Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), the molecular genetics company, today announced it has been awarded a £200K phase one development contract by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) healthcare competition. The contract is to develop whole genome Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis software to increase the accuracy, and enhance the analysis of genomic sequence data. This […]
SUNNYVALE, CA –– Optra Health, an ISO-certified global organization specializing in medical devices, lab automation, life science informatics and healthcare IT, today announced the availability of its ‘Automation of Knowledge’ solution, a uniquely innovative and powerful web-based text mining and annotation tool for dealing with the sheer volume and complexity of biological information. Using the […]
Austin, TX — Bioo Scientific’s NEXTflex™ 16S V1 – V3 Amplicon-Seq Kit simplifies bacterial metagenomics studies for sequencing on the Illumina® MiSeq platform. This kit allows users to go from sample to sequence in two hours, making it the fastest library prep kit available. Up to 384 barcodes are available with this kit, offering extreme […]
FREMONT, Calif. -— WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBSD) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ivan Trifunovich, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board. Joel Kanter, a director of the company since 2007, will serve as lead independent director. Alnoor Shivji, the company’s Chairman since 2002, resigned from […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the SureSelect Clinical Research Exome. The performance-optimized exome design was developed in collaboration with researchers from Emory University and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. SureSelect Human All Exon V5 was used as the core for the new design. Performance has been enhanced in disease-associated […]
BILLERICA, Mass. — — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the appointment of Kathy Ordoñez to its Board of Directors. Kathy Ordoñez brings more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences and diagnostics industries. As Senior Vice President at Quest Diagnostics, Ms. Ordonez […]
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany -— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of 14 new GeneReadTM DNAseq V2 gene panels targeting an extensive range of cancer-related genes or gene regions. Gene panels are an integral part of many next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows. They are used to enrich genes of […]
BOULDER, Colo. & BEVERLY, Mass.– Enzymatics today launches a new targeted sequencing assay for detecting and identifying fusions of 26 genes associated with sarcoma. Using Enzymatics’ proprietary Anchored Multiplex PCR™-based enrichment, fusions of all genes in the panel can be identified in a single sequencing run, without prior knowledge of fusion partners or breakpoints. The […]
Provo, Utah — Tute Genomics, the leader in genome annotation and interpretation, today announced an agreement with Lineagen,Inc., to provide next-generation sequencing (NGS) analytics for Lineagen’s NextStepDx PLUS. Lineagen, focused on the diagnostic evaluation of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders, currently offers FirstStepDx PLUS, a customized chromosomal microarray (CMA) testing service used by healthcare providers as […]
Santa Fe, NM and New York, NY –- On Tuesday, the National Center for Genome Resources and Simbiot announced a strategic partnership to create new solutions for handling ‘big data’ in the genomics space. The two groups are joining forces to launch Lumenogix NGS, a software platform that offers researchers unprecedented knowledge mining and control […]
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