SAN DIEGO — Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a series of product and technology innovations for its powerful sequencing ecosystem – from sample preparation to system enhancements to data analysis –– that will enable the next breakthroughs in understanding the genome. “Illumina has consistently led the market in conceptualizing, developing, and executing on industry-changing sequencing […]

Torrance, CA – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the publication of its updated product and services guide for 2013/2014. Covering the company’s comprehensive lines of HPLC columns, UHPLC columns, GC columns and sample preparation products, this year’s catalog includes many new offerings, […]

FREMONT, Calif., — WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS) today announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept study using its newly-developed proprietary nano-qPCR technology for sample preparation prior to targeted re-sequencing on Next-Gen platforms. The results can be viewed in white paper form at: Target enrichment with uniform coverage approaching 100% is difficult to achieve with […]

Mülheim an der Ruhr/Germany,– the Schauenburg International Group has acquired the majority of the shares of the Markes International Group, headquartered in Llantrisant, United Kingdom. Markes develops and manufactures leading-edge technology for analyzing trace organic chemicals by gas chromatography. The company is world leader in analytical thermal desorption technology, and its ALMSCO division supplies groundbreaking […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Precision System Science, Co., Ltd (PSS) today announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to develop and manufacture a fully automated emulsion PCR instrument for Roche’s portfolio of next-generation sequencing platforms. It is intended to support Roche’s GS Junior and GS FLX+ systems as well as the sequencing […]

Torrance, CA – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, will present four original workshops at Pittcon 2013 in Philadelphia. “Survey of Recent Advances in Protein Analysis” will be presented on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 a.m. in Room 1268. Speakers include industry experts from […]

LEXINGTON, Mass. and MUNICH, Germany –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, and the MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL) today announced that MLL will be releasing data for a new myeloid hematological malignancies gene panel generated using RainDance Technologies’ ThunderStorm™ System coupled with Illumina’s MiSeq™ platform. MLL will present initial results from a technology […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) (“PBI” or the “Company”) today announced that Mr. Conrad F. Mir has joined the Company as its chief financial officer (“CFO”), effective immediately. Mr. Mir has over twenty years experience in investment banking, financial structuring, and corporate reengineering. He has served in various executive management roles […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Perfinity Biosciences Inc. and Shimadzu Corp. today (Dec. 5) announced a global marketing and distribution agreement to commercialize the Perfinity Integrated Digestion Platform (iDP), which automates protein sample preparation and analysis. This automation translates into a significant reduction in sample preparation times, from 18 hours to 30 minutes or less, while […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of the miRCURY™ RNA Isolation Kit – Biofluids for extraction of small RNAs from serum, plasma, urine and other biofluids. The product is the first ever specifically optimized for such applications. The new biofluids kit allows scientists […]