SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of custom kits for its SureSelect XT target enrichment system that can capture up to 34 Mb of genomic regions of interest for next-generation sequencing (NGS). This fivefold increase in coverage from previous custom kits enables researchers to expand the breadth of […]

LONDON – Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting, technology, and business process outsourcing services, and Eagle Genomics Ltd., a bioinformatics software company specializing in genomic data management and integration, today announced they are working with the Pistoia Alliance, Inc., a nonprofit, precompetitive alliance of life science companies and vendors, as one of the […]

PRETORIA, South Africa – Today inqaba biotec, reseller of CLC bio’s solutions in South Africa, announced that they have finalized a contract with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in South Africa, to install CLC bio’s enterprise platform throughout the ARC, across several geographical locations. In order to address the ARC’s key strategic areas of improving […]

PLEASANTON, CA – IntegenX Inc. and NuGEN Technologies, Inc. announced today a partnership to automate NuGEN’s NGS Sample Preparation workflows on IntegenX’s Apollo series next-generation sequencing library preparation instruments. NuGEN’s Ovation® RNA-Seq System is the first kit to be automated under this agreement. By processing up to 32 samples from as little as 500 pg […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – GnuBIO, Inc. (GnuBIO), a pioneer in DNA sequencing for the diagnostic and applied markets, announced today that it has made available the results from its initial DNA sequencing run to thought leaders in molecular diagnostics and pharmacogenomics at the Montreal Heart Institute, and experts in gene expression at the Broad Institute. The […]

Penzberg, Germany – Roche Joins in Spanish Research Cooperation for Personalized Treatment of Hepatitis B and C Roche Diagnostics (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) is cooperating with the Spanish Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), the Networking Biomedical Research Centre in Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD), and the software producer Advanced Biological Laboratories Therapy Edge […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Complete Genomics Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM), a complete human genome sequencing company that has developed and commercialized an innovative DNA sequencing platform, announced today that it has added 29 high-coverage, complete human genome sequences to its public genomic repository. Combined with the 40 genome datasets that Complete Genomics released on Feb. 3, […]

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Today, Golden Helix announced that The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has licensed SNP & Variation Suite (SVS) for the sixth consecutive year as an integral part of their tool set for conducting research on the genetic factors linked to cancer. SVS has enabled MD Anderson researchers to find novel […]

Branford, CT & San Carlos, CA. – 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, and NuGEN Technologies, announced today the development of a unique sample preparation method and high-throughput sequencing solution for small and degraded RNA samples. The collaboration leverages 454 Life Sciences’ capabilities to construct sequencing-ready cDNA libraries from RNA samples and NuGEN’s experience and […]

RainDance Technologies, Inc. today announced the commercial availability of the HLASeq™ Research Screening Panel, a comprehensive genetic screening solution for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) research using next-generation sequencing technology. The announcement was made at the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Orlando, Florida. The HLA super locus […]