MENLO PARK, Calif., — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer, today announced it has expanded the capabilities of its system through a major software upgrade, providing customers more tools for performing DNA base modification analysis and de novo genome assembly. Scientists from New England BioLabs (NEB) […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass — GnuBIO, Inc., a pioneer in desktop DNA sequencing, today announced that Susie Truong Harborth has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Harborth has been with GnuBIO, www.gnubio.com since the company’s inception and will continue to lead finance, human resources and operations of the company while taking on new responsibilities for company […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. LaPorte of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion for summary judgment of invalidity filed by Complete Genomics, Inc. against certain claims of Illumina’s U.S. Patent No. 6,306,597. Over Illumina’s objections, the Court found that […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., — Complete Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNOM) today announced that Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order granting Complete’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of invalidity in the patent infringement lawsuit filed against Complete by Illumina, Inc. In that lawsuit, filed in […]

Boston — The Broad Institute has selected St. Louis-based Appistry, Inc., to distribute to users at for-profit companies the world’s most widely used software for data processing and variant calling of next-generation sequencing data, the Genome Analysis Toolkit or GATK, and to provide those users with commercial-grade customer support. First developed and introduced by the […]

Cambridge, UK –– Population Genetics Technologies Ltd., a company dedicated to the development of innovative approaches for genetic analyses and biomarker discovery, has today launched the Populus Award 2012. Inviting abstracts from researchers undertaking a range of population genetics studies, the award will provide the successful applicant with funding and practical support for their sequencing […]

PathoGenetix, Inc., developer of Genome Sequence Scanning™ (GSS™) technology for rapid microorganism strain typing, announced today that it will deliver the first commercial application of its proprietary technology in food safety testing, for availability in 2013. The automated benchtop GSS system will identify food pathogens to strain level, directly from complex mixtures such as food […]

SEATTLE, WA—(Marketwire – Stratos Genomics Inc today announced the closing of $2 million to support continued development and strategic discussions related to Stratos’ ultra low cost method of DNA sequencing called “Sequencing by Expansion™” (SBX™). The funding follows the successful demonstration of single molecule DNA sequencing of 36 base templates by SBX this past June. […]

With this new interface, researchers can quickly generate exceptionally flexible designs for high-performance, targeted resequencing, using Agilent’s HaloPlex and SureSelect systems. Now, in just three simple steps, they can create custom sequencing panels tailored to their specific projects. Targeted resequencing of genes/genomic regions is a key step in detecting mutations associated with congenital disease. “With […]

Cambridge, MA – GnuBIO, today announced that it has completed a $10 million Series B round of equity financing from a group of private investors which include existing Series A shareholders. The funding will be used to commercialize the company’s desktop DNA sequencing platform, hire additional staff in product development, molecular biology, informatics and software […]