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Roche unit allies with genomics software group SoftGenetics
Roche's 454 Life Sciences has struck a partnership with SoftGenetics, a provider of next-generation sequencing (NGS) analytics. The co-op calls for Roche/454 and SoftGenetics to join forces in production promotions, the software company says.
Investors pour $50.8M into genomics standout Oxford Nanopore
Oxford Nanopore has grabbed $50.8 million in a fresh round of financing as the U.K. company advances plans to compete in the DNA sequencing game with small device that could expand applications of the technology.
Check the pulse of biotech IT in Boston
Biotech computing folks from around the world descended on Boston this week, and the FierceBiotech IT team was among them. Check out the slide show.
Sequencing DNA with a thumb drive faces skepticism
Some competitors are questioning whether Oxford Nanopore's device will live up to its billing.
Ex-NCI cancer informatics chief lands at ASU
After NIH advisers found his cancer informatics program lacking in key areas last year, Kenneth Buetow has headed for the desert to take his new job at Arizona State University.
Inside dope on one of biopharma's hottest job markets
Got biopharma job jitters? If so, you're not alone; 44% of pharma workers are worried about getting the ax, according to a PharmaIQ survey. Yet there are some bright spots in the market for life...
Eisai's H3 Biomedicine taps cancer genomics software for drug discovery effort
H3 Biomedicine has grabbed software for exploring cancer genomes as the Cambridge, MA, unit of Japan-based pharma Eisai hunts for targeted cancer drugs. Ann Arbor, MI-based Compendia Bioscience will
Google Ventures-backed DNAnexus forms alliance to provide genomics software to docs
DNAnexus CEO Andreas Sundquist has advanced his Mountain View, CA-based startup's plans to provide its software for managing and analyzing DNA sequencing data to medical users. Geisinger Health
EMC to found Russian cloud computing, 'Big Data' hub
Many companies, especially biopharma and bioinformatics companies, end up with a pool of unstructured and semistructured data, these days dubbed "Big Data." U.S.-based global IT company EMC...
Emerging player in DNA analysis joins forces with U. of Missouri
Appistry, a recent entrant in the game for providing analytics for genomics data, has picked up a partnership with the University of Missouri. The university is tapping Appistry's system called
