Investigators turn to new 3D imaging tech in bone study
Investigators studying an osteoporosis therapy are touting the use of new 3D imaging technology that allowed them to examine the therapy's effect on microstructures in the bone. The scientists turned
Cloudera, Quest Software to partner
Cloudera is partnering with Quest Software to develop and distribute an Oracle connector for Hadoop, an open-source implementation of MapReduce. The tool is designed for deep analysis and
Symyx software helps bridge biologic/chemical gap
Sunnyvale, CA-based software firm Symyx Technologies has released the Symyx Direct 7.0 data cartridge for registering, searching, and retrieving chemical and biological entities stored in relational
Fierce news: There's an app for that now
When running into readers at industry conferences or the occasional chance encounter, I ask two questions: 1) How can we improve and serve your business news needs better? 2) What's your preferred
Digital signature standards group lowers fees
SAFE-BioPharma Association, the drug industry group that champions standards for verifying digital identities, has changed its fee structure. "We are systematically bringing down the cost," CEO
BioClinica unveils BIOP at DIA
Peter Benton sums up the Microsoft SharePoint thinking of many of the solution providers attending the annual DIA show in Washington, D.C. last week: "Eighty to ninety percent of everyone we talk to
Compliance solution firms weigh in on SharePoint
It's either the biggest thing ever to happen to biotech IT, or the most effective marketing campaign foisted on the life sciences community. SharePoint, like Microsoft itself, elicits head-shaking
Drug developers squeeze efficiency from e-clinical investments
E-clinical solutions provider Medidata took the DIA opportunity to unveil Balance, a randomization and trial supply management solution. Balance removes some of the complexities of subject
Biopharma cozies up to digital IDs
Look around and you'll see that trust in electronic signatures is growing. And the evidence is not just growth in users, but also in the types of user organizations and their reasons for use. "CROs
FDA continues SPL standard rollout
The FDA is continuing its rollout of the structured product labeling (SPL) standard. The regulator is working on release 5 of the XML-based electronic labeling standard, which adds specs for medical
Subject recruiter targets social media
Subject recruitment company BBK Worldwide has grown in head count to 75 from 50 two years ago. Eleven work for spin-off TCN e-Systems, a maker of software subject recruitment management. The company
Nextrials, Formedix integrate platforms
CDISC registered solutions providers Nextrials and Formedix have integrated a data capture/trial management system with study design tools. The integration gives users of the Nextrials Prism data
Perceptive, XClinical debut study-design automation tools
This week's DIA show is also the launching pad for two products that can help researchers design studies. E-clinical solutions provider Perceptive Informatics, an arm of CRO PAREXEL, unveils an
DIA 2010 product rollouts begin
Get ready to rumble with e-clinical product introductions and updates coming from the annual DIA show in Washington this week. First out of the blocks (at least in this editor's in-box): Almac,
Big pharmas to share Alzheimer's drug data
Collaboration in drug development is spreading almost as quickly as social media projections of pandemic flu. Pharma giants Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis and
Merck's cancer network pushes collaboration
The Merck Oncology Collaborative Trials Network, newsworthy for many reasons, also is a classic technology symbiosis. In it, drug development technology and information technology pair for mutual
Surveys probe trial recruitment, retention
Trial recruitment specialist MediciGlobal has launched benchmarking surveys on clinical trial recruitment and retention with the posting of the first survey, Optimizing Recruitment. Biopharma execs
GSK iPhone app helps doctors find cancer trials
CancerTrials App is a geolocating cancer clinical trial application for the Apple iPhone and iPad. It's the first release of a mobile app for several platforms that connects to MedTrust Online's
System checks Rx compliance via cell phone, RFID
Patients recovering from congestive heart failure at a New York hospital are being offered a telemonitoring system to help with medication compliance. The data collected from the system generates an
My Job: Senior director for biometrics consulting at C-TASC
"My Job" is an occasional item that describes a drug development IT position from the first-person perspective of someone newly appointed to the job. The intent is to provide over time a picture of
