Victoria, B.C. — GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a leading provider of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) specifically designed for omics labs, announced today that the 3.0 release of Clarity LIMS further supports the growing needs of genomics labs working in clinical environments, including those that are HIPAA-covered entities. This version includes cloud-based features that ensure […]

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, will launch its new SureSeq™ Solid Tumour Panel at the Association for Clinical Genetic Science (ACGS) meeting at Birmingham UK, on the 29-30th April. Fully validated on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples, the new 60-gene next generation sequencing (NGS) hybridisation-based enrichment panel offers researchers accurate and reliable solid […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.– Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) and HistoGenetics, a global leader in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) sequence-based typing (SBT), announced today that HistoGenetics has selected the PacBio DNA Sequencing platform for its unique ability to sequence full-length HLA genes and to provide fully phased HLA alleles. HistoGenetics has purchased two PacBio RS […]

Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that its subsidiary, Tepnel Pharma Services (Tepnel), has successfully achieved authorised customer service provider (CSP) status in the Ion Torrent Service […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the company has filed a new patent infringement suit against Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. Illumina is seeking all available remedies, including injunctive relief. The new suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is based on Ariosa’s infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,955,794, […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.– BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the BD FACSPresto™ Near Patient CD4 Counter system that provides absolute and percentage results of CD4 T lymphocytes and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in whole blood samples to stage and […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that norovirus will be the fourth assay in the launch menu for its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™. The assay is designed to test for both GI and GII genogroups in a single, easy-to-use cassette. The previously announced items in the five assay launch menu targeted for […]

Bangalore: With the aim of making genomics-based diagnostics accessible and affordable for people in India, Strand Life Sciences Private Limited, a global life sciences & clinical genomics company headquartered in Bangalore, entered into a partnership with theMazumdar-Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF) to set up the Strand at Mazumdar-Shaw (SAMS) translationallabin the Mazumdar-Shaw Centre for Translational Research […]

SanFrancisco,Calif.–-CollabRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRX), a leading provider of software and IT systems that support clinical decision-making in oncology, and Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX), an industry leader in genomics analysis, today announced an agreement to optimize the use of CollabRx’s Genetic Variant Annotation (GVA) Service™ in connection with Affymetrix’ OncoScan™ FFPE Assay Kit and CytoScan® Cytogenetics […]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland — QIAGEN today announced plans to combine its three Maryland sites into two campuses and invest an additional $10 million to accommodate expected future growth. The company will close its current site at Gaithersburg, Maryland and move the Gaithersburg activities to nearby Germantown, Maryland, by early 2015. The Germantown campus will also become […]