SAN DIEGO – BioNanomatrix, Inc., the developer of a nanotechnology-based single-molecule imaging platform for whole genome analysis, has established its new headquarters in San Diego. The company has moved into office and laboratory space in the University Science Center, located at 3545 John Hopkins Court along the Torrey Pines Mesa life science corridor. Founded by […]

BRANFORD, Connecticut – The deadly E. coli O104 strain that has killed dozens and hospitalized thousands across Europe has been sequenced using 454 Life Sciences’ benchtop GS Junior sequencing system to generate the “most accurate and detailed genetic analysis to date” of this particularly virulent strain.[1] The sequencing was performed by scientists at the UK’s […]

PHILADELPHIA – Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment institutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Life Technologies Corporation that will underpin a new program to provide next-generation sequencing analysis of solid tumors. The agreement is a foundational element in the planned Cancer Genome Institute at […]

Madison, WI – An agreement between UCLA and Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) will provide stem cell and cancer researchers with leading-edge technologies that will drive research capabilities and further the understanding of complex disease. The technologies, including the latest generation microarray systems from Roche NimbleGen, high-throughput screening instruments, genetic expression profilers and exome […]

The first version focuses on comparative filtering of genomic variations, giving scientists a fast and easy way to do functional classification and filtering of SNPs or other kind of genomic variations, using multiple data sources, including external public databases. This framework offers users a fast and easy way to do further downstream analyses and to […]

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – GenomeQuest Inc. today announced it has appointed Gerry A. Higgins, Ph.D., a nationally recognized scientist and pioneer in genomics research, as the company’s first Healthcare Innovation Officer. In his new role, Dr. Higgins will focus on applying the company’s proprietary technology to the development of whole genome and multi-gene diagnostics for the […]

POTOMAC FALLS, Va. – TessArae®, LLC, a privately held company, today announced that it has appointed Tom Richards as its new President. Dr. Richards has held faculty positions at Stanford University Medical Center and UCSF Medical Center, where he currently practices as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Richards is a […]

Boston, MA – At the 3rd Annual Consumer Genetics Conference, GnuBIO announced it will deliver the Company’s first Early Access Sequencing system to the Université de Montréal Pharmacogenomics Centre Laboratory at the Montreal Heart Institute by July 2011. This unique desktop DNA sequencing system is being designed for the point-of-care market, and will enable physicians […]

BOSTON – Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced a series of measures to increase access to genetic information by individuals and physicians who participate in the company’s Individual Genome Sequencing (IGS) service. In his remarks at the 3rd annual Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, Illumina President and CEO Jay Flatley announced a significant price reduction for […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SHENZHEN, China – Scientists worldwide have been working on the publicly available genomic sequences of the deadly E. coli O104 strain, which is causing the current health crisis in Germany and now spreading throughout Europe. To continue to speed the ongoing international efforts of researchers to assess and halt this growing epidemic, […]