CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), today announced that its 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument and 3500 Dx Series Genetic Analyzer are now available platforms suitable for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) use in Japan. Both the 7500 Dx and 3500 Dx were filed as diagnostic application instruments to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government […]
VICTORIA, British Columbia ? GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation genomics labs, today announced the release of a pre-configured version of its LIMS software for Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems and TruSeq Sample Prep Kits. The pre-configured GenoLogics LIMS software significantly speeds implementation time for […]
SAN DIEGO – Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it is significantly reducing the price for sequencing whole human genomes through the Illumina Genome Network (IGN). The new list price for the service is $5,000 per genome for projects of ten samples or more, and $4,000 for projects of fifty samples or more. IGN is […]
Bioo Scientific launched the patent pending NEXTflex™ Small RNA Sequencing Kit which provides an easy, flexible, cost-effective solution for generating single and multiplexed libraries from small RNA using Illumina GAIIx and HiSeq 2000 sequencing platforms. The NEXTflex Small RNA Sequencing Kit allows users to generate libraries directly from as little as 1 ?g of total […]
Menlo Park, Calif. – Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) today announced it is now shipping commercial PacBio RS systems. The release of the first “third generation” sequencing product is expected to immediately expand the applications of DNA sequencing in fields such as cancer research, pathogen detection, and agriculture. These commercial shipments are following […]
WOLFENBÜTTEL, Germany & BEVERLY, Mass. – BIOBASE announced its launch of a new custom annotation tool designed to aid in functional annotation of next generation sequences from uncharacterized genomes. The BioKnowledge Transfer (BKT) tool, part of the PROTEOMETM product, enables researchers to input novel protein sequences and easily extract functional information based on those sequences. […]
OXFORD, United Kingdom – Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd., the UK-based developers of nanopore technology for the direct, electronic analysis of single molecules, today announced that it has raised £25 million ($41 million) in new funding via a private placement of ordinary shares in the Company. The funds will support further development, external technology validation and […]
MADISON, Wis. – Roche NimbleGen, a Roche (SWX:RO)(SWX:ROG)(Pink Sheets:RHHBY) Company announced today that the Netherlands-based genomic service provider BaseClear BV has officially joined the Roche NimbleGen Certified Service Provider (CSP) Program. BaseClear has been certified to process customer samples using the NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Library (solution phase) workflow for next-generation sequencing, most specifically using SeqCap […]
Bioo Scientific continues to expand its line of kits designed to increase the flexibility of next generation sequencing library preparation with the launch of the AIR™ DNA Fragmentation Kit. The AIR™ DNA Fragmentation Kit offers a cost-effective procedure for the fragmentation of genomic DNA in next generation sequencing sample prep and has been optimized to […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the Ion OneTouch System, an automated sample preparation system for the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM) sequencer that eliminates complexity, reduces hands-on time to five minutes and offers walk-away convenience. Ion Torrent is accepting orders next week with an introductory price of under $5,000; the […]
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