Bio-IT World. The recently published results of the first round of the Assemblathon offer several important lessons in tackling such projects, according to co-organizer Ian Korf.
MEDIA COVERAGE
2011
November 15, 2011
Mt. Sinai to Launch Targeted Sequencing-Based Tests on PacBio RS for Autism, other Conditions
Clinical Sequencing News. New York's Mount Sinai Hospital is planning to launch next year a series of targeted sequencing-based diagnostic tests on the Pacific Biosciences RS.
November 15, 2011
PacBio Signs on Millennium Science as Distributor for Australia, New Zealand
In Sequence. Millennium Science will be distributing Pacific Biosciences' PacBio RS single-molecule sequencer in Australia and New Zealand, the companies said this week.
November 8, 2011
In Sequence. The US Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute gears up to produce more than 47 trillion bases of DNA sequence in 2012
September 26, 2011
Expression Analysis Reports on Preliminary Data Using New PacBio Chemistry
GenomeWeb. Expression Analysis, which provides sequencing services on the Pacific Biosciences platform, recently presented internally generated data using PacBio's new C2 chemistry that will be launched more...
August 29, 2011
The New Generation of Microbe Hunters
The New York Times. Bacterial genome sequencing offers latest tool against diseases.
August 22, 2011
Executive Dream Team: The startup edition
Fortune Magazine. Hugh Martin named #1 Start-up CEO
August 12, 2011
CSHL’s sequencing power gets a fresh boost
Lab Dish - A CSHL News Blog. At CSHL’s Woodbury Genome Center a decade ago, it took 12 technicians working in two shifts and six “first generation” sequencing machines to sequence 70 million bases of DNA—repeats of A, T, G, C—in a single month.
August 3, 2011
In Pilot Study, OICR Aims to Validate PacBio RS for Targeted Sequencing of Cancer Patients
GenomeWeb. OICR plans to validate the machine and develop a framework for sequencing patient tumors that can help physicians make informed decisions about treatments or clinical trial placements.
July 27, 2011
PacBio, Following Fast Behind Rivals, Seeks Answers for Germany’s E.Coli Outbreak
Xconomy. Scary headlines about the E.coli outbreak in Germany have faded, but scientists are still looking to learn about the DNA sequence of this new bacterial invader, and how it evolved to become deadly.
May 16, 2011
Schadt Joins Mount Sinai Medical School
New York Times. With his boundless energy and unvarying outfit of shorts, sandals and a white polo shirt, Eric E. Schadt, the chief scientific officer of DNA sequencer manufacturer Pacific Biosciences, is considered a brilliant rebel in the field of genomics.
May 16, 2011
PacBio Chief Scientist Heads to NYC to Run New $100M Genomics Center at Mt. Sinai
Xconomy. This new arrangement is being set up as a bi-coastal collaboration between Menlo Park, CA-based PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) and Mt. Sinai, in which Schadt will divide time between academia and industry.
April 29, 2011
Get SMRT: Pacific Biosciences Unveils Software Suite with Commercial Launch
Bio-IT World. Kevin Davies interviews members of the PacBio informatics team about the open-source software created for the PacBio RS.
April 28, 2011
Pacific Biosciences' $600 Million Decoder Ring
Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Pacific Biosciences’ technology may finally fulfill the dream of gene sequencing.
April 27, 2011
PacBio, After 7 Years and $580M, Starts Shipping New Generation DNA Sequencer
Xconomy. National Biotechnology Editor Luke Timmerman visited PacBio as the company prepared for commercial shipping.
April 8, 2011
BioInform. By making its SMRT Analysis suite available under an open source license, the company hopes to "accelerate the development of software and informatics tools for third-generation sequence data."
March 22, 2011
Adventures in Extreme Science
Esquire Magazine.
Can Eric Schadt and the PacBio team help change the way we view biology?
March 17, 2011
Boom Times for Genomics Startups
BusinessWeek. Genomics startups like PacBio are helping to reshape the pharmaceutical sector and other industries from agriculture to energy.
February 24, 2011
Top 50 Most Innovative Companies
Technology Review. PacBio made the TR50 list of most innovative companies, recognized for contributions to advancing in pathogen detection.
February 23, 2011
The MX Q&A: Hugh Martin, Pacific Biosciences
Medtech Executive. MedTech Executive interviewed PacBio CEO Hugh Martin about his leadership and the launch of the PacBio RS.
February 11, 2011
First Steps on a Long Road
Science. CSO Dr. Eric Schadt penned this perspectives piece for the 10th Anniversary of the Human Genome Publication.
February 8, 2011
PacBio Outlines Expected Commercial Performance for RS at AGBT as Users Talk About their Experience
In Sequence. Several early-access users of the PacBio RS reported at AGBT how the single-molecule real-time sequencing technology has been performing in their hands.
February 2, 2011
Pacific Biosciences Adds 13 Partners for Ancillary Products, Services
In Sequence. Pacific Biosciences has partnered with 13 more companies and organizations on products and services upstream and downstream of its sequencing platform.
February 1, 2011
Help for Haiti
Drug Discovery News. CSO Dr. Eric Schadt discusses the recent project to rapidly sequence the Haitian cholera pathogen.
January 21, 2011
CEOs, Illness, And Stock Prices
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Hugh Martin demonstrates why full disclosure doesn't have to be bad for business.
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