Westborough, MA – GenomeQuest, Inc. today announced the appointment of Richard Resnick as Acting CEO of the company. He succeeds former CEO Ron Ranauro, who has resigned. During this transition, Resnick will retain his role as vice president of products and services at GenomeQuest. “I want to thank Ron for his strong contributions over the […]
Guilford, Conn., USA – Ion Torrent today announced that the deadline for the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGMTM) Sequencer Grant Program in Europe has been extended to Nov. 22 to give more scientists the opportunity to win a DNA sequencer for their own labs. To apply, researchers need only write a few hundred words describing […]
Uncovering Mutations Found in Deadly Transmissible Cancer Could Help Conservation Efforts SAN DIEGO – Researchers from Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have used Illumina’s next generation sequencing technology to create a draft genome sequence for the endangered Tasmanian devil, and will use this to find genetic mutations in the transmissible cancer […]
Oxford, UK. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce a new agreement to strengthen the Company’s collaboration with the University of Oxford. The Company will fund research in the laboratories of Professor Hagan Bayley and will partner exclusively with the University to develop revolutionary products for molecular analysis from these new discoveries. Research projects […]
Award will support research into sequencing of single stranded DNA using a protein nanopore Oxford, UK. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd is pleased to congratulate Professor Reza Ghadiri (Scripps Institute, CA, USA) on the award of a $5.1 million, four year grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Professor Ghadiri will collaborate with Oxford […]
Ipswich, MA – New England Biolabs (NEB) has expanded its line of reagents for sample preparation upstream of next generation sequencing with the introduction of NEBNext® mRNA Sample Prep Reagent Set 1 and Master Mix Set 1. These new products include enzymes, buffers and protocols for the conversion of purified mRNA to DNA, followed by […]
Aliso Viejo, CA – Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announces that Southern California (Aliso Viejo) based genomic services provider Ambry Genetics has officially become a Certified Service Provider (CSP) for the NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Exome workflow. They will provide target-enrichment services using NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Human Exome coupled with next-generation sequencing services for […]
CLC bio, AROS Applied Biotechnology, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, and Aarhus University Hospital – the Institute of Pathology and the Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, announced a collaboration to develop a solution for large scale use of formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue in molecular analyses. The project goal is to develop a complete platform for […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. for patent infringement. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, accuses PacBio of infringing four patents and seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages. “Helicos was the […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Complete Genomics Inc., a life sciences company focused on human genome sequencing, today announced a collaboration to identify and validate somatic mutations from 50 pediatric cancer cases from multiple research centers across the United States. SAIC-Frederick, on behalf of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will be using Complete Genomics’ sequencing, bioinformatics […]
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