ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Thermo Fisher Cloud computing platform now supports proteomics data to complement existing data modules for Sanger sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), bringing researchers across proteomic, genomic and metabolomic disciplines closer to using a single platform to store, analyze, share and collaborate on scientific data and discoveries. The Thermo […]

HOUSTON & CARLSBAD, Calif. — Scientists at CompanionDX are collaborating with Thermo Fisher Scientific to establish new next-generation sequencing (NGS) services that could be used in combination with pharmacogenomics (PGx) to help enable drug development and clinical research programs by pharmaceutical companies. CompanionDx selected both the Oncomine Focus Assay and the Oncomine Comprehensive Assay to […]

BOULDER, Colo. — ArcherDX has expanded the application of its Anchored Multiplex PCR (AMP™) technology to include DNA variant detection with the VariantPlex™ Solid Tumor Panel. The VariantPlex Solid Tumor panel is a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based assay to detect somatic variants in 67 cancer-associated genes. The addition of the VariantPlex product line combined with […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — QIAGEN announced the opening of its new principal office in Malaysia to serve its growing base of customers for Sample to Insight solutions, enabling them to help fight diseases using molecular diagnostics, break new ground in research for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and protect the public through food safety […]

SAN DIEGO –- Cypher Genomics, Inc., the leading genome informatics company, and the Clinic for Special Children today announced a collaboration in which Cypher’s automated genomic interpretation tools will be utilized for the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases among a unique population. Located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, the Clinic for Special Children (CSC) serves many Amish […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) will disclose details of its new automated library preparation application for targeted sequencing, optimized for its Juno™ system, at the upcoming European Human Genetics Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, June 6-9. The new library preparation application will expand genomic coverage capacity by an order of magnitude over current […]

REDWOOD CITY, California, and HILDEN, Germany -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the commercial launch of its QIAGEN Clinical Insight® (QCI™) bioinformatics content and software platform for clinical testing labs to interpret and report on genomic variants identified in next-generation sequencing (NGS). The first two supported applications for the bioinformatics […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Spectro Scientific announces the formation of a joint marketing agreement with Wärtsilä Services Switzerland. Spectro Scientific is developing a specialized version of its FluidScan® oil chemistry analyzer for the control of Base Number (BN) in the cylinder lubricant for two-stroke marine engines and various other parameters in system oils. Wärtsilä participated in […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -— QIAGEN today announced the opening of its new principal office in Malaysia to serve its growing base of customers for Sample to Insight solutions, enabling them to help fight diseases using molecular diagnostics, break new ground in research for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and protect the public through food […]

IPSWICH, Mass.– New England Biolabs® (NEB®) announces the release of the NEBNext Library Quant Kit for Illumina®, a qPCR-based solution for accurate next generation sequencing library quantitation. This kit offers several improvements over other commercially available library quantitation methods, including greater accuracy and, consequently, higher correlation with cluster numbers, higher reproducibility, a more convenient protocol […]