Bio-IT World Web Symposia Series Announces Next-Gen Sequencing Software Technology Clinic

Feb. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Needham, MA —Bio-IT World Web Symposia Series announces the “Next-Gen Sequencing Software Technology Clinic” Webinar.  This complimentary 90 minute webinar is and is being held on March 1, 2011 at 1pm EST.  For more information and to register for this webinar, visit:  http://www.bio-itworldsymposia.com

As the cost of next-generation sequencing (NGS) becomes ever more affordable, resulting in a dramatic surge in data volume, there is no end of software solutions for annotating, analyzing and interpreting NGS data. But what are the chief advantages and applications of each software system? This multi-sponsored Bio-IT World web clinic/symposium style workshop opens with an overview given by our guest speaker, Chris Dwan of BioTeam on the state of NGS and software. It then explores considered industry approaches and solutions for NGS optimization through the guidance of four leading NGS software providers including advanced NGS software, LIMS, and pipeline approaches.

Spend 120 minutes with us for this complimentary webinar moderated by Dr. Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief of Bio-IT World and author of the new book, The $1,000 Genome. During this session you will have ample opportunity for interactive Q&A where you may ask any questions of our presenters to assist your organization in making the most out of NGS software technologies. Speakers include:

•   Tom Downey, President & CEO, Partek Inc.
•   Clifford Baron, Product Marketing Director, Accelrys, Inc.
•   Dr. Michael Kuzyk, Senior Product Manager, GenoLogics Life Sciences Software
•   Matthew Keyser, Next-Gen Application Scientist, DNASTAR
•   Guest Speaker: BioTeam's Chris Dwan

The Bio-IT Web Symposia Series offers complimentary 90 minute webinars to the life science industry focusing on array of topics within the life sciences and drug development industries.  Recent webinars have focused on:

•   Cloud Computing for Life Sciences
•   Implementing & Executing Risk Management Systematically
•   Protecting & Legally Defending the Authenticity of Your Scientific Data

This webinar series is designed to provide an interactive platform to learn more about cutting-edge bio-IT topics through expert analysis and discussions.

Companies interested in sponsoring a webinar should contact Alan el Faye at aelfaye@healthtech.com.  Recent sponsors have included HP, Adobe, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Microsoft, MaxisIT, BlueArc, Oracle, Waters Corporation, and many others.

About Bio-IT World Web Symposia Series:  (http://www.bio-itworldsymposia.com)
The Bio-IT World Web Symposia Series is a product of the Cambridge Healthtech Media Group (http://www.chimediagroup.com).  Cambridge Healthtech Media Group’s published resources include the Bio-IT World Magazine, topic-specific enewsletters, as well as companion web sites focusing on the life sciences industry. This suite of media offerings provide advertisers additional means to reach a core audience from pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, and niche provider organizations involved in early discovery techniques to clinical trials through personalized medicine.  Cambridge Healthtech Media Group is based in Needham, MA.

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Contact: Lisa Scimemi, Corporate Marketing Communications Director, Cambridge Healthtech Media Group, lscimemi@healthtech.com or 781.972.5446.

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