Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services today announced it has been successfully certified according to ISO13485:2003, the international standard for quality management systems for medical devices. The certification bestows official recognition on the company for its quality management system governing software product design, development, testing, enhancement and support for Medical Device Software.

eClinicalWorks®, a leader in ambulatory healthcare IT solutions, today announced that Pennsylvania’s Washington Health System (WHS) has selected eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution for its 87 employed physicians and 21 residents in its Family Practice residency program.

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of the TruSight One Sequencing Panel, the industry’s broadest sequencing panel that targets 4,813 genes with known associated clinical phenotypes. Clinical research laboratories can use this panel to expand existing menus, streamline workflows, or create an entire portfolio of sequencing options, with benefits including increased productivity, reduced handling errors, and decreased costs.

The Second Annual Digital PCR event will bring together industry visionaries and early adopters to discuss digital PCR's capabilities, limitations, and future applications. Researchers will examine applications in cancer biomarker and rare mutation detection, non-invasive fetal DNA analysis, and infectious disease quantification, particularly in HIV. Novel digital PCR devices from startups and academic labs will be showcased. Other topics to be addressed include digital PCR integration with existing technologies, solutions for processing difficult samples as well as increasing sample throughput, and guidelines and best practices for digital detection.

Autoscribe, developer of the well-established Matrix family of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Quality Management Systems, has launched a new combined UK and US website ( www.autoscribe.co.uk and www.autoscribeinformatics.com) to reflect the worldwide nature of Autoscribe’s business. With a fresher, cleaner look, much improved navigation, additional content and more downloads, the site features a new ‘market’ section which allows visitors to see at a glance the applications of information management systems in different market areas, as well as a more in depth view of the Business Solutions that are available.

Cellebrite, the leading developer and provider of mobile data forensic solutions, today announces the launch of the UFED 4PC and UFED TK. Together with the UFED Touch, UFED 4PC and UFED TK constitute the first and only complete series of mobile forensic solutions across dedicated single purpose and general purpose PC-based hardware platforms to accommodate the broadest range of lab and field use cases.

Core Informatics, a leading provider of data management solutions to clients engaged in scientific research, announced that it has hired IBM executive Josh Geballe to serve as Chief Executive Officer. Geballe joins Core after over a decade at IBM where he held international executive roles spanning general management, finance and strategy.

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The 7th Annual Lab Quality Confab takes place October 1-2, 2013 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans. You’ll have access to over 50 quality management experts across the nation. Gain the knowledge and confidence you need to effectively cut costs in your lab while raising quality and productivity.

Syapse, the leader in software for bringing omics into routine medical use, has been selected to present at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2013 Meeting. Syapse will present a poster titled “A Semantic Computing Platform to Enable Translational and Clinical Omics.”

Ventura Software, a provider of systems software for the healthcare industry, has partnered with InetSoft Technology, an innovator in mashup-driven dashboard and reporting solutions, to bring enhanced business intelligence functionality to Ventura Software users.

The Bode Technology Group, Inc. (Bode), a leading provider of forensic solutions announced today their partnership with Dr. Charles Brenner to distribute DNA-VIEW™ software worldwide. DNA-VIEW, an integrated software package for DNA identification, is used by laboratories to perform statistical analyses and DNA comparisons for kinship, forensic mixtures, and paternity identifications.

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) training will outline the CLIA standards for frequency, methodology and also give examples of practical application.

This webinar will cover traceability requirements and techniques useful in the event of quality deviation investigations and potential FDA Recalls. The session will also cover associated information like identification, classification and protocols.

At today’s Stanford Medicine X conference, Dr. Stephen Friend, president of Sage Bionetworks announced funding and partnerships with three health communities for the development of BRIDGE, a cloud-based collaborative science platform designed to incorporate open data, patient wisdom and public involvement into biomedical research.

Cambridge Healthtech Institute will host its 11th Annual Discovery on Target meeting showcasing current and emerging “hot” targets for the pharmaceutical industry from September 24-26, 2013 in Boston, MA. Spanning three days, the meeting attracts 700+ attendees, composed of scientists/technologists, executives, directors, and managers from biopharma, academic, and healthcare organizations. The meeting is comprised of 12 meeting tracks

PointCross Life Sciences, Inc. announced that it has been awarded an IDIQ contract with a cap of $20 Million by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide software development and life cycle management of NIMS (Nonclinical Information Management System) as well as to standardize current study submissions to enable reviews in NIMS.

This course benefits anyone that uses computer systems to perform their job functions and is ideal for regulatory, clinical, and IT professionals working in the health care, clinical trial, biopharmaceutical, and medical device sectors.

Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, has announced the availability of an extensive set of advanced predictive sciences applications and services. These integrated capabilities enable drug discovery teams to investigate and evaluate hypotheses about the chemical or biological behavior of molecules of therapeutic interest in silico prior to costly experimentation.

ILMAC is an internationally recognized tradeshow for process and laboratory technology from the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry, food, beverages, cosmetics and biotechnology. ILMAC 2013 covers all the industrial applications of process engineering, including research, development, production, and environmental engineering. This trade show is an excellent opportunity to establish and nourish networking connections in Europe.