Latest Computational biology Stories

BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, started the trail operation of "BGI-BOX", its first cloud computing terminal server, in China Agricultural University on December 8. BGI-BOX is designed for users without bioinformatics background and it allows users to access bioinformatics analysis and genomic data in their own laboratories with the advantages of easy to use, high flexibility and user-friendly interface. With the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technology...

Researchers at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have, for the very first time, developed a computational tool that comes with a guarantee on its reliability when reconstructing the DNA sequence of organisms, thus enabling a more streamlined process for reconstructing and studying genomic sequences.   The work, lead by Dr Niranjan Nagarajan, Assistant Director of Computational and Mathematical Biology at the GIS, was reported in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Computational...

HELSINKI, October 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MediSapiens Ltd and Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals have agreed to develop a platform for genomics data management and analysis in Oncology. The platform will enable Bayer to more effectively utilize genomics data in Oncology research, such utilization to be conducted in compliance with respective patients' informed consent and applicable laws and regulations. "Genomics data is increasingly used both in pre-clinical and...

U-M Medical School is one of the first medical schools in the country to establish a comprehensive Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Department ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Medical School will be one of the first medical schools in the country to establish a comprehensive Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Department, following action by the University's Board of Regents Thursday. Approximately 15 U.S. colleges have...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2011 Life Science Industry Awards® will be announced at the Grand Hyatt Washington on November 15 at a gala event from 5 pm to 8 pm. Leading market research firm BioInformatics LLC (http://www.gene2drug.com) will host this year's awards. The 2011 Life Science Industry Awards will honor the leading life science companies supporting biological research and drug discovery. Awards will be granted in multiple product and service categories...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verinata Health, Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to maternal and fetal health, today announced the appointments of Noah E. Nasser as Vice President of Sales and Market Development, Suzanne Yokota, as Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Operations and Xitong Li, Ph.D. as Director of Bioinformatics. These individuals will have the responsibility to enhance Verinata's fetal diagnostic test capability, ensure a strong...

With the BeeSpace Navigator, University of Illinois researchers have created both a curation tool for genetic biologists and a new approach to searching for information.The project was a collaboration between researchers at the Institute for Genomic Biology and the department of computer science. Led by Bruce Schatz, professor and head of medical information science at the U. of I., the team described the software and its applications in the web server issue of the journal Nucleic Acids...

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Addressing the issue of data overload from next-generation sequencers, Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today launched its LifeScope(TM) 2.0 Genomic Analysis Software, a significantly enhanced bioinformatics system for analyzing data from genomic sequencing instruments to study human disease such as cancer. Information overload A single next generation sequencing instrument can generate nearly 200 gigabytes of genomic data per week...

SAN DIEGO, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GT Life Sciences, Inc., (GT) a privately held biotechnology company announced today the issuance of Patent No. 7,856,317 for "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING GENOMIC-BASED PHENOTYPIC MODELS" by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The '317 patent has a priority date of June 14, 2002 and contains broad, novel claims to computer systems and complex modeling processes by which scientists may use computational models to create scalable...

Online tutorial gives researchers and scientists a place to learn about the many biology resources available to them. Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) April 6, 2011 The science community now has a valuable launching point to explore and find the many bioinformatics and genomics resources available to them through the "World Tour of Genomics Resources" tutorial suite by OpenHelix. The free tutorial suite includes a sampling of resources organized by categories such as algorithms and analysis tools,...