DNAnexus Announces Strategic Alliances to Drive the Advancement of DNA-Based Medicine
DNAnexus, a DNA data management and analysis platform, today announced agreements with leading institutions – Geisinger Health System (GHS) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) – to develop clinically relevant workflows to provide new insights into the use of DNA sequencing in medicine.
PACS Short Courses March and November Orlando FL at Pittsburgh Conference and Activated Carbon Services
PACS Testing, Contract R&D, Consulting, Short Courses and Conferences will provide short courses in Orlando, Florida in March and November 2012.
New Crime Management System for the Norwegian National Police Directorate Being Developed by Accenture
Accenture is developing a new national crime management system for the Norwegian National Police Directorate (POD) to support police investigations and criminal prosecutions in Norway. The company was selected as the lead management consultant and information technology partner under a contract signed in June 2011.
TTP Labtech launches arktic™ – the affordable automated biobank for every lab
TTP Labtech’s new arktic -80°C automated store provides exceptional high capacity storage per cubic metre, and a safe secure solution to biological sample storage. With the capacity to hold up to 95,000 0.5mL tubes, the modular unit can still fit neatly into a small footprint, making it ideal for space-restricted laboratories with biobanking needs. TTP Labtech, the provider of quality, robust, automated laboratory equipment solutions revealed the new arktic during the inaugural SLAS conference in San Diego, 4-8 Feb. 2012.
Pacific Biosciences Releases Next Generation Chemistry and Software for PacBio® RS DNA Sequencing System
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB), provider of Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT®) sequencing products, today announced it has released a major upgrade to its PacBio® RS system, referred to as “C2”, including new chemistry, enhanced SMRT Cells and upgraded software, which together provide customers with significant performance increases for DNA sequencing. The company and numerous customers will discuss their progress with the platform through a total of 50 presentations and posters at the 2012 Advances in Genome Biology & Technology (AGBT) meeting this week in Marco Island, Fla.
CLSI Publishes New Guideline Describing the Principles of Estimating Measurement Uncertainty
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published Expression of Measurement Uncertainty in Laboratory Medicine; Approved Guideline (C51-A). This document describes a practical approach to assist clinical laboratories and in vitro diagnostic device manufacturers in developing and calculating useful estimates of measurement uncertainty, and illustrates their application in maintaining and improving the quality of measured values used in patient care.
CLC bio and VIB Agree on an Academic Regional Site License
Today, CLC bio and VIB, a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium, announced the signing of an academic regional site license agreement for CLC bio's sequence analysis software CLC DNA Workbench. The software will be used across academic institutions in the Flanders region in Belgium, including Universiteit Gent, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of Antwerp, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
St. Peter’s Cardiac and Vascular Center in NY State Deploys New LUMEDX Analytics Solution for Better Clinical and Business Intelligence
LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-neutral, integrated cardiovascular information and imaging systems (CVIS), announced today that St. Peter’s Health Care Cardiac and Vascular Center in Albany, NY, a nationally recognized Top 100 Cardiovascular hospital, has installed LUMEDX’s Analytics Manager solution. The new software enables St. Peter’s to monitor clinical and financial metrics in near real-time, supporting performance improvement across the cardiovascular service line.
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 10, Issue 6
February 08, 2012 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 10, Issue 6 In This Issue Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 02/07/2012 - Laboratory Information System (LIS) for Selected Public Health Laboratories in Guyana The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global AIDS Program (GAP) is supporting the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This request for proposals (RFP) is one component under the overarching PEPFAR goal to strengthen health system capacity and services for HIV/AIDS. A complete description of PEPFAR can be found at…Laboratory Information System (LIS) for Selected Public Health Laboratories in Guyana
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global AIDS Program (GAP) is supporting the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This request for proposals (RFP) is one component under the overarching PEPFAR goal to strengthen health system capacity and services for HIV/AIDS. A complete description of PEPFAR can be found at http://www.pepfar.gov/about/. This RFP solicits offers from qualified information technology software providers to implement a laboratory information management system (LIS) at two Phase I sites in Guyana.Genome Designs, Inc. Receives Seed Financing and Starts Operation
Genome Designs, Inc. today announced that it has received seed financing from undisclosed private investors and started operation. Founded by veterans of Argonne National Lab, NCBI, Integrated Genomics, and Ariadne, the company is taking on the challenge of functional annotation of the next-generation sequencing projects for the life science community.
Professional Analytical and Consulting Services (PACS) Spectroscopy Laboratory Services and Public and Private Courses
PACS Laboratories has provided Spectroscopy Courses and Laboratory Testing Services for 31 years. A wide variety of problems have been solved for clients. PACS has helped clients set-up and maximize Atomic Absorption equipment.
Liaison Technologies Announces Partnership with SAFE-BioPharma®
Liaison Technologies, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today a partnership with SAFE-BioPharma Association. As a result, Liaison’s clients and their partners can leverage the validation and security of the SAFE-BioPharma® digital identity and signature standard, which verifies and manages digital identities and signatures involved in electronic transactions.
