Genaissance announces initial STRENGTH findings
02 April, 2002 by Malorye BrancaResearchers at Genaissance Pharmaceuticals have found "statistically significant" associations between genetic markers and certain patient responses to cholesterol-lowering drugs. Such associations, or links, could be used to develop pharmacogenomic tests that would help physicians determine the best drug for a particular patient.
Major bio-IT shake-up at CSIRO
27 March, 2002 by Pete YoungCSIRO's major bioinformatics group is being reorganised and consolidated in a plan that could involve spinning off part of it as commercial operation.
Biotech's golden child is still in utero
26 March, 2002 by Pete YoungLike a gold-plated corkscrew, bioinformatics is all about unplugging the data bottleneck that clogs drug R&D pipelines.
Shimadzu to develop DNA sequencer with GenoMems IP
21 March, 2002 by Martyn WilliamsShimadzu Biotech, the bio-IT arm of Japan's Shimadzu Corp, and Boston-based start-up GenoMems have signed a deal under which the two companies plan to develop and commercialise a fast DNA sequencer.
Gene researcher wins award
20 March, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerKaren Lower has won Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital's annual Young Investigator of the Year Award for her work identifying the genetic cause of Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome (BFLS), a severe form of intellectual disability.
Novel proteins may target cystic fibrosis
19 March, 2002 by Daniella GoldbergSydney company Proteome Systems has teamed up with US group Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics to find drug targets to combat the disease.
Capellas: biotech needs computing collaboration
19 March, 2002 by Nancy WeilBiotechnology will reach its potential only if companies involved in related markets collaborate and focus on standards-based technologies rather than proprietary work, said Michael Capellas, chairman and chief executive officer of Compaq, on Thursday.
Watch this island: Taiwan pushes into biotech
15 March, 2002 by Sumner LemonHsinchu is not just any Taiwanese city, however. For many years, this island of 22 million people has thrived as a manufacturing base for computing hardware, and Hsinchu, with its massive semiconductor factories, has been its high-tech heart.
Lander sees life sciences revolution
14 March, 2002 by Elizabeth HeichlerEric Lander, one of the world's leading scientists on the forefront of genome research, kicked off the BioITWorld conference in Boston on Wednesday with an overview of the dramatic progress made in biology in the past few years as a result of the sequencing of the human genome, and how this new information is being applied to investigate and fight diseases.
IT meets biology in donor program
14 March, 2002 by Mary BrandelPaul Zyla, director of information systems at the non-profit National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) in Minneapolis, and Martin Maiers, manager of bioinformatics and research systems, discuss how IT meets medicine in an effort to save lives.
Queensland splurges on supercomputer
14 March, 2002 by Pete YoungA $4 million supercomputer is the Queensland government's latest addition to its already impressive investment in the state's biotech infrastructure assets.
IT integration key to fueling drug development
14 March, 2002 by Marc FerrantiTo streamline drug discovery and development in the face of mind-numbing amounts of data, the need for integration and interoperability among applications, databases, and hardware is greater than ever before, according to an array of speakers at the recent BioSilico 2002 conference.
UNSW joins international Linux research effort
14 March, 2002 by Ashlee VanceA team from the University of NSW is one of the members of a newly-formed international group set up to examine how the Linux operating system running on Hewlett-Packard servers can serve as a key platform for research.
Singapore to build $13M life sciences supercomputer
14 March, 2002 by David LegardSingapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Compaq Computer Corp are to jointly build the infrastructure for Singapore's new Bioinformatics Research Centre (BIRC).
Group looks to join life sciences with Web services
13 March, 2002 by Ashlee VanceA consortium of technology heavyweights and life sciences bodies has put the finishing touches on the group's agenda designed to make sending research data between organisations easier.
