Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched new Investigator® STR assay kits for analysis of DNA evidence in forensic laboratories in the United States. The new genetic fingerprint kits provide an integrated solution to simultaneously analyze multiple key genomic markers (short tandem repeats or STRs) for […]

Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that it has signed a non- exclusive distribution agreement for the commercialization of SYGNIS’ proprietary product portfolio with Biotop Oy for Finland. Under the terms of the agreement, SYGNIS has granted Biotop the non-exclusive rights to promote, market and […]

OMAHA, Neb. -— Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a developer of the most flexible, sensitive and robust platform for liquid biopsies on the market, today announced that Mya Thomae has been named to its Board of Directors and Harjit Kullar, PhD, has been appointed Vice President of Marketing for the Biomarker Discovery and Genetic Assays and […]

Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany -– SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced the global launch of TruePrimeTM RCA kit, the third product of its TruePrimeTM product line for the amplification of circular DNA targets. SYGNIS TruePrimeTM product family covers a series of kits for the amplification of DNA and RNA from […]

BOULDER, Colo. — Today ArcherDX expanded its Archer™ FusionPlex™ assay menu to include the FusionPlex Lung Thyroid Panel and FusionPlex Solid Tumor Panel. The two panels are targeted next generation sequencing (NGS)-based assays that can be used to detect gene translocations in clinical samples types. The Lung Thyroid Panel simultaneously detects and characterizes fusions of […]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Thermo Fisher Cloud computing platform now supports proteomics data to complement existing data modules for Sanger sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), bringing researchers across proteomic, genomic and metabolomic disciplines closer to using a single platform to store, analyze, share and collaborate on scientific data and discoveries. The Thermo […]

BALTIMORE, MD –- InstantLabs will co-develop and commercialize a new Ictaluridcatfish species identification test as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In accordance with U.S. Farm Bill legislation, only members of the Ictaluridae family can be legally marketed as catfish within the United States. […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — QIAGEN announced the opening of its new principal office in Malaysia to serve its growing base of customers for Sample to Insight solutions, enabling them to help fight diseases using molecular diagnostics, break new ground in research for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and protect the public through food safety […]

BOULDER, Colo. — ArcherDX has expanded the application of its Anchored Multiplex PCR (AMP™) technology to include DNA variant detection with the VariantPlex™ Solid Tumor Panel. The VariantPlex Solid Tumor panel is a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based assay to detect somatic variants in 67 cancer-associated genes. The addition of the VariantPlex product line combined with […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Spectro Scientific announces the formation of a joint marketing agreement with Wärtsilä Services Switzerland. Spectro Scientific is developing a specialized version of its FluidScan® oil chemistry analyzer for the control of Base Number (BN) in the cylinder lubricant for two-stroke marine engines and various other parameters in system oils. Wärtsilä participated in […]