> Eureka Genomics, a provider of bioinformatics analysis, has snagged a two-year, $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Homeland Security to develop tools for use in finding rare variants of the anthrax pathogen, Bacillus anthracis. Release
> PerkinElmer ($PKI) CEO Rob Friel still has an appetite for buying "informatics" companies. Item
> Second Genome, a start-up that uses a proprietary assay and bioinformatics to study microbes, has brought in $5 million from investors. Report
> Stakeholders in The Netherlands have grown a national network for reporting medication errors. Abstract