Bio-IT World 2018 Recap
2018 was another record year for the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo! The 17th annual event brought together more than 3,400 attendees from 40+ countries to continue to build a global network for precision medicine and form collaboration across the industry. The foundation of the program when it was launched in 2002 still rings true in 2018 – bringing our community together to advance science, technology and patient care. The Bio-IT World team would like to thank attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors for bringing inspiring discussion, experiences, and best practices to the conference.
Bio-IT World congratulates the recipients of the three industry awards presented on-site:
- Bio-IT World Best Practices – read here about winners
- Best of Show – read here about winners
- Bioinformatics Organization’s Benjamin Franklin Open Access – read here about the winner
Additionally, we would like to congratulate all the participants of the second annual Bio-IT World FAIR Data Hackathon. Details about the Hackathon are here.
Bio-IT World 2018 Stories & Highlights
Mark Boguski announced a population sequencing project in Thailand that he says is bound to succeed where attempts elsewhere have fallen flat.
The Data Science panel took on the definitions of data science as well as some of the company structures needed to make it work.
The BioTeam hosted a panel and talked about some of the challenges and solutions for cross disciplinary training, as well AI, blockchain, and other buzzwords.
Hiring managers talked details about what they’re looking for in Big Data jobs, and whether or not you need a Ph.D. to get a data science job.
Bio-IT World hosted its second Hackathon this year. Four teams took the opportunity to analyze pre-established datasets from the Memorial Sloan Kettering and Dana Farber Cancer Center, the Broad Institute, Collaborative Drug Discovery, and the Jackson Laboratory and report their work and findings.
Data are forever, and managing storage and migration is no inconsequential task.
Judges named six 2018 Bio-IT World Best of Show winners
Five projects were deemed industry best practices by the judges of the Bio-IT World Best Practices Awards.
Our reporters’ notebook holds everything that didn’t fit elsewhere: a collection of bits and pieces that stuck with us.
See you next year!
The 18th Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo will be held April 16-18, 2019 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.
If you are interested in being an advisor for the conference program or have a speaker or topic suggestion, please contact Cindy Crowninshield, Senior Conference Director at ccrowninshield@healthtech.com.
To customize a sponsorship or exhibit package for 2019, please contact Katelin Fitzgerald (A-K companies) at kfitzgerald@healthtech.com or Patty Rose (L-Z companies) at prose@healthtech.com. Reserve your space early to maximize your exposure!