Männedorf, Switzerland — With clinical laboratories increasingly turning to high throughput LC-MSMS analysis, laboratory automation specialist Tecan and RECIPE Chemicals and Instruments GmbH, a leading manufacturer of IVD/CE diagnostic products, have announced a co-marketing agreement for automation of LC-MSMS IVD kits. Visitors to Booth #1 at MSACL 2014 EU in Salzburg, Austria, from the 2nd […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has formed collaborative partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies to develop a universal next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based oncology test system. The system will be used for clinical trials of targeted cancer therapies with a goal of developing and commercializing a multi-gene panel for therapeutic selection, resulting in a […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Clinical laboratories running next-generation sequencing (NGS) oncology tests now have access to a universal quality control material compatible with multiple sequencing platforms. The AcroMetrix Oncology Hotspot Control provides a common quality control material that can be used across laboratories with different NGS instrument platforms, assays and bioinformatics pipelines to test precision and detect […]

MADISON, WI — Promega Corporation announces its expansion into India with a 16th branch that serves the country’s scientific community with wide product availability, efficient delivery and technical support services. Promega Biotech India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Promega Corporation, became fully operational on August 1, 2014. Located in New Delhi, India, the branch provides […]

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced today the availability of the informaSeq Prenatal Test. “This test is the latest example of LabCorp’s continued commitment to introduce diagnostic tools that deliver advanced clinical information, enhance physician decision making and improve patient outcomes.” The informaSeq Prenatal Test is an advanced, non-invasive, […]

BERGISCH GLADBACH, GERMANY -— Miltenyi Biotec announced today that it has acquired the lentiviral vector manufacturing business and related assets from US company Lentigen Corporation, a global leader in lentiviral technology for cell and gene therapy applications. The acquisition further strengthens Miltenyi Biotec’s portfolio in cell and gene therapy. Assets obtained in the transaction include […]

Irving, TX — Caris Life Sciences, a leading biosciences company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced a collaboration with GenoSpace, a Massachusetts-based technology company that develops robust software solutions for genomic and health data. Caris will apply GenoSpace’s population analytics offerings to uncover and better utilize key insights from the company’s […]

CAMBRIDGE, MA — GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it completed a financing with Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals. GenoSpace will use the […]

CAMBRIDGE, MA — GenoSpace, a precision medicine software company that has developed a comprehensive suite of tools to enable the broad use of genomic data in research and clinical care, today announced that it completed a financing with Thomson Reuters, the world leader in providing intelligent information for businesses and professionals. GenoSpace will use the […]

Manassas, VA — ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for the development, manufacture, and distribution of standards, controls, reagents and in vitro diagnostic test kits. Every day researchers in life science, medical diagnostics, applied sciences, and clinical drug development leverage ATCC’s expansive […]