Powerful, cost-effective system to provide highest accuracy sequencing data for range of applications CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced plans for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD™ PI System, a new highly accurate, flexible and easy-to-use genomic analysis platform that will bring next-generation sequencing within the grasp of all life science research laboratories worldwide. Early […]

Unique Capabilities of Single Molecule Sequencing and the Helicos® Genetic Analysis System Showcased CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences (NASDAQ:HLCS) and it’s collaborators will deliver presentations featured at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting in Marco Island, Florida, from February 24-27, 2010. The presentations demonstrate the unique attributes of single molecule sequencing available for customers […]

IPSWICH, Mass. — New England Biolabs has expanded its line of reagents for sample preparation to include NEBNext™ DNA Sample Prep Master Mix Set 3, which has been validated for use with the SOLiD™ 3 System from Life Technologies. NEBNext reagents are a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate sample preparation for downstream applications, […]

AARHUS, Denmark–Today, CLC bio, the world’s leading bioinformatics solution provider, announced a partnership with Isilon® Systems, Inc. which will help the life science community eliminate some of the toughest workflow bottlenecks when working with high-throughput sequencing data: Analysis and storage. CEO at CLC bio, Thomas Knudsen, states, “With high-throughput sequencing rising in popularity tremendously fast, […]

North American Early Access Program Sold-out – Ten Institutions to Inaugurate 3rd Generation DNA Sequencing MENLO PARK, Calif.–Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced the 10 institutions that have purchased its Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) DNA sequencing system as […]

Substantial Orders for Its Large-Scale Human Genome Sequencing Service Company Continues to Expand Its Capacity Rapidly, Having Already Sequenced 50 Human Genomes in 2009 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today reported on its commercial success. Complete Genomics now has more than 30 customers and a strong pipeline with booked […]

Experts from leading genome centers guide Caliper’s development efforts for next generation sequencing workflow solutions Hopkinton, Mass. — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced the formation of a scientific advisory board to guide its efforts in automated sample preparation […]

Automated microfluidic solution for accurate and reproducible fractionation of nucleic acid fragments Hopkinton, Mass. — Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced the LabChip XT, an automated nucleic acid fractionation instrument. The solution removes a key bottleneck in the current […]

Scientific Papers Highlight Use of Company’s Next-Generation Sequencing Platform as Key Tool for Better Understanding of Human Origins and Disease CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced the publication of two key scientific papers that highlight the utility of next-generation sequencing instruments in better understanding disease and the genetic differences that cause diversity within and […]

The Penn State-led team has used 454 Sequencing Systems and NimbleGen Sequence Capture arrays to build the first complete genome and exome sequences from the indigenous hunter-gatherer people of southern Africa, the oldest known human lineage. BRANFORD, Conn.–In a study published online today in Nature, a team of researchers from Penn State University and the […]