Researchers from the University of Cambridge, European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), VA Boston Healthcare System and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have used a large-scale human genetics study to identify drug targets important for managing Covid-19 in its early stages.
Open Orphan, a specialist pharmaceutical services clinical research organisation (CRO) has been approved to develop the world’s first Covid-19 human challenge model, which will take place in the UK.
Ian Smith, of Cambridge’s Royal Papworth Hospital, discusses the use of big data for research into the behaviour of patients suffering from sleep problems
A £2 million-pound high-performance computing (HPC) system at the University of Hull is playing a crucial role in enabling COVID-19 research
AMD and Penguin Computing have donated systems totalling seven petaflops of compute power to researchers as part of the AMD HPC Fund for COVID-19 research.
PRACE is joining the battle against COVID-19 by providing 195 000 000 core hours – to the first ten research projects awarded under the Fast Track Call for Proposals to support the mitigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Illumina has announced the Illumina SARS-CoV-2 Data Toolkit, a new suite of data analysis tools and workflow functionality for researchers working with the virus using next-generation sequencing (NGS).
L7 Informatics and Contamination Source Identification (CSI) have announced a partnership to accelerate the implementation of testing for COVID-19 patient screening
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will get an upgrade to its Corona supercomputer through an agreement with Penguin Computing and AMD that is expected to nearly double the system’s peak compute power
COVID-19 and AI: A Virtual Conference will address a developing public health crisis. Sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), the event will convene experts from Stanford and beyond to advance the understanding of the virus and its impact on society. It will be live-streamed to engage the broad research community, government and international organisations, and civil society.
Gemma Church examines how simulation and modelling aid the increasingly diverse renewable energy field
Scientists have implemented automation and LIMS software to help pivot laboratory operations and provide services to better understand and prevent the spread of Covid-19
Sophia Ktori considers how software integration helps ensure scientists work efficiently in the laboratory
A team of international scientists, including Nasa researchers, are using deep learning to map trees and bushes in the drylands of West Africa and the southern Sahara desert
