SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. –– Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced a universal sample prep workflow for single-cell DNA sequencing that runs on its C1™ Single-Cell Auto Prep System. This workflow streamlines targeted, whole exome and whole genome sequencing in heterogeneous cell populations and enables researchers to discover and screen somatic mutations, such as SNP, small […]

Ann Arbor, MI – Rubicon Genomics, Inc., (Rubicon) today reported major gains in 2013 sales of its nucleic acid library preparation products, ThruPLEX®-FD Prep Kits and PicoPLEX™ WGA Kits, resulting in an increase in company revenues of 85%.James Koziarz, PhD, CEO of Rubicon Genomics, commented, “This has been a breakout year for Rubicon, as our […]

De Pere, WI; Mountain Home, AR — Governor Mike Beebe recently visited Epoxyn Products, a Hamilton Scientific company, in Mountain Home to announce a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant. The grant will be used in the expansion of the Epoxyn Products facility, resulting in 60 new jobs over the next 90 days. “We strive to […]

Hamilton Scientific of De Pere, Wisconsin recently completed the installation of steel casework and fume hoods in the new 351,000 sq. ft. Consolidated Forensic Lab in Washington, DC. This new $4.3M lab serves the Department of Forensic Services, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Department of Public Health. The building rises seven […]

Madison, WI, USA — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Kapa Biosystems announced today a partnership to provide an optimized NGS target enrichment workflow solution. Kapa Biosystems will custom manufacture NGS library preparation products for Roche NimbleGen to distribute to its customers. Roche NimbleGen’s new offering combines KAPA Library Preparation Kits with Roche NimbleGen […]

BILLERICA, Mass. — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today announced it is providing product and monetary donations to assist those severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines as part of its corporate responsibility commitment to support natural disaster relief efforts. In partnership with Water Missions International, EMD […]

By enhancing its offerings from Italian innovator VELP® Scientifica, Cole-Parmer is responding even more to customers’ laboratory needs. The expanded line of vortex mixers, shakers, stirrers, and hot plates from Cole-Parmer features precision and performance for optimal lab functioning. VELP® Scientifica’s attention to detail is evident in each new product. The VELP® Scientifica ZX4 Advanced […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced two new assays for the 2200 TapeStation system: the RNA ScreenTape and the D1000 ScreenTape assays. Both assays are essential for the quality control of samples in next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow. They replace Agilent’s R6K and D1K ScreenTape assays. The new RNA ScreenTape assay delivers qualitative […]

CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA – AirClean® Systems PowderSafe™ Type B Enclosures usher in a new era of powder weighing and containment technology. PowderSafe™ Type B enclosures provide a controlled negative pressure HEPA-filtered environment for professionals to work with and weigh powders. PowderSafe™ Type B is fabricated with polypropylene, which is a chemically resistant, high mass polymer. […]