Choose New and Improved Resprep SPE Cartridges for Complete Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fractionation Resprep EPH fractionation SPE cartridges offer method-specific performance for extractable petroleum hydrocarbon (EPH) analysis of soil and water samples. These new and improved solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges completely separate aliphatic and aromatic compounds into distinct fractions, and they are guaranteed to produce […]

Pleasanton, CA Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY)today announced an expansion of their distribution alliance with the life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to now include the qPCR and endpoint PCR portfolios1 from Kapa Biosystems.  Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the US and Canada.  Kapa Biosystems was previously acquired by Roche […]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — SomaGenics, an RNA-focused biotechnology company, announced expansion of its intellectual property portfolio with issue of two new patents for its RNA analysis technologies (miR-ID® and RealSeq®) and European patent protection for its therapeutic short synthetic hairpin RNA (sshRNA) agents. MiR-ID®, SomaGenics’ core technology for quantitative real-time PCR, enables accurate analysis of […]

Dr. Peter Robinson Recognized for Contributions to Clinical Genomics and Computational Biology SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Peter Robinson, M.D., MSC, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his contributions to clinical genomics and computational biology. The award includes funding that will enable Dr. Robinson to […]

Hospitals and laboratories using the Sophia DDM® analytical platform in 35 countries will benefit from SOPHiA™ artificial intelligence combined with Archer® FusionPlex®, VariantPlex™, and Reveal ctDNA™ sample preparation kits LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Today, at the AMP 2016 Annual Meeting, Sophia Genetics, global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, and world-class Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay developer ArcherDX, announced the […]

VANCOUVER, Wash. & CARLSBAD, Calif.–Sirona Dx, a leader in high complexity genomics and proteomics services, today announced it has adopted Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Focus Assay to run on the Ion PGM System and will expand its drug development and next generation sequencing (NGS) services offered to pharmaceutical and clinical research clients. Sirona Dx recognizes […]

Empowering clinical research laboratories to achieve new levels of productivity SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) and GenomOncology today announced a distribution agreement to co-market the GO Clinical Workbench™ for molecular interpretation of somatic variants identified using Fluidigm systems. An elegant solution for clinical research laboratories seeking accuracy, flexibility, and scalability, this combined offering […]

New Oncomine products enable immune response analysis of the tumor microenvironment, interrogation of BRCA 1-2 genes, and liquid biopsy research using cell-free DNA from breast and colon cancer samples CARLSBAD, Calif.–Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced four new additions to its portfolio of multi-biomarker targeted assays for cancer research, including the Oncomine Immune Response Research Assay, […]

Leading molecular pathologists will share performance data demonstrating new faster droplet detection, higher throughput and automated analysis capabilities  BILLERICA, Mass. and CHARLOTTE, NC — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the launch of its RainDrop Plus™Digital PCR System featuring faster droplet detection, higher throughput, and […]

Respected diagnostics industry expert will help lead efforts to capitalize on market opportunity for Cologuard MADISON, Wis. — Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced the appointment of Jeff Elliott as chief financial officer.  Mr. Elliott, a former senior research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co., joined Exact Sciences as vice president, business development and […]