Biotech IT News

The FDA has digested huge amounts of data on the hazardous effects of medical products for decades, and some entrepreneurs have set out to turn a profit from the information. Two recently launched Read more...

In its examination of the many potential challenges in genomics, Bloomberg made note of how venture capital is playing a role in advancing technologies that aim to tap the full potential of genomic Read more...

BioClinica ($BIOC) has plans to hire 55 people this year as the provider of clinical trials software and imaging services scales up its operation, which serves companies--such as Pfizer ($PFE)--that Read more...

Now that the cost of sequencing DNA is quickly plummeting toward $1,000, some scientists in the U.K. are backing a plan to put citizens' genomic data into a national database. Advocates argue that Read more...

Covance ($CVD) wants to reduce annual increases in its information technology budget, but the big CRO told investors Wednesday that it was going to have to make some major investments in the short Read more...

Online players of the video game Foldit have notched another first. With a bit of guidance, the players were able to redesign an enzyme and improve its potency, and it's the first time crowdsourcing Read more...

Appistry, a recent entrant in the game for providing analytics for genomics data, has picked up a partnership with the University of Missouri. The university is tapping Appistry's system called Read more...

Oracle ($ORCL) wants to help drug researchers tap and analyze genomic data that are vital to the development of personalized therapies, which have already become key weapons in the war on cancer. The Read more...

Drug developers have been aiming to maximize efficiency in notoriously expensive clinical trials, and they have increased investments in clinical trial management system (CTMS) software to streamline Read more...

Developers of mobile technologies have made some inroads with deep-pocketed drugmakers, which have sought the help of new apps and devices to streamline the development, marketing and sales of meds. Read more...

In the past, the FDA has been criticized for its "antiquated" IT systems--in 2007, the FDA's Subcommittee on Science and Technology described the FDA IT infrastructure as obsolete, unstable, and Read more...

Drugmakers often get a bad rap among consumers for questionable marketing practices and events like the Vioxx scandal. Yet a consumer survey shows that, at least in online circles, pharma isn't as Read more...

With IT systems playing a role in the transformation of clinical research, Medidata Solutions ($MDSO) plans to invest big in R&D to stay on the cutting edge of the clinical trials software game. Read more...

As drug developers struggle to tap patients for clinical trials, software maker DecisionView says it has enhanced its product for subject enrollment planning, tracking and cost forecasting. The Read more...

With the aim of streamlining the use of mass spectrometry data, AB Sciex and Indigo BioSystems have teamed up to combine their knowledge of the fields of mass spectrometry and advanced data analysis, Read more...