NIH Launches Program to Offer Molecular Characterization of Pediatric Cancer Data
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the Molecular Characterization Initiative for pediatric tumors and this program offers tumor molecular characterization, also called biomarker testing, to children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed central...
NIH’s All of Us Program Releases Dataset of Almost 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences
Nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences are now available through the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program. About 50% of the data is from individuals who identify with racial or ethnic groups that have historically been...
CloudLIMS’ Talk on ISO 20387:2018 for Biobanks @A2LA Tech Forum 2022
CloudLIMS, a leading provider of laboratory informatics, is pleased to announce its talk at the A2LA Tech Forum 2022, to be held from April 3-6, 2022 in Chantilly, Virginia. Martha Hernandez, Scientist at CloudLIMS.com, is delivering a talk titled “ISO...
Autoscribe to Demonstrate Flexibility of Matrix Gemini LIMS at Lab Innovations South
Autoscribe Informatics will be demonstrating the flexibility of Matrix Gemini LIMS at Lab Innovations South, a one-day conference for laboratory professionals in the South-East of the UK. Attendees will be able to see multiple systems including LIMS for pharmaceutical...
Lifebit and Boehringer Ingelheim Partner Up to Maximize the Value of Biobank Data for...
Computational science is revolutionizing the world in many ways. Hundreds of new fields and disciplines have emerged with countless opportunities and possibilities. The digital revolution has reached all sectors of modern society, including biomedical research and health care. Almost...
Digitization: Enabling Biobanks Navigate Through Regulatory Challenges
Over the past two decades, there has been an increased need for collecting, curating, storing, and distributing biological specimens to gain specific information into the genetic makeup of diseases . This has sparked the demand for biobanking. Genetic and biomedical...
One of Most Diverse Biobanks in the USA Held by UTHSC and Le Bonheur...
Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, now has one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the United States. This winter, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and...
CloudLIMS Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Audit
Wilmington, Delaware – February 16, 2022, CloudLIMS, a leading provider of laboratory informatics, today announced that it has successfully passed the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 1 audit conducted by an independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm. Compliance...
Autoscribe Informatics Drives Continuing Professional Development for Laboratory Managers Embracing LIMS
As part of its continuing commitment to laboratory informatics education for laboratory personnel worldwide, Autoscribe Informatics has made available a recent webinar entitled “Justifying the Purchase of a LIMS.” Ideal for laboratory professionals purchasing or upgrading a Laboratory Information...
Virtual Biobanking Trends and Challenges in COVID-19 Pandemic Era
In the last three decades, biobanks have evolved significantly all over the globe and recognized as an increasingly important source of data for medical research since the late 1990s. Having developed from freezer farms to rich data repositories, biobanks...
