SAN DIEGO– Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the launch of TruSight® Tumor 170, a 170 gene next-generation sequencing solution to support the transformation of the tumor-profiling paradigm from a series of single-gene tests to a multi-analyte approach, providing a more thorough picture of a tumor’s genomic landscape. TruSight Tumor 170 offers an integrated DNA and RNA enrichment-based workflow, […]

Worthing, United Kingdom – Seward Ltd, Seward Ltd, makers of Stomacher® laboratory blenders and Insterprep® sterile media, is pleased to announce that it has merged with its sister company, C-Tech Electronics Ltd, to form a new vertically integrated manufacturing company called FermionX Ltd.  There will be no change to Seward’s name; and its high standard of operations known and […]

A streamlined solution for the preparation of high-quality RNA-sequencing libraries PLEASANTON, Calif. — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the launch of KAPA® RNA HyperPrep product, a robust RNA library preparation solution for a range of sample types and input amounts. These kits provide a single-tube workflow and decrease processing time by 30 […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and ACTON, Mass. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and PureHoney Technologies today announced a co-marketing agreement to develop new applications on the Agilent RapidFire 365 High-throughput Mass Spectrometry System. Agilent acquired the RapidFire technology when it purchased BIOCIUS Life Sciences in 2011. PureHoney Technologies is a contract research organization founded in 2014 […]

Diagenode’s new RNA-sequencing library preparation catalog incorporates “Capture and Amplification by Tailing and Switching” (CATS) for high efficiency and accuracy Denville, NJ and Liege, Belgium Diagenode, a leading global provider for complete solutions for sample preparation and epigenetics research, recently launched a complete product solution for RNA sequencing using “Capture and Amplification by Tailing and […]

Biologist Scott Lowe Recognized for Contributions to Next-Generation Tools SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Scott Lowe has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition for his contributions to the identification of key genes – including those that promote or suppress cancer – and their characterization as therapeutic […]

Products Optimized for Targeted Resequencing and Exome Sequencing of FFPE Cells BOLOGNA, Italy – Menarini-Silicon Biosystems Inc., a developer and manufacturer of technologies and products that help uncover the biological complexities of dis­ease at the single-cell level, and Swift Biosciences, Inc., a developer of innovative technologies for sample preparation for next-generation sequencing (NGS), today announced […]

FormaPure DNA is a High-Quality, Scalable Extraction Kit Optimized for Automation INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Today, at the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launched FormaPure DNA, the newest addition to its growing portfolio of nucleic acid isolation, clean up and purification reagent kits. FormaPure DNA is a high-quality, […]

BENGALURU – Jubilant Biosys is proud to announce the addition of Agilent Technologies’ RapidFire/MS screening technology to its Integrated Drug Discovery Platform. RapidFire is a robust solid phase extraction technology that enables fast label-free detection of native compounds by mass spectrometry in a wide range of in vitro assays, DMPK/ADME studies, hit/lead applications for drug […]

Performance Data to be Presented on New iGenomX™ Single Molecule Assembly Application and the Faster and Automated Analysis Features of the RainDrop® Digital PCR System BILLERICA, Mass. and VANCOUVER, Canada — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced that it will be debuting new capabilities that […]