San Diego, California, and Hilden, Germany -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a number of new capabilities for its Ingenuity® Variant Analysis™ and CLC Cancer Research Workbench solutions that accelerate the workflows for researchers to move from sample to insight with next-generation sequencing (NGS). The company is demonstrating the latest […]
ST LOUIS, MO -– Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of tools, software, and services that bring the power of genomics to next-generation medicine, today announced that Cornelius (Neal) Boerkoel, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Appistry’s management team as the company’s first chief medical officer. A former laboratory director at the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program and co-founder […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the successful CE-IVD registration of its new Ion PGM Dx System for sale in European countries. The Ion PGM Dx System was developed using the proven Ion Torrent next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, currently used to produce hundreds of thousands of tests in clinical research laboratories each […]
Coralville, IA — — Integrated DNA Technologies today announced the introduction of xGen® Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates. These modular gene capture probes are the latest addition to IDT’s growing portfolio of high quality, customizable next generation sequencing products. xGen Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for creating customized target capture panels […]
SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the selection of three startup companies for the inaugural Illumina Accelerator funding cycle. The companies are Encoded Genomics, Inc., EpiBiome, Inc., and Xcell Biosciences Inc. The Illumina Accelerator is the world’s first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry. It is […]
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, today announced the release of new chemistry and software designed to enhance the performance and output of the platform by 45%. The latest release increases read length and improves accuracy to further accelerate innovative genomic research […]
SAN DIEGO –– Cypher Genomics, Inc., the genome informatics company, announced today the formation of a scientific advisory board (SAB) to guide the development and implementation of Cypher’s products, which include MantisTM, the genome interpretation software as a service offering, and CoralTM, a biomarker discovery service. Drs. Kelly Bethel, Michael Hultner, Myla Lai-Goldman, Arnold (Arnie) […]
Ann Arbor, MI –– Rubicon Genomics, Inc., today announced that it has signed agreements with new distributors in Europe, North Africa and Asia to further expand the availability of its DNA library preparation products for arrays and Illumina® next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, including ThruPLEX® DNA-seq, PicoPLEXTM DNA-seq, and PicoPLEX WGA Kits. Separately, Rubicon announced that […]
Redwood City, Calif. -– QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced today that its business area, QIAGEN Bioinformatics, has been named by Genomics England (GeL) an assessment winner for the UK100K project, along with other life science technology providers. The company will be providing project researchers access to Ingenuity® Variant Analysis™, a powerful […]
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.– BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has acquired GenCell Biosystems, a privately-held Irish biotech company that has developed proprietary technologies that address key biological analysis protocols – from library preparation of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to genotyping for agricultural applications. “We […]
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