October 21, 2005 - DATATRAK to Begin Second eMerge(SM) Consulting Engagement
European client who selected DATATRAK for Enterprise deployment in their clinical trials pursues proper EDC workflow process in order to maximize value
October 20, 2005 - Sysmex America Designs Optimized Software for Blood Donor Centers
Departing from the "all or nothing" philosophy of typical hematology analyzer reporting, Sysmex America has designed an optional software package for use on their pocH-100i hematology analyzer that meets the desired informational needs for blood donor centers
October 20, 2005 - Genedata and Nonlinear Dynamics co-market solution for high-throughput protein-gel processing
Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, a leading provider of bioinformatics solutions, and Genedata AG, a global provider of computational solutions for drug discovery, announced today that they have entered a co-marketing agreement to promote synergies between their Progenesis and Expressionist solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Nonlinear and Genedata are collaborating to create a more integrated workflow between these respective systems.
October 20, 2005 - Moldflow’s Celltrack Tool Goes Wireless
Leading manufacturing production monitoring tool now wireless-enabled
October 20, 2005 - Geospiza Awarded Grant from STTR to Test Feasibility of HDF5 Scientific File Format for Bioinformatics Applications
Geospiza, a leading developer of software systems for genomic core facilities, today announced that it has been awarded a $150,000 Phase I/6month STTR grant for testing the feasibility of HDF5 scientific file formatting for bioinformatics applications.
October 19, 2005 - Label Manufacturer Installs QIS in Brazilian Plant
Quality information specialist QISoft has installed QISv5 software in the production, technical and laboratory areas at the plant of a leading pressure-sensitive material manufacturer in Brazil. This follows on from the software being used and proven by the same manufacturer at more than 20 sites in the USA and Europe. The installation was the first for QISoft’s new South American distributor, Automat of Sao Paulo.
October 19, 2005 - etrials Named as One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in North America
etrials Worldwide, Inc., a software and services company offering fully integrated, easy-to-use eClinical software for the clinical trial process, today announced that it has been ranked the 79 fastest growing technology company in North America on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Since 1999, etrials has grown its revenues by over 3,000 percent.
October 19, 2005 - ACD/Labs Releases Version 9.0 of Chemical Drawing and Nomenclature Software – Now Both InChI Compatible
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is pleased to announce that with the release of version 9.0 of the chemical structure drawing program, ACD/ChemSketch and the expert nomenclature tool, ACD/Name, we have now introduced full compatibility with the InChI™ chemical nomenclature protocol, making it possible to produce unique alphanumeric string representations for chemical compounds that will facilitate the communication of molecular structures electronically.
October 18, 2005 - LIMS Seminar – Considering buying or upgrading a LIMS?
An intensive free seminar.
October 18, 2005 - A Case Study in Harmonizing LIMS and ERP / MRP Systems
"The Quality Control department is integral to companies successfully meeting regulatory requirements. However QC departments need far greater numbers of analysts when they rely on paper-based data entry systems. Reliance on paper-based and manual entry systems also has huge inherent potential for typographical errors that significantly impact business costs. Links between the Laboratory Information Management System and the ERP / MRP systems are a must in order to meet the ever-growing demands for in-depth analysis, faster turnaround times and faster out of specification warnings."
October 18, 2005 - Sources Sought Notice – Laboratory Testing Services
US Army Engineer District
October 18, 2005 - Expression Analysis Expands Affymetrix Capabilities
Expression Analysis, the leading provider of regulatory compliant microarray processing services featuring the Affymetrix GeneChip(R) Brand technology, has concluded an upgrade of their laboratory systems to support the latest in Affymetrix high-content and specialty products.
October 17, 2005 - Two BioDiscovery Applications Achieve GeneChip-compatible™ Status with the Affymetrix GeneChip® Microarray Platform
BioDiscovery, Inc. today announced that two of its products have achieved GeneChip-compatible™ status with the Affymetrix Inc. GeneChip microarray platform and that it has joined Affymetrix GeneChip-compatible™ Applications Program, which provides customers with a broad spectrum of software solutions for biomedical research and development.
October 17, 2005 - Charles River Laboratories Clinical Services and DataLabs Announce EDC Partnership
The Clinical Services division of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE:CRL) (Charles River) and DataLabs are pleased to announce an EDC partnership to utilize the latest version of DataLabsXC(TM) electronic clinical data management (eCDM) software solution for capturing and managing clinical trial data.
October 17, 2005 - Varian, Inc. Introduces New Ion Trap LC/MS With Unique Technology To Significantly Enhance Sensitivity
Varian, Inc. today announced the company has broadened its mass spectrometry product offering with the introduction of the Varian 500-MS LC Ion Trap, a new liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer designed with unique technology advancements, such as SelecTemp(TM) and Enhanced Charge Capacity(TM) (ECC), to enable the optimum analysis of thermally labile compounds, including pharmaceutical products, drug metabolites, pesticides, and herbicides.
October 17, 2005 - The BioSciences Group Of Fujitsu Announces BioMedCAChe(TM) And ActiveSite(TM) Licensing Agreement With Ensemble Discovery Corporation
The BioSciences Group of Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced a licensing agreement with Ensemble Discovery, a pioneer in synthetic chemistry research, for its BioMedCAChe(TM) suite of automated docking and molecular modeling software. The license will also provide Ensemble with the BioSciences Group's ActiveSite(TM) module for designing effective small molecule inhibitors of protein targets.
October 17, 2005 - Proper Timing to Develop a Support Team
With every mission-critical application there is usually a support team assembled to keep the application on-line and running as smoothly as possible. The problem is that usually this support team is not formed until late in the development project, if not after deployment. In my experience, the proper time to assemble and train the support team is during System Acceptance Testing.
October 13, 2005 - Pharsight Corporation Releases WinNonlin(R) Validation Suite(TM)
Pharsight Corporation , a leading provider of software and strategic services designed to optimize clinical drug development, today announced that it has released WinNonlin Validation Suite.
October 13, 2005 - The Market For DNA Microarrays: Core Lab & End-User Perspectives
Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Market For DNA Microarrays: Core Lab & End-User Perspectives to their offering.
October 13, 2005 - EKM Corporation to Exhibit at the Largest One-Day Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Professional Gathering in the Northeast
EKM Corporation, an award-winning knowledge management firm based in San Diego, is set to exhibit its innovative Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) LABTrack(TM), at the 14th Annual ISPE Product Show, on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 in Newton, Massachusetts. EKM Corp. joins over 150 companies at the largest meeting of biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals in the northeast.






