December 3, 2008
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White Papers & Special Reports

10 Secrets to Recession-Proof Your Business
Sponsored by Coupa


Read this white paper to discover 10 strategies smart companies deploy to recession-proof their business.
Leaders generally face hard choices on how to mange a company during an economic downturn and
behave in one of three ways:
1) “The ostrich” - Preserve the status quo/hope for the best
2) “The bull in the china shop” - Blindly cut expenses across the board
3) “The fox” - Use the downturn to make your business more effective and position it for future growth

Learn how to behave “like a fox” and use a recession as a means to pounce on emerging trends.

High-Performance Computing in Life Science & Education
Sponsored by SGI and Intel
The varied collection of Bio-IT World articles and insights assembled in this BriefingON examine key trends in HPC infrastructure and how researchers are putting their best computational resources to use. Provided here are stories and lessons around the effective use of high performance computing in life science. Download the BriefingON.
Software Helps Doping Control Lab Streamline Results Management
Sponsored by Waters
The Karolinska University Hospital’s Doping Control Lab tests thousands of samples annually for stimulants, diuretics, and other masking agents. Increased regulatory pressure and new technologies increased the number of samples analyzed creating data management challenges. Waters® NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System and TargetLynx™ Application Manager software were used to reduce the time required to calculate, review and search results.
Managed Innovation, Assured Compliance
Sponsored by SAS
Discovery organizations are identifying a lot of promising compounds, but clinical research processes haven't kept pace with timely testing of all those potential therapies. This white paper describes how SAS® Drug Development supports true innovation across the clinical trial process.

In this white paper you will learn how to:

  • Assemble data to foster better collaboration
  • Get up-to-date information during clinical trials
  • Make informed decisions earlier in the trial process
Addressing Life Sciences Constantly Growing Data Challenges Research Environments
Sponsored by BlueArc
The continued explosion of raw experimental data, the increased use of video, the growing adoption of new data retention practices, and the move to high throughput computational workflows are all placing new demands on the way life sciences organizations store and manage their data.

Download this white paper to learn about:

  • Factors driving the data explosion in the life sciences
  • New data management issues that must be addressed
  • HPC trends that are placing new demands on storage
  • Storage solution attributes that address performance, manageability, and energy efficiency.
“Storage for Science – Methods for Managing Large and Rapidly Growing Data Stores in Life Science Research Environments”
Sponsored by Isilon
Large and rapidly growing stores of file-based and other data are a hallmark of life science research and bioinformatics. Determining how best to manage those data stores has become a significant challenge for Researchers and IT Pros alike.

This paper is intended to:

  • Provide guidance on the many storage requirements common to Life Science research;
  • Explain the evolution of modern storage architectures;
  • Summarize the major data storage architectures currently in use.

Additionally, it will present the Isilon IQ clustered storage product as a strong and flexible solution to those needs.

Microsoft’s BioIT Alliance
Sponsored by Microsoft
Bio-IT World published a special supplement with support from Microsoft and their Alliance members. The supplement provides insight into the activities of the Alliance and their partners.
White Papers & Special Reports

10 Secrets to Recession-Proof Your Business
Sponsored by Coupa


Read this white paper to discover 10 strategies smart companies deploy to recession-proof their business.
Leaders generally face hard choices on how to mange a company during an economic downturn and
behave in one of three ways:
1) “The ostrich” - Preserve the status quo/hope for the best
2) “The bull in the china shop” - Blindly cut expenses across the board
3) “The fox” - Use the downturn to make your business more effective and position it for future growth

Learn how to behave “like a fox” and use a recession as a means to pounce on emerging trends.



High-Performance Computing in Life Science & Education
Sponsored by SGI and Intel
The varied collection of Bio-IT World articles and insights assembled in this BriefingON examine key trends in HPC infrastructure and how researchers are putting their best computational resources to use. Provided here are stories and lessons around the effective use of high performance computing in life science. Download the BriefingON.


Software Helps Doping Control Lab Streamline Results Management
Sponsored by Waters
The Karolinska University Hospital’s Doping Control Lab tests thousands of samples annually for stimulants, diuretics, and other masking agents. Increased regulatory pressure and new technologies increased the number of samples analyzed creating data management challenges. Waters® NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System and TargetLynx™ Application Manager software were used to reduce the time required to calculate, review and search results.


Life Science Webcasts & Podcasts

Medidata Solutions

Rising Clinical Trial Delays and Costs - Addressing the Cause, Not the Symptoms

Protocol complexity is taking a toll on clinical study speed and efficiency: increasingly complicated and ambitious protocols are not only burdening sites and study volunteers but are also prolonging trials and increasing expenses. In response, sponsors have turned to global study placement, restructured site relationships and new site management practices, but the problem remains.

This podcast will discuss:

  • Why these responses address only the symptoms, not the underlying cause, of rising clinical trial delays and costs.
  • Results of a recent joint Tufts University / Medidata Solutions study.
  • New metrics benchmarking protocol design trends.
  • Systematic protocol design improvements and why they are essential to clinical trial performance excellence.

Speakers: Ken Getz, Senior Research Fellow at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, and Ed Seguine, General Manager, Trial Planning Solutions at Medidata.

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Job Openings

Director, Center For Information Technology (CIT) - National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Service
Located in Bethesda, MD. This position requires:
• High-level vision, leadership, management, and modernization of CIT programs and services.
• Strategic direction and policy development for CIT long-term operations and objectives.
• Serve as a key IT advisor to the NIH Chief Information Officer.
A TOP SECRET security clearance will be required. More job detail is found at: http://www.jobs.nih.gov under the Executive Jobs section.Or contact Ms.Winnie Garner at [email protected]. Applications must be received ELECTRONICALLY by (11:59 p.m.), December 17, 2008. DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers

Bioinformatics Manager- Lilly Singapore Centre for Drug Discovery
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