VICTORIA, British Columbia–GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation genomics labs, today announced an $8 million round of strategic financing led by new investor Illumina, Inc., a global leader in next-generation sequencing (NGS) instruments. The financing will be used to accelerate product development for future clinical applications […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE) today announced that Jonathan Rothberg, CEO and founder of Ion Torrent, is a runner-up in this year’s Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards for the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM™), which “promises to sequence DNA more quickly and at a lower cost than other sequencing technologies,” the […]
Geneticists at Emory University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method that enables the routine amplification of all the genes on the X chromosome. The technology allows the rapid and highly accurate sequencing and identification of novel genetic variants affecting X chromosome genes. The method, developed in cooperation with RainDance Technologies, is described in the […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and Oxford, England – Agilent Technologies Inc. and Oxford Gene Technology today announced they have expanded an existing partnership into an exclusive agreement for Agilent to provide OGT with oligonucleotide microarrays and SureSelect target enrichment products for next-generation sequencing. Mike Evans, chief executive of OGT, said: “We are delighted to have been […]
ALAMEDA, Calif.––BioTime, Inc. announced today the publication in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cell Research of the complete genome sequence analysis of five clinical-grade human embryonic stem cell lines. “Evaluating the Genomic and Sequence Integrity of Human ES Cell Lines: Comparison to Normal Genomes” is the first such analysis of the entire genome of human embryonic […]
OpGen, Inc. announced today the launch of Genome-Builder, a high performance software module that provides new, powerful capabilities for precision sequence assembly and significantly decreases the time and labor required for human, animal and plant genome sequence assembly. OpGen presented initial studies using Genome-Builder this week with its collaborators at the Sanger Institute during a […]
San Francisco, CA – Real Time Genomics, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of RTG Investigator v2.3 sequence analysis software featuring native support for the Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing platform. With this release, Ion PGM™ users with whole genome, exome and metagenomics data can generate world class genomic analyses in minutes, using the most advanced […]
NEWCASTLE, England — QuantuMDx Group Limited, a handheld diagnostics and sequencing company, today announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Nanosys Inc., an advanced materials architect, for several patents and patent applications related to the use of nanostructures for biosensors. The core intellectual property involves the use of nanowires and nanotubes in […]
Lucigen Corporation is pleased to announce that it has recently been awarded two separate SBIR Phase I grants to fund additional research and development. The National Institutes of Health has awarded Lucigen a total of $350,000 in Small Business Innovation Research grants to be used to develop research tools with the potential to improve human […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the launch of the Ion AmpliSeq™ Cancer Panel, enabling scientists to sequence dozens of genes in cancer research samples using a simple workflow. Mutations are confirmed within just one day, starting with a single-tube reaction and 10 ng of DNA extracted from fixed, frozen or […]
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