AARHUS, Denmark–CLC bio today announced the release of new versions of their premier solutions for analyzing and visualizing Next Generation Sequencing data, the desktop application CLC Genomics Workbench, version 3.5 and the award-winning enterprise platform CLC Genomics Server, version 1.5. With this release, CLC bio is making a major push into epigenomics by supporting chromatin […]

The newly discovered arenavirus caused the deaths of four of five infected individuals in South Africa in October, 2008 BRANFORD, Conn.–A study published online in PLoS Pathogens reports that researchers at Columbia University, the South African National Health Laboratory Services, the US Centers for Disease Control, and 454 Life Sciences have discovered a new virus […]

MENLO PARK, Calif.–Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing third-generation DNA sequencing technology, today announced that leading genetic scientist Eric E. Schadt, Ph.D. has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Schadt joins Pacific Biosciences from Rosetta Inpharmatics, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. in Seattle, where he was Executive Scientific Director of Genetics. […]

Applied Biosystems to bundle Linux cluster management solution Scyld ClusterWare with next generation genomic analysis sequencing platform San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 27, 2009 — Penguin Computing, the leading provider of HPC cluster solutions today announced it has formed an OEM agreement with Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation. Applied Biosystems, a leading […]

3500 Dx Series Genetic Analyzers Will Meet the Requirements of the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive (98/79/EC) 3500 Series Genetic Analyzers Built upon Industry-Leading Proven Technology CARLSBAD, Calif.–Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), today announced the expansion of its industry-leading portfolio of capillary electrophoresis sequencing systems with the introduction of two […]

Population Genetics technologies (PGT) Ltd, a privately owned company based in Cambridge, UK today announced that it had successfully met the commercial and development milestones set by its principal investors thereby securing its final £2,000,000 of Series A funding. PGT has developed proprietary technologies that will both dramatically reduce the costs of performing large-scale population […]

Namibia Laboratory Uses Molecular Biology Techniques for Genetic Monitoring CARLSBAD, Calif.–A new high-tech DNA laboratory is the latest tool in the international effort to save the endangered cheetah population. The Applied Biosystems Genetic Conservation Laboratory, located at the headquarters of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, is the result of a collaboration between […]

BRANFORD, Conn. & KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia–At a press conference held today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a team of researchers announced the complete sequencing, assembly and annotation of the oil palm genome, a key milestone in an effort to enhance productivity and sustainability of this commercially important plant. The initiative also analyzed gene expression at various […]

The Helicos System Produces Better Scientific Results with Less Sequencing Required CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences (Nasdaq:HLCS) was featured prominently at The Biology of Genomes meeting this week at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. At the meeting, Helicos scientists and their collaborators presented scientific results using the Helicos Genetic Analysis system describing novel views of genome structure and […]

Innovations Significantly Decrease Computational Burden and Increase Output SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced breakthrough software advancements for its sequencing platform that enable real time analysis and provide a significant reduction in computing infrastructure requirements. These software improvements, in combination with the new Genome AnalyzerIIx, enable researchers to increase their sequencing output up to 65% […]