Internal Sequencing Runs Yield 15GB on Single Flowcell SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc., (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced that scientists at the Company have completed sequencing the genomes of an anonymous African Trio (Yoruba from Ibadan, Nigeria) using the company’s Genome Analyzer sequencing platform. Illumina previously announced the sequencing of the first of these HapMap samples, that […]

Scientists From the Broad Institute and Columbia University Medical Center to Present Data at Biology of Genomes Meeting Upgrades to SOLiD(TM) System Software and Chemistry Double Throughput, Simplify Workflows, and Decrease Run Times FOSTER CITY, Calif.–When Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI – News), an Applera Corporation business, introduced its ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis system less than a year […]

Researchers to Use SOLiD(TM) System for Comprehensive Coverage of Genetic Changes That Occur in Development of Disease CAMBRIDGE, England & FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States are working together to investigate one of science’s most challenging mysteries – the genetic underpinnings of cancer in the human genome. The Wellcome Trust […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS – News) announced the addition of Stephen P. Hall as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Steve Hall’s accomplishments and track record suits our needs extremely well,” said Steve Lombardi, Helicos President and Chief Operating Officer. “His success in the life sciences and his public company CFO experience […]

New Capacity Will Triple BGI’s Rate of Whole-Genome Sequencing Projects SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN – News) today announced that in early March Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) purchased 11 Genome Analyzers, increasing the organization’s total number of the Illumina sequencing systems to 17. BGI is the fourth genome center to expand its Genome Analyzer install base […]

BRANFORD, Conn.–454 Life Sciences, a centre of excellence of Roche Applied Science, today announced that GATC Biotech, one of Europe’s leading sequencing service providers, has acquired a second Genome Sequencer FLX System. GATC Biotech’s decision to add an additional Genome Sequencer FLX System to its service offering was based both on soaring demand for ultra […]

Data Validates the World’s First Single Molecule Sequencing of an Organism CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–Helicos BioSciences (NASDAQ: HLCS), a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced the publication of a report in Science Magazine demonstrating the first single molecule sequencing of an organism. The report depicts the use of Helicos’ proprietary True Single […]

Next Generation Pyrosequencing® System; PyroMark™Q24 Pyrosequencing technology in a 24 well format for low throughput epigenetic studies. Uppsala, Sweden 31 March 2008 – Pyrosequencing AB, a subsidiary of Biotage AB today announced the launch of PyroMark™Q24 the latest in the range of Pyrosequencing® Systems. This new high-performance platform includes a complete software package for the […]