[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • June 10, 2003
    Here is an article by Ed Frauenheim about the need for computing power in life science companies:

    ``Two central factors lie behind the massive spending. With biosciences research advancing at breakneck pace, scientists are looking for ways to better manage the mushrooming quantities of biomedical data reaching their desks. In addition, pharmaceutical companies need to develop new therapies quickly and efficiently as drug patents expire and R&D costs escalate.

    ``External pressures are also contributing to the trend. The Food and Drug Administration is re-examining and may revise a set of rules for companies that submit or maintain information electronically. The `Pharma Y2K' guidelines, as some call them, dictate things such as the use of digital signatures.

    ``All this is giving birth to a new approach whereby computer technology and `in silico,' or simulated, experiments will largely replace painstaking, traditional petri-dish research.

    ```We'll see over the next decade the complete transformation (of the industry) to very database-intensive as opposed to wet-lab intensive,' says Debra Goldfarb, a group vice president and life sciences specialist at IDC.''

    Full story:
    http://news.com.com/2030-6679_3-998622.html

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