CLC bio, Ion Torrent, and Aarhus University Hospital – Departments of Molecular Medicine and Clinical Genetics, have received a 2 million USD grant from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. The goal of the 3-year project is to develop an integrated software and hardware solution for molecular diagnostics that will be able to intelligently use […]

The Encore™ NGS Library and Multiplex Systems and the Ovation® 3’-DGE System Empower Faster, Higher Throughput and Lower Cost NGS Studies SAN CARLOS, Calif.–NuGEN®, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA amplification and sample preparation technologies for breakthrough genomic analysis, today announced the introduction of its Encore NGS Library/Multiplex Systems and the Ovation 3’-DGE System. […]

SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the Broad Institute has purchased 51 HiSeq 2000s, Illumina’s market leading high-throughput next-generation sequencing system. The HiSeq 2000s will replace an equal number of Genome AnalyzerIIx systems in the current installed base as the Broad upgrades and expands its sequencing capacity. “We believe that the HiSeq 2000s will […]

Technological Advancements Drive Down Sequencing Costs, Accelerating Pace of Genetic Research SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a new price of $19,500 for its individual genome sequencing service. In addition, the company announced a price of $14,500 per genome for groups of five or more participants using the same physician. Individuals with serious medical […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. & HEIDELBERG, Germany–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum or DKFZ) today announced their collaboration to create the National High-Throughput Sequencing Center. This exclusive partnership will create the largest sequencing facility in Germany and the first national sequencing center in Europe dedicated to systems biology. “Our aim […]

GS Junior Benchtop System Expected to Accelerate Research in Life Sciences and Human Health BRANFORD, Conn. & BASEL, Switzerland–Roche (Pink Sheets:RHHBY) (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG), announced today the global launch of the GS Junior System, the company’s new benchtop next-generation DNA sequencing platform for life science research. The GS Junior System, developed by 454 Life Sciences, a […]

DURHAM, N.C.–Expression Analysis, a leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research, announced today that it has agreed to purchase a PacBio RS DNA sequencing system from northern-California based Pacific Biosciences, whose third-generation DNA sequencing technology is expected to revolutionize the field of genetic analysis through the use of single molecule real time […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS – News) announced today that, as part of the Company’s previously disclosed efforts to consider alternatives to its existing long-term strategy, it is in the process of implementing a strategic shift to focus the business on the diagnostics markets. In connection with this effort, the Company has committed to […]

YOKOHAMA, Japan & AARHUS, Denmark– RIKEN and CLC bio Japan announced an agreement for the purchase of CLC bio’s enterprise platform software by RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC). CLC bio’s high-throughput sequence analysis infrastructure will empower both OSC’s scientists and OSC’s Genome Network Analysis Service (GeNAS) with a user-friendly and fast workflow to efficiently manage […]