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Check the pulse of biotech IT in Boston
Biotech computing folks from around the world descended on Boston this week, and the FierceBiotech IT team was among them.
Cadre of scientists compile volumes of data on cancer cell weaknesses
So you're a researcher or doctor, trying to pick a drug that would work best targeting a specific cancer subtype. What to do? You now have "encyclopedias" of sorts with which you can look for the information.
Harvard plays money ball with biotech--and baseball--data
The Billy Beane of biotech might come in the form of a slate of statistical tools from Harvard University and the Broad Institute. Researchers from the venerable institutions have created the tools,...
New CIO Leach tackles IT needs at the Broad Institute
Martin Leach thinks outside the box, and has even proposed using elements of video games to boost biotech R&D productivity. In May, after four years at drug giant Merck ( $MRK ), Leach jumped into
Philanthropists give $400M for genetic research
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced plans to donate a massive $400 million for genetic research at the Broad Institute. This comes just five years after the couple gave $200 million to
