Targeted Resequencing on the SOLiD System LEXINGTON, Mass.–RainDance Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, and Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), announced today they have entered into a strategic agreement to co-market the first solution that combines microdroplet PCR-based sequence enrichment with next-generation […]

Life Sciences Company Adds Proven Semiconductor Expertise to Board of Directors with Appointment of Analog Devices Founder and Chairman PROVIDENCE, R.I.–NABsys Inc., the pioneer in electronic, solid-state DNA sequencing, today announced that it has received a $7 million investment as part of a Series B equity round led by Stata Venture Partners. The funding will […]

febit’s HybSelect sequence capture procedure is now available for the HybSelector, a small footprint, affordable automated instrument for targeted re-sequencing on next generation sequencing systems LEXINGTON, Mass. (USA), and HEIDELBERG, Germany — febit today announced the launch of its HybSelector, a new instrument for high throughput targeted resequencing, at the 11th annual Advances in Genome […]

Eleven Leading Companies Support Launch of Third-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 launch of a partner program designed to work with best-in-class organizations providing complementary solutions to its Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) […]

DURHAM, N.C.–Expression Analysis, a leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research, announced today that it has successfully completed Illumina CSPro™ certification for sequencing becoming the only genomic service provider, globally, to be fully certified on all Illumina applications. Illumina Inc., a San Diego-based company, provides leading-edge genetic analysis tools to genomic centers […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–Fluidigm Corporation today announced the release of its amplicon tagging protocol for the Illumina GA II next-generation sequencer. The 48.48 Access Array integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) allows Illumina GA II users to automatically prepare sequencing-ready libraries from 48 individual samples at a time, for as little as $7 (U.S.) per sample. “Fluidigm’s […]

Westborough, MA (PRWeb) – GenomeQuest today issued its annual summary for 2009. An overall strong performance was led by record revenues across its target markets, continued high satisfaction and renewal rates, and the adoption of its new sequence data management (SDM) platform across major accounts in life sciences. “In 2009, we saw life science executives […]

IPSWICH, Mass. — As an important supplier to the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, New England Biolabs is pleased to announce that the Sanger Institute will use New England Biolabs as one of its suppliers for next-generation sequencing library construction reagents. “We are extremely pleased that the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, as a world leading genome […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences Corporation today announced the completion of the sale of a Helicos® Single Molecule System to the St. Laurent Institute (SLI). The installation of the system is expected to be completed in early February. “As a breakthrough in the state of the art for exploring the coding and non-coding transcriptome, Helicos offers the […]

MADISON, Wis.–Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY ) has announced that ATLAS Biolabs GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based company, has officially become a Certified Service Provider (CSP) for NimbleGen Sequence Capture. They will provide services for NimbleGen 454 Optimized Sequence Capture Arrays coupled with sequencing services on the Genome Sequencer FLX System from 454 Life […]