BioKM Update: Materials Module

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Due to popular demand, BioKM has made two updates to the materials module. The first update affects the companies list. Now you will see a company icon next to all of your materials, making it easier to find items when you search for them.

company icons

The second update allows users to add a remark or comment when they place a materials order.

comment on order

Learn more about BioKM and sign up for a free trial at www.biodata.com

The iPad makes its way into the research lab

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ipad_in_the_labApple’s iPad is making its way to the world of research labs. Biodata Inc. (www.biodata.com) is excited to announce that its flag service – BioKM™ – now fully supports Apple’s iPad, and that it plans to launch several specifically designed applications for research labs.

“We have seen large investments into equipment in research laboratories,” says Jonathan Gross, founder and co-CEO of BioData, “These laboratories need a modern tool to capture, integrate and protect the data generated. In most scenarios bench space is limited, we believe the iPad brings a new and fresh approach towards capturing research data and assisting in management of research laboratories. Our flagship product BioKM™ has been customized to fit and now fully supports the iPad”.

BioData is currently working on a dedicated iPad/ELN-like app for BioKM™ users. Researchers will be able to build experiments on their office computer and execute them on the iPad in the lab.

About BioData

Jonathan Gross who is co-CEO with Danny Klein founded BioData in 2007. BioData develops and markets BioKM™ – an online laboratory management tool that helps simplify and connect all aspects of research labs, both in industry and academia.

BioKM’s client base includes laboratories worldwide.

Learn more about BioKM and sign up for a free trial at www.biodata.com

‘Getting the Most out of PCR’ by Bitesize Bio

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No matter how good you are at PCR, you can always learn something from the speakers BitesizeBio.com have lined up for their Getting the Most out of PCR live online seminar series. These guy eat, sleep and drink PCR.

Next up they are showing “MIQE Guidelines Uncloaked”, in which Greg Shipley will give you the inside track on the requirements you need to satisfy to make sure your PCR results are suitable for publication. You’d be mad to miss it.

This event goes out live today (Tue 8th June) at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 5pm BST (UK) / 6pm CET. Click here to secure one of the remaining places on this live event or to view the archived videos for this series, which now include:

Magic in Solution: An Introduction and Brief History of PCR
Speaker: Carl Wittwer

Obtaining Maximum PCR Sensitivity and Specificity
Speaker: Cameron N. Gundry Attendence: 125

Significance of Controls and Standard Curves in PCR
Speaker: Ian Kavanagh

Live Seminar Series by BiteSize Bio

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Bitesize Bio’s free, live seminar series on “Getting the most out of PCR” has been a big hit so far. They have lined up 6 world-class PCR experts to give you the inside track on all you need to know to master this powerful but tricky technique. These seminars are design to be short (30 min + questions) but information-packed so that you get the most out of your precious time… ust think how long it would take to assimilate all of that information yourself by reading the literature and textbooks!

Over 1000 people have already taken in the advice and tips delivered by Carl Witter and Cameron Gundry in the first two seminars and some spaces are still available on the remaining seminars – the first of which is live today (Tuesday 1st June). Click below to grab your place before they are all gone!

All seminars are live at at 9am PST /12pm EST/5pm BST (UK)/6pm CET on the indicated day…

Tuesday 1st June
Significance of Controls and Standard Curves in PCR. Book Now!
Speaker: Ian Kavanagh

Tuesday 8th June
The MIQE Guidelines Uncloaked. Book Now!
Speaker: Greg Shipley

Tuesday 15th June
A novel approach for enriching methylated DNA upstream of PCR analysis.
Speaker: Chris Adams Book Now!

Tuesday 22nd June
High Resolution Melting Analysis – Beyond the SNP. Book Now!
Speaker: John Mackay

You can also view the recorded presentations of the first two seminars in the series:

Magic in Solution: An Introduction and Brief History of PCR. View Now!
Speaker: Carl Wittwer

Obtaining Maximum PCR Sensitivity and Specificity. View Now!
Speaker: Cameron N. Gundry