SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today unveiled a strategic roadmap for moving next-generation sequencing (NGS) into new markets, leveraging its technology leadership and new organizational alignment around those markets to drive growth. During an investor day where executives presented plans for this growth, Illumina also shared workflow innovations designed to simplify the sequencing experience […]

OMAHA, Neb. And Cambridge, UK — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through diagnostic tests as well as clinical and research services, and Horizon Discovery Ltd. (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today […]

MARCY L’ETOILE, France — bioMérieux (Paris:BIM), a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces that it has finalized its acquisition of 100% ownership in BioFire Diagnostics Inc., a privately held U.S.-based company specialized in molecular biology. The agreement to purchase BioFire was first announced on September 4. Created over 20 years ago, […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO), a global biotechnology company advancing personalized medicine in cardiology, oncology, and inherited diseases through diagnostic tests as well as clinical and research services, today announced that it has filed an application for listing its common shares on The NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company’s proposed listing on The NASDAQ […]

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, SAN DIEGO, California, United States — Nicox S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris: COX), and Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM), today announced that their affiliate companies (Nicox Inc. and Sequenom Laboratories) have entered into an exclusive agreement in the age-related macular degeneration (AMD) field. As part of this agreement, Nicox has been granted the North American […]

SEATTLE, WA – NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has secured an exclusive option from Massachusetts General Hospital to license intellectual property related to a novel approach for multiplexed protein analysis using the company’s nCounter Analysis System. The method was […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Amgen Inc. to develop and commercialize a multigene, NGS-based test as a companion diagnostic for Vectibix (panitumumab), a fully human anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody therapeutic for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer approved in the US and EU. Under the terms […]

CINCINNATI — Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced weaker than expected preliminary operating results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2013. Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Preliminary Outlook Due to factors including reduced hospital admissions and declining C. difficile incidence rates in hospitals putting further pressure on an already competitive market, Life Science shipments […]

SAN DIEGO — Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative testing and genetic analysis solutions, announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Sequenom Laboratories, entered into an agreement to offer access to its MaterniT21™ PLUS laboratory-developed test to Mayo Medical Laboratories. “We are delighted to expand our offerings to our national clients to […]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Exosome Diagnostics Inc. to develop a first-in-class, non-invasive molecular in-vitro diagnostics for use in diagnosing and monitoring patients. The novel blood based diagnostic detects certain mutations of an undisclosed gene associated with […]