SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced a collaboration with Cell Line Genetics, Inc., a leading provider of cell-line characterization and quality assurance services. CLG will develop high-throughput, genomic characterization workflows to confirm and monitor the integrity of cell lines for translational and regenerative medicine research. The workflows will be based upon Agilent’s […]

Golden, Colorado——Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced that its revenues increased substantially (78%, unaudited) in its first 2014 fiscal quarter due to its growing and expanding business relationship with Neuromics, Inc. Vitro has now commercialized bio-analytical services as the initial stage in its expansion as a Contract Research Organization (CRO). The services […]

Hawthorne, CA — BioDiscovery, Inc. a leader in integrated software solutions for genomics data analysis from high-throughput microarray and Next-Gen sequencing technologies, announced today the release of version 7.5 of Nexus Copy Number software, the leading platform for analysis of sequence and structural variation from microarray and NGS platforms. Version 7.5 introduces a new NGS […]

SEATTLE and SAN FRANCISCO — NanoString Technologies, Inc, a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the global commercial launch of the nCounter Elements™ General Purpose Reagents (GPRs), a solution that enables clinical laboratories to independently develop multiplexed genomic assays and then rapidly translate those assays into clinical […]

GAITHERSBURG, MD – Trevigen Inc., in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), has recently been awarded a $1,500,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop and commercialize the CometChip™ technology, licensed from MIT and pioneered by the Engelward […]

Ann Arbor, MI — Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced the launch of its PicoPLEX™ DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms. PicoPLEX’s outstanding robustness and reproducibility have made it the worldwide standard for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians […]

BILLERICA, Mass — RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company ‘democratizing’ molecular testing of complex diseases, today announced that it has developed a comprehensive next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel for profiling actionable cancer mutations, enabling researchers to rapidly and cost-effectively analyze precious biopsy specimens. The ThunderBolts™ Cancer Panel targets 49 known cancer genes, including tumor […]

OXFORD, England—Zyoxel, an expert in advanced in vitro 3D liver models for drug discovery and drug testing, has today announced it is changing its name to CN Bio Innovations Ltd (CNBIO). The move is part of a strategic rebrand designed to closer align the organisation with its Hong Kong-based holding company, CN Innovations Holdings Limited […]

HORIBA announces the acquisition of the global assets of Photon Technology International, Inc. and its affiliate companies (Photon Technology International or PTI). HORIBA Instruments Inc. (based in the U.S.) and other HORIBA Scientific group companies have acquired PTI’s worldwide business assets with the aim of increasing market share in fluorescence spectroscopy by taking advantage of […]

HATFIELD, Pa. Genisphere LLC reported today it has been granted a US patent for a novel strand-specific library preparation method for next generation sequencing based on its proven RNA amplification technology. The new patented process enables amplification and library preparation from clinically relevant RNA samples, adapts easily to a variety of sequencing instruments and systems, […]