Munich, Germany – Definiens, the leader in image analysis for digital pathology and diagnostics, announced today that it has appointed Christiaan Neeleman as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board. As COO, he will be responsible for leadership of Research, Development, and Professional Services activities. Neeleman brings 25 years of General Management experience […]

Sunnyvale, CA, USA — SciGene today introduced its new Sodium Thiocyanate Pretreatment Reagent, a convenient 1M liquid formulation of NaSCN for pre-treating tissue samples prior to application of nucleic acid probes for cytogenetic assays. The product is available in a 1 L bottle for Coplin jars or staining dishes and a 4 L container with […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN — Promega will host a grand opening celebration for its new cGMP manufacturing facility, the Feynman Center, on October 11. The event, open to the public, will provide community, customers and employees an opportunity to tour the facility and to learn more about the science behind the production of molecular tools and technologies. […]

LEXINGTON, Mass.– Quanterix Corporation, delivering the world’s most sensitive single molecule immunoassay measurement for the benefit of human health, today announced its recently published Multiplexed Single Molecule Immunoassays study that successfully demonstrated the ability to measure multiple proteins simultaneously at the single molecule level using its Simoa technology. The study, published in May by the […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — DNAnexus, a pioneer in cloud-based DNA data management and analysis solutions, today announced a specialized platform-as-a-service (PaaS) designed to eliminate the common challenges and costs that enterprises face when building clinically compliant analysis pipelines for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. DNAnexus provides a configurable API-based platform that enables clinical testing labs to […]

CARLSBAD, CA and SAN DIEGO, CA — Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) and Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearances to the Quidel Molecular Influenza A+B assay and the Quidel Molecular RSV + hMPV assay, both for use on the QuantStudio™ Dx Real-Time […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: NSTG) a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that a study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute demonstrated that the PAM50 gene signature, which is the basis for the Prosigna™ Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay, provides […]

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Ariosa Diagnostics announced today that it has launched an important partnership with Fleury Medicina e Saúde (Fleury Group) to offer the Harmony™ Prenatal Test to obstetric healthcare providers throughout Brazil, a country with an annual birth rate of 2.99 million. With over 3,000 clinical laboratories and hospitals throughout the country, the […]

SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO — Natera, a leading innovator in prenatal genetic testing, and LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services (LifeLabs), a Canadian company with over 50 years’ experience in laboratory testing and management, today announced a distribution partnership for Natera’s non-invasive prenatal screening test, Panorama(TM). Panorama was launched in March 2013 for the detection […]

BILLERICA, Mass — RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, announced a publication demonstrating the use of the company’s digital PCR technology for detecting mutations in circulating tumor DNA directly from blood samples. The paper, co-authored by a consortium of research clinicians in France and RainDance scientists, highlights the significant value unlocked by the company’s […]