onCore UK has licensed LabVantages Sapphire BioBanking Solution to support the launch of its ambitious large scale operational cancer biobank. The biobank is a national biosample resource for cancer researchers.
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Former Oracle leader joins InforSense
30 November 2006
Richard Solari, former director of business intelligence at Oracle, has joined InforSense as vice president of analytic solutions. Solari will be responsible for the companys overall expansion into new markets.
Planners can play 'SimCity' for real
23 November 2006
Social policy makers and town planners will soon be able to play SimCity for real using grid computing and e-Science techniques to test the consequences of their policies.
LMS appoints new VP of marketing and customer services.
23 November 2006
LMS has appointed Eddy Vandersmissen as vice president of marketing and customer services. He joins LMS from Fujitsu Siemens where he was marketing director for the Benelux region.
University of Glasgow employs GenoLogics software
21 November 2006
The University of Glasgow recently installed the GenoLogics Proteus solution for its proteomics research, with plans to add the Geneus solution for genomics research in the near future.
DNAStar signs agreement with Cancer Research UK
20 November 2006
DNAStar has signed a site license agreement with Cancer Research UK that allows it to use DNAStars Lasergene software anywhere on its Lincolns Inn Fields or Clare Hall campuses.
OpenEye opens European office
20 November 2006
OpenEye Scientific Software, a developer of innovative molecular modelling solutions for drug discovery research, has opened its first European office in Strasbourg, France.
Gaz de France and ffA enter into R&D collaboration
20 November 2006
Gaz de France and ffA are collaborating to develop a 3D fault analysis toolset which will provide operators with a more accurate reservoir model and reserves estimate.
Scientists use virtual reality to ease amputees pain
14 November 2006
Scientists at The University of Manchester are using 3D computer graphics to combat the pain suffered by amputees, by giving the illusion the limb is still there.
GenoLogics develops partner network
14 November 2006
GenoLogics is developing a sophisticated network of partners, to create end-to-end lab and scientific data management solutions, for various applications such as cancer research, biomarker discovery, and translational medicine.
Modelling gives insight into traumatic brain injury
09 November 2006
Computer modelling has shown that brain injury may occur within a millisecond after someone's head hits the windscreen in a car accident.
ISC receive US government grant
09 November 2006
Interactive Supercomputing has been awarded a US government research grant to help speed up science and engineeing by developing easy to use desktop software for parallel computers.
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A round-up of the latest cooling technologies for scientists using HPC to support their research.
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With the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the high-performance computing industry’s increasing workloads are contributing to environmental damage
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Autonomous vehicles could help to prevent road accidents and save billions in damages across the world each year.
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The pursuit of exascale HPC systems has been a target of the HPC community since the first petaflop system broke into the Top500 in the June 2008 edition of the biannual list of the fastest supercomputers based on the Linpack
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Simulation software is helping accelerate battery development, writes Gemma Church
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Developing skills to use advanced computing resources such as high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and quantum computing is becoming an increasingly important skill set for
