Scale-up of Illumina’s Next-Generation Sequencing Platform Increases BGI’s Total Genome Analyzer Capacity to 29 Units SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that BGI purchased 12 additional Genome Analyzers, expanding their installed base of Illumina’s next-generation sequencing platforms to 29 units. Of the new units, four will be installed at BGI, Shenzhen and eight will […]
New Offering Brings Together Long Reads on Illumina’s Genome Analyzer with Agilent’s SureSelect Platform To Substantially Simplify Workflow SAN DIEGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) today announced they have entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement to support a new, scalable solution for researchers conducting targeted resequencing studies. The Agilent SureSelect […]
Broad Adds 22 New Units to Significantly Expand its Whole-Genome Sequencing Capacity SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has acquired 22 additional Genome Analyzers to increase its installed base of the Illumina sequencing platform to 47 units. “We are excited to build on our strong relationship with […]
BOZEMAN, Mont.–Golden Helix, Inc., a global leader in genetic analysis software and services, and Spinco Biotech Pvt Ltd have entered into an exclusive agreement under which Spinco will act as a premier distributor of Golden Helix products and services in India. Spinco will provide sales, marketing, and first-level customer support for Golden Helix’ analysis and […]
Published Research in Nature Methods Details the Detection of 75% More Expressed Genes Than Microarray Approaches CARLSBAD, Calif.–Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced that researchers have discovered comprehensive profiles of gene activity from single cells using the SOLiD™ System, its next-generation genomic analysis platform. The finding, which is detailed in […]
HOUSTON, April 8 — LaserGen, Inc., a DNA sequencing technology company, announced a definitive agreement in which SeqWright Inc. will make an equity investment in the company. Prompting its decision was LaserGen’s recently revealed plans to commercialize its novel reversible terminator chemistry, Lightning Terminators(TM), for next-generation sequencing applications. The company anticipates bringing its chemistry as […]
VICTORIA, BC Canada/EWORLDWIRE/April 8, 2009 — GenoLogics today announced that it is teaming with Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation, to provide an integrated lab and data management solution for its next generation advanced genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD(TM) System. Applied Biosystems is a global leader in providing innovative instrument systems to accelerate […]
Study Results Show Improved Sensitivity for Detecting Low-Prevalence Resistance Variants When Compared to Traditional Methods BRANFORD, Conn.–A study published online last week in the Journal of Infectious Disease reports that ultra-deep sequencing has the ability to identify low-frequency hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug-resistant mutations in infected samples, including mutations undetected by standard direct PCR sequencing […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences (Nasdaq:HLCS) today announced the release of transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) datasets on the HeliSphere™ Technology Center (https://open.helicosbio.com), the company’s open access Web site for sharing Helicos datasets and bioinformatics software tools. Helicos’s amplification and ligation-free approach virtually eliminates the creation of false-positive splicing and fusion events, frequently observed in other RNA-Seq datasets. Helicos™ […]
Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics adds Genomatix Advanced Next Generation Sequencing downstream analysis capabilities Genomatix Software, a leading provider of complete solutions for the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data, announced today that the CCDU Bioinformatics Core of the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology at the University of Michigan installed a Genomatix […]
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