SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) is the 2015 recipient of the Agricultural Greater Good Initiative grant. African Orphan Crops Consortium plans to use the grant of Illumina reagents and consumables to further its work studying the genetic diversity of 100 different species of African […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the addition of an important new feature to its Genomic DNA ScreenTape assay—the DNA Integrity Number, or DIN, for assessing the integrity of genomic DNA. The new feature is designed to ensure the quality of genomics experiments, especially next-generation sequencing (NGS). It builds on […]
SAN DIEGO — BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) today announced that Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a world leader in genomics, has signed a 15-year lease for a new 360,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, build-to-suit campus in Foster City, CA. This agreement represents one of the largest life science lease transactions in the country over the […]
PROVO, Utah — Tute Genomics, already a standard bearer in the clinical genomics industry, has added even more valuable experience and proven leadership to its team with the naming of Andrew Olson as vice president of sales. “Tute Genomics is uniquely positioned to lead the revolution in genome-guided precision medicine,” said Olson. “With the most […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced a new single-cell application for its C1TM system that improves whole genome sequencing of individual cells. Single-cell whole genome sequencing allows researchers to explore mutations in regulatory and protein coding regions of the genome in order to identify novel signatures within heterogeneous cell populations. This […]
Calif.– Bina Technologies, Inc. (Bina, Redwood City, CA, USA) announced today that they have been acquired by Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY). Bina Technologies1,2 is a privately held company that provides a big data platform for centralized management and processing of next generation sequencing (NGS) data for the academic and translational research markets. Bina […]
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS II Sequencing System, today announced that it has appointed industry veteran Kathy Ordoñez to its Board of Directors. Ordoñez has a 30 year history of leadership in the life sciences and diagnostics industries, including positions as Senior Vice President of […]
At its December meeting, the Board of Directors (BoD) of Roche Holding recommended first proposals for approval by the AGM, scheduled for 3 March 2015. All current members of the BoD will stand for re-election: Name, Board member since: Dr. Christoph Franz (as Chairman), 2011 André Hoffmann, 1996 Professor Dr. Pius Baschera,2007 Professor Sir John […]
Huntsville, Ala. — — HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology today announced it has purchased the HiSeq X Ten sequencing system manufactured by Illumina, Inc. (NASDQ: ILMN). The technology will enable HudsonAlpha to produce and analyze genomic data faster and at a lower cost. The purchase stems from the Institute’s commitment to research programs for genomics excellence […]
SANTA CLARA, CA. — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced the addition of Francis A. deSouza, technology industry veteran and president of Illumina, a leading biotechnology company, to its board of directors, effective immediately. deSouza began his career at IBM’s TJ Watson Research Center and went on to consult on technical and change management projects […]
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