BiomarkerBase™, the first available database of every biomarker currently in active clinical use, has launched today at http://www.biomarkerbase.com.

Why should you take part in SLAS2013 – the 2nd Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition? Because it’s where 4,500 of the best global laboratory science and technology minds -- innovative scientists, engineers, researchers and technologists from academic, government and commercial laboratories -- come together to learn, explore and gain repeatable inspiration from leaders in the field.

IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software and MES developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, today announced that Bead Industries, Inc. has partnered with IQMS to implement EnterpriseIQ ERP to support long-term company growth and increase enterprise-wide visibility.

Imprivata® , the leader in healthcare IT security, today announced the general availability of Imprivata Cortext™, the healthcare industry's first free Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant text messaging solution for Apple iPhone and Android smartphones as well as Web-based chat for nurses without smartphone access

GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a leading provider of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) designed for today’s omics labs, unveiled Clarity LIMS, a revolutionary LIMS that sets the bar for LIMS in clinical and research environments.

Simulations Plus, Inc., a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has accepted an invitation and signed a formal agreement to participate in the European Union Oral Bioavailability Tools (OrBiTo) project. Simulations Plus is the only non-European company invited to participate

Life Technologies today announced the acquisition of Compendia Bioscience, a preeminent cancer bioinformatics company widely used by the pharmaceutical industry to identify novel gene targets for drug discovery and development. Its deep oncology expertise and high-value, proprietary assets enhance Life's diagnostic development capabilities across multiple platforms, including next-generation sequencing, qPCR and proteome analysis.

With WWEM 2012 just around the corner (7th and 8th November) the organisers have announced that the last exhibition stand has been sold, a packed workshop programme has been published and visitor registrations are filling quickly.

Bioinformatics breakthrough has clinical & environmental applications - New software from Los Alamos National Laboratory called Sequedex uses evolutionary theory to swiftly identify short “reads” of DNA, calling out the specific organisms from which the DNA came and their likely activity.

5 CSols Short Courses have been Accepted for PITTCON 2013 We are very excited to announce that the Short Courses submitted by Kurt Robak, Bill Devorick, Jeff Policastro, Geoff Turnbull, and Kyle McDuffie have been accepted by the 2013 PITTCON short course committee.

STARLIMS, a leading global informatics company, today introduced a new information management tool that law enforcement agencies have been waiting for – software modules to enhance the speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness of evidence collection at crime scenes and for tracking and retrieving items stored in police department property rooms.

The event will bring together technologists and innovators from across Merck Global Services to share their knowledge, interact with over 50 focused exhibitors, and to hear how Merck is working as a Global Services organization to bring innovation and technology to address challenging scientific, manufacturing, sales, and business needs.

RURO, Inc., a developer of innovative research productivity tools, announces its fifth year anniversary of FreezerPro software! Since the initial release in the fall of 2007, more than one thousand lab businesses have come to rely on FreezerPro for reducing input errors, increasing staff productivity, and establishing 21 CFR part 11-compliant traceability.

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a new software application enabling faster and more reliable identification of contaminants in food, environmental, clinical research, and forensic toxicology samples.

The organisers of WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring event, have been struck by the enormous variety of companies that have signed up for the exhibition that will take place in Telford on 7th and 8th November (www.wwem.uk.com ).

With a web-based user interface supplied as standard in addition to the traditional Windows-based desktop interface, the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe can be accessed remotely using a device equipped with a web browser and internet access. This means that laptops, popular tablet computers such as iPads and even the Kindle ‘Fire’ e-reader can be used to provide instant access to results, reports and sample status from anywhere in the world, subject to user’s password-controlled authority profile.

If you are trapped with an obsolete or unsupported LIMS and don't know what your options are or how to choose between them, this webinar is for you.

At this year's 29th Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP 2012), Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, will unveil the latest versions of its Virtuoso digital pathology image and workflow management software and VANTAGE workflow solution for histology lab specimen tracking.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has completed its acquisition of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., a provider of clinical and regulatory information management solutions and software for the pharmaceutical industry based in Wayne, Pa. The acquisition was announced on Aug. 2.

PACS is an independent firm providing short courses for scientists, routine and advanced laboratory testing services, R&D, consulting, expert witness services and has a center of excellence in Activated Carbons. PACS short courses are provided monthly in major cities and at your time and place.