SAN DIEGO –Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today announced preliminary voting results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today which, based on the advice of its proxy solicitor, indicate that stockholders have elected all […]

Roche announced today the immediate availability of a new software upgrade and further upcoming sequencing performance and workflow improvements to the company’s 454 GS Junior System. Now a widely published benchtop next-generation sequencing platform, the GS Junior System is rapidly advancing research worldwide in areas of infectious disease, cancer, environmental microbiology and agriculture1. The new […]

Aarhus, Denmark — April 12, 2012 — In order to simplify the product portfolio, CLC bio announced today that the company has trimmed away the niche desktop software packages CLC DNA Workbench, CLC RNA Workbench, and CLC Protein Workbench. All features from these three niche workbenches are incorporated into a single commercial workbench for traditional […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) released the following statement regarding its pending offer for Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN): “We continue to believe that on the basis of the public information that has been available to us, our offer price of $51 per share is full, fair and extremely attractive by every conceivable financial metric. […]

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Ambry Genetics, a global leader in clinical diagnostics and genomic services, announced today the launch of Fluidigm (NASDAQ:FLDM) BioMark™ HD and Access Array™ System-based genomic research services. These services provide gene expression, SNP genotyping, and sample preparation for targeted sequencing using next-generation sequencers, focused on the genomics […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today announced that independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) has recommended that Illumina’s stockholders vote for the election of Illumina’s highly qualified nominees […]

RECOMMENDS STOCKHOLDERS REJECT ROCHE’S OFFER AND VOTE WHITE PROXY CARD SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today is sending a letter from its Board of Directors highlighting supportive reports issued by two of the […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) considers the Roche offer to acquire Illumina inadequate and has recommended that its clients support the re-election of Illumina’s […]

Roche released the following statement in response to a report issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) recommending that shareholders of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) vote against the election of Roche’s independent director nominees to Illumina’s Board of Directors: “While we are disappointed that ISS has recommended that Illumina shareholders vote against our director nominees at […]