VICTORIA, British Columbia ? GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation omics labs, announced today that the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) has implemented the GenoLogics Preconfigured Package for Illumina NGS and is now in full production using the system. The LIMS will help the lab manage […]

BGI, one of the world’s largest genomics organizations, announced today that a new Roche GS FLX+ System has been successfully installed at its facility in Shenzhen, China. The goal is to complement the existing array of short read sequencing technologies and enhance BGI’s long read sequencing capability. The GS FLX+ System, developed by 454 Life […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.)– Helicos BioSciences Corporation (OTCQB: HLCS.PK) announced today that it has settled its patent infringement litigation against Pacific Biosciences, Inc. The settlement gives Pacific Biosciences freedom-to-operate from Helicos’s patents within a limited field of use covering Pacific Biosciences’ current products only. In addition to paying an undisclosed financial settlement, Pacific Biosciences agreed to refrain […]

EMERYVILLE, Calif. & COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.– Omicia, a privately held company offering integrated solutions for interpreting human genome sequences, announced today that it has initiated an early access program for its individual genome interpretation product. Through this product, Omicia will enable users to prioritize and identify disease genes and their variants using an intuitive […]

HOUSTON, May 10, 2012 — Emerging biotechnology company LaserGen, Inc., focused on commercializing novel technologies for next-generation sequencing (NGS), announced the appointment of Mimi Healy, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and to the LaserGen Board of Directors. Dr. Healy brings more than two decades of molecular diagnostics, healthcare and biotechnology experience in both US […]

454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, and SoftGenetics announced today that the two firms have entered into a co-promotion agreement designed to provide users of 454 Sequencing Systems the broad range of next-generation sequencing data analysis options provided by SoftGenetics NextGENe(R) software. NextGENe(R) software is a free standing biologist-friendly software multi-package that is fully compatibility […]

DANVERS, MASS. – Beckman Coulter, Inc. has obtained a CLIA Certificate of Registration, along with Massachusetts State Licensure, allowing Beckman Coulter Genomics to begin accepting clinical samples for genetic sequencing – the most technically complex CLIA category – and to provide those results to physicians for their use in treating, diagnosing and preventing disease in […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced an agreement to provide Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) sample preparation solutions to Macrogen, Inc., a Korean-based global sequencing company. As part of the agreement, PerkinElmer will provide Macrogen with its Sciclone® NGS Workstation for […]

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, a privately held company that is developing a disruptive technology for the real-time electronic analysis of single molecules, today announced that it has raised £31.4 million ($50.8 million) in new funding via a private placement of ordinary shares in the Company. “This round of funding, nearly all of which comes from […]