Festival News: Wellcome Genome Campus set to launch new BioData Innovation Centre
Next month sees the launch of new Wellcome Genome Campus innovation centre for genomics and biodata businesses
Business
New start-up companies are constantly commercialising new technologies and services. Genomics is ripe for investment right now.
Google Verily “plagued by scientific shortcomings” investigation claims
Signature projects from Google’s biotech venture are built on shaky science, claims investigative report
Can synthetic DNA to solve the data storage dilemma?
Microsoft explore using DNA for data storage with purchase of 10 million DNA strands from Twist Bioscience
Just a SmidgION: Oxford Nanopore announce iPhone-powered sequencing
CTO Clive Brown announces new Oxford Nanopore sequencing and library prep devices during his keynote address to the company’s user group conference
Tech giant Huawei enters genomic arena with China Precision Medicine Cloud
Huawei, WuXi AppTec and WuXi NextCODE launch Chinese national-scale cloud infrastructure for genomic data
“We don’t want to be sought out because we’re women. We want to be sought out because we’re awesome.”
The latest episode from Signal gets inside the thorny issue of sexism in biotech
Clinical trial for light-controlled genes could open door for exciting therapies
RetroSense Therapeutics begin clinical-safety trials for optogenetic vision disorder treatment, with potential to kick start new therapeutics
Front Line Genomics Magazine – Festival of Genomics Issue
Our ‘Festival of Genomics’ issue of the magazine, featuring Eric Green, Diana Bianchi, G2P, Sylvie Guichard, Lynn Bush, and Wendy Rubinstein.
Edico Genome Strengthens Intellectual Property Position for DRAGEN Bio-IT Processor
Edico Genome awarded new bioinformatic patent covering the the technology and methods of use at the core of their DRAGEN Processor
Sophia Genetics and Multiplicom partner to accelerate adoption of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in routine clinical diagnostics
Sophia Genetics and Multiplicom today announce a partnership to accelerate the adoption of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in routine clinical diagnostics
Something for the weekend: 5 articles to read instead of your email
Switch off from work and enjoy the weekend with our round up of great content from around the worlds of genomics and science
The Rise of Long Reads
How long-read sequencing technologies are becoming smaller, cheaper and more accessible.
Is the delivery of genomic medicine about to be overtaken by patient demand?
Richard Lumb discusses whether the field of medicine will be ready for patients as they start to demand the use of genomics en masse.
Taking on cancer with AI: Niven Narain, BERG
In conversation with BERG’s Niven Narain about changing drug development through artificial intelligence.
