SAN MATEO CA — Maverix Biomics Inc., a leading genomic analysis software company, today announced the availability of Analysis Kits for analyzing variants in whole genome, exome, and targeted resequencing data produced by high throughput next generation sequencing systems. These new DNA sequencing Analysis Kits, along with initial scientific results from researchers who have used […]

AUSTIN, TX –– Lab7 Systems, Inc., today introduced theLab7 Enterprise Sequencing Platform (ESP), the industry’s only comprehensive sample-to-answer data management software for next-generation genomic sequencing (NGS) laboratories. Targeting all of the major stakeholders in the genomic data management and analysis process, the Lab7 ESP approaches the sequencing lab from an enterprise software perspective combining all […]

Tokyo and Gaithersburg -— Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation and OpGen, Inc., a leading genetic analysis company, today announced the introduction of an Early Access Program for its upcoming Human Chromosome ExplorerSM, human chromosome mapping analytical service for clinical research and life science research applications. The companies entered a development agreement in October 2013 to develop the […]

ST LOUIS, MO -– Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of tools, software, and services that bring the power of genomics to next-generation medicine, today announced that Cornelius (Neal) Boerkoel, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Appistry’s management team as the company’s first chief medical officer. A former laboratory director at the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program and co-founder […]

San Diego, California, and Hilden, Germany -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a number of new capabilities for its Ingenuity® Variant Analysis™ and CLC Cancer Research Workbench solutions that accelerate the workflows for researchers to move from sample to insight with next-generation sequencing (NGS). The company is demonstrating the latest […]

Frederick, MD — RURO, Inc. achieved a second consecutive annual period with greater than 100% sales volume growth. Contributing highlights to the company’s success included the release of a new version of its flagship solution platform, Limfinity®, the opening and immediate success of its first foreign office in Shanghai, and highly visible customer installations. Limfinity® […]

Paris, France — AgileBio announces the release of a new add-on for LabCollector called SNP Manager. This add-on is dedicated to the treatment of SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) genotyping workflows. Users can generate picking lists and instructions files for their tube pickers (Tube sorter and Floyd 2D) and genotyping process (Fluidigm EP1) machines. Combined with […]

CAMBRIDGE, UK -– Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the release of version 6.0 of its StarDrop™ software platform. This major new release introduces Card View™, an intuitive and highly flexible environment to view and interact with compound data in the context of discovery projects. Card View provides a unique and […]

SAN DIEGO –– Cypher Genomics, Inc., the genome informatics company, announced today the formation of a scientific advisory board (SAB) to guide the development and implementation of Cypher’s products, which include MantisTM, the genome interpretation software as a service offering, and CoralTM, a biomarker discovery service. Drs. Kelly Bethel, Michael Hultner, Myla Lai-Goldman, Arnold (Arnie) […]

Genomics England, the company leading the UK’s 100,000 Genomes Project, has released details of those companies that distinguished themselves in its annotation assessment exercise. Genomics England is committed to kick-starting the development of a UK genomics industry and this assessment exercise is part of that aim, as well as to evaluate and select potential service […]