CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– NextCODE Health today announced that a team at the ANZAC Research Institute in Sydney, Australia have used NextCODE capabilities to home in on novel sequence variants underlying X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome (CMTX). CMTX is a rare and progressively debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. It tends to manifest itself in childhood and can be caused by mutations […]

Austin, TX — Today Bioo Scientific announced the release of high throughput automated methods for next generation sequencing library preparation on the Beckman Biomek® FX and Biomek® FXP Laboratory Automation Workstations, and the Perkin Elmer Sciclone liquid handling workstations. These protocols were designed to enable researchers to leverage the NEXTflex library prep kits on liquid […]

GENALICE today announced that the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Molecular Diagnostics Centre has signed a contract for a larger model of the GENALICE VAULT, GENALICE’s Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data processing appliance. This all-in-one bioinformatics appliance is preloaded with the ultra-fast and highly accurate NGS data processing software, GENALICE MAP. […]

LUXEMBOURG — Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL), S.A., announces the signing of a licensing and collaboration agreement with Tute Genomics. ABL is also pleased to announce the commercial launch of OncoChek™ for managing and analysing genomics data in the field of oncology. “With the continuous pipeline of new features appearing in the Tute Genomics platform including […]

TUCSON, Ariz. -– Today HTG Molecular Diagnostics announced the availability of HTG EdgeSeq miRNA Whole Transcriptome Assay for measuring the expression of 2,275 human microRNAs (miRNAs) described in the miRBase v20 database. The assay measures expression from very small, sometimes difficult sample types such as formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues and plasma. Automated on the HTG […]

ANN ARBOR, MI -– Rubicon Genomics, Inc., today announced that it signed agreements with seven distributors in Europe to expand the availability of its leading DNA library preparation products, including ThruPLEX®-FD Prep Kit and PicoPLEX™ DNA-seq Kit for use with Illumina® next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems and PicoPLEX™ WGA Kit for use on arrays, and to […]

San Carlos, CA -— NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications, has launched a novel technology to better enable targeted sequencing studies with genomic DNA or RNA. This launch follows a successful early access period where the technology has been evaluated in leading genomics labs. […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– Two Contract Research Organizations (CROs) with leading expertise in molecular testing have decided to utilize the new Oncomine Cancer Research panel, which runs on Life Technologies Ion Torrent sequencing instruments, for clinical trial analyses and design. This comprehensive multi-biomarker assay allows concurrent analyses of DNA and RNA in one workflow, allowing researchers to […]

Basel — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the acquisition of Genia Technologies, Inc. (Genia), a privately held company, based in Mountain View, California, USA. Genia is developing a single-molecule, semiconductor based, DNA sequencing platform using nanopore technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will pay Genia’s shareholders USD 125 million in […]

CHICAGO -– Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of tools, software, and services that bring the power of genomics to next-generation medicine, today announced an agreement with Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) to include the company’s CancerSelect™ panel in Appistry’s recently released Appistry CloudDx™ genomics testing service. PGDx, a provider of CLIA-compliant genomics services to oncology researchers, […]