Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) established a development center for analyzers at Hitachi Instruments Dalian Co. Ltd., a local production subsidiary in Dalian, China. The new center is Hitachi High-Tech’s first development site outside of Japan. On June 23, 2011, Hitachi High-Tech held an opening ceremony to mark the start of operations at […]
SAN DIEGO – Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the University of Washington (UW) Department of Genome Sciences has joined the Illumina Genome Network (IGN). IGN is a global partnership designed to link researchers seeking large-scale whole human genome sequencing services with leading institutions that provide such services using Illumina’s sequencing technology. Recent advancements in […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Complete Genomics Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM), a complete human genome sequencing company, today announced that it is introducing a new cancer grant program. Winning research applications will receive complete human genome sequencing of eight genomes — four tumor/normal pairs. Four winning entries will be chosen: two each from the United States and […]
454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today the launch and immediate availability of the new GS FLX+ System, an instrument capable of generating extra-long sequencing reads up to 1,000 by in length. This new level of performance presents a major milestone in the life science’s industry, making it the […]
Constance, Germany – In conjunction with several Central European prenatal centers, scientists at GATC Biotech AG and LifeCodexx AG have begun the clinical validation study of a non-invasive, prenatal diagnostic test based on next generation sequencing. The test detects fetal trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome) and is based on the sequencing cell-free fetal DNA from maternal […]
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM – Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Allen ACA to its board. Peter Allen joins the board of Oxford Nanopore as non executive Director with broad, senior experience in the life sciences industries. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman on the Boards of ProStrakan Group plc, […]
HOPKINTON, Mass. and GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced a collaboration with Edge BioSystems, Inc., an innovative sequencing service provider based in Gaithersburg, Md. EdgeBio and Caliper will co-develop automated protocols for the 5500xl, SOLiD 4, and Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM) systems on Caliper’s Sciclone® NGS Workstation, and […]
SAN DIEGO – AltheaDx, Inc. today announced the launch of next-generation sequencing “NGS” services into its clinical molecular pathology lab for application in biomarker discovery and clinical trial testing. AltheaDx intends to utilize NGS for both monitoring known and discovering new complex genetic changes that underlie different cancer types. “The addition of NGS greatly expands […]
PAISLEY, U.K. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that the company has led a successful consortium bid for a Technology Strategy Board grant, in partnership with the Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, AstraZeneca, and Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development unit of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (ORD). The grant […]
San Francisco, CA – Real Time Genomics, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of RTG Investigator Version 2.2, the most advanced sequence analysis software for variant detection and metagenomic analysis. For the first time, RTG software is available free for individual use to biological investigators and bioinformaticists by downloading from https://www.realtimegenomics.com. This allows use of […]
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