Biotech Innovators Will Contribute to International Effort to Produce Most Detailed Map of Genetic Variation SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc., (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced that it is among three firms to have pioneered the development of new sequencing technologies and joined the 1000 Genomes Project, an international effort to build the most detailed map to date […]

SEATTLE–Geospiza today announced that Dr. Leroy Hood, President and Co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, was elected to Geospiza’s Board of Directors. “I am delighted to be joining the board of Geospiza, whose products are being used by my team at the Institute for Systems Biology. The next generation genetic sequencing instruments will transform […]

Partners Will Co-Develop Genomic Complexity Reduction Methods for Crop Genomes Initial Study to Focus on Wheat Genome BRANFORD, Conn.–454 Life Sciences, a company of Roche, today announced that they will support Cogenics® a subsidiary of Clinical Data, Inc., and Limagrain Verneuil Holding (LVH), a subsidiary of the Limagrain Group, in the development of solutions enabling […]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Helios Zeta and Helios Omega UV-Visible Spectrophotometers with USB Storage and Printing Capabilities MADISON, WI. (June 3, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the new Thermo Scientific Helios™ Zeta double-beam and Helios Omega single-beam UV–Visible spectrophotometers. Designed for research, routine quality control, and […]

PartnerTech (STO:PART) and Biotage (STO:BIOTA), an international company in the field of life science research, have expanded their cooperation and signed a new agreement to manufacture instruments for DNA analysis and microwave synthesis. The agreement, which runs for two years and renews automatically, is worth an estimated SEK 40 million annually. “PartnerTech’s expertise and level […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. and LINCOLN, Neb., May 27 — Pacific Biosciences announced today that it has acquired “sequencing by incorporation” technology from LI-COR Biosciences of Lincoln Nebraska. Sequencing by incorporation generally identifies nucleotides in a DNA sequence based upon synthesis of a complementary DNA strand. The technology acquired from LI-COR broadens Pacific Biosciences’ existing intellectual […]

Productivity Solution Simplifies Research Projects by Providing Researchers with Powerful, Easy-to-Use Analysis Tools That Facilitate Complex Workflows Involving Vast Amounts of Disparate Data RENO, Nev.–Biotique Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of a new research and development productivity solution that provides an enterprise-scale informatics environment for integrating, analyzing and sharing data generated by next-generation sequencing […]

454 Sequencing Used at Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) in India Branford, Conn.–Roche has successfully installed the first Genome Sequencer FLX System at the prestigious IGIB, in Delhi, India. IGIB plans to use the system for all applications possible within this revolutionary technology, with a special focus on metagenomics and de novo genome […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc., (NYSE:A) today announced that it has acquired a license to commercialize a method developed at the Broad Institute for genome partitioning using Agilent’s Oligo Library Synthesis (OLS) technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. Recent advances in DNA-sequencing technology have increased the speed of data acquisition. However, without accompanying improvements in […]

PENZBERG, Germany–The diversity of species in the intestinal flora is imperative for the maintenance of our health. Any instability can lead to the development of various intestinal diseases such as antibiotic-associated intestinal inflammations like e.g., Morbus Crohn or Colitis Ulcerosa. According to the latest discoveries, disturbances in the metabolism such as obesity are also greatly […]