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Accelrys snaps up discovery software from Scynexis
Accelrys ($ACCL) has beefed up its software offerings for virtual biotech teams. The San Diego-based company has acquired technology and personnel from drug developer Scynexis related to an SaaS product called Hit Explorer Operating System.
Ex-Apple CEO forecasts tech-driven change in medicine
John Sculley believes that cloud computing and big data analytics have the potential to solve some of the largest problems in healthcare, including mounting costs, The Guardian reported.
Join a live Twitter chat with Medidata's Glen de Vries
De Vries and I have spoken several times over the past year about how cloud computing and other innovations are changing the way clinical trials data and operations are managed. We recently agreed to host one such chat in the Twitterverse.
Software provider to Merck taps IBM cloud to fight fake drugs
Cambridge, MA-based Sproxil, which provides tech to combat drug counterfeiting to Merck and GlaxoSmithKline, says the company has harnessed IBM's cloud computing and visualization software to improve its product.
Genomics tops chart of social media buzz in biotech IT
Genomics was a hot topic last week at the Bio-IT World Expo, as tech companies and service providers highlighted their tools and hardware for exploring and interpreting the genome.
BT touts cloud for biopharma R&D collaboration
BT Global has run to the market with a cloud-based service that allows biopharma companies to conduct global collaborations.
FierceBiotech IT in Boston this week
FierceBiotech IT 's editorial and sales teams are in Boston this week to meet with industry leaders at a variety of venues in the hub.
Amazon hungers for genomics data after NIH pact
Amazon's late March deal with Uncle Sam to host a huge dataset of genomes has made waves in the technology world, as it marks yet another advance in the use of cloud computing to corral massive amounts of scientific data.
Medidata projects big year, settles lawsuit
Medidata Solutions ( $MDSO ) aims to come out swinging this year. The provider of clinical trials software saw its stock price jump last week after announcing fourth-quarter earnings and projecting an...
What IT services do biopharma execs really want?
In reading a recent report and survey from Booz & Co. on biopharma outsourcing trends, I came across a section at the tail end of the 16-page document that shed some light on the survey...
