are most important when selecting an outsourcing IT vendor. Called IDC ...Full Article
Can Biology Handle Big Data?
When the Human Genome Project began in 1990, it was one of the most ambitious scientific endeavors to date. But today sequencing a human genome is considered old hat ...Full Article
EU Scientists Kick Off $1.6 Billion Human Brain Project
This week the Human Brain Project, a ten-year, $1.6 billion project co-funded by the EU that will bring together scientists from 135 institutions to better understand the human brain, ...Full Article
Biosciences Bring New Supercomputing Lab to Belgium
Computing and biotechnology experts from industry and academia alike are coming together in Belgium to create the ExaScience Life Lab, whose goal will be to advance supercomputing for applications ...Full Article
