MADISON, Wisconsin –– DNASTAR today announced that the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute entered into a multi-year software license agreement with DNASTAR for the use of Lasergene software as its primary sequence assembly and analysis software platform for researchers within its organization. A spokesperson for the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute said, “The Sanger Institute is one […]
OAKLAND, Calif. & SALT LAKE CITY — Omicia, Inc., has announced a partnership with the University of Utah’s Utah Genome Project. Under a two-year licensing agreement with Omicia, the University will use and advance Opal, the company’s whole genome analysis platform for research and clinical applications. The agreement enables the University’s researchers and clinicians to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Dr. Mingfu Zhu, previously of the Duke Center for Human Genome Variation, has announced his new position with Tute Genomics as Director of Bioinformatics. Dr. Zhu’s extensive work with structural variation analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data from whole genomes places Tute ahead of other analytic engines in applying structural variant […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — DNAnexus, a pioneer in cloud-based solutions for large-scale DNA data management and analysis, today announced a collaboration with Stanford University that has resulted in a new 1000 Genomes Project data set of genetic variation. Through this collaboration, scientists have analyzed and identified genetic variants in more than 80 terabytes (TB) of […]
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, today announced it is collaborating with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Public Health England to complete the sequences of 3,000 bacterial genome strains from PHE’s National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC). Sequencing will be performed […]
ST. LOUIS – Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computing and analytics solutions for next-generation medicine, announced the expansion of its Cancer Genome Analysis (CGA) Suite to include additional tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis from the Broad Institute. The first addition to the suite is a method for estimating contamination levels in cancer […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for its pending acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE). To expedite the approval, Thermo Fisher has committed to divest of its cell culture (sera and media), gene modulation […]
CORALVILLE, IA — Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has launched the latest addition to its portfolio of next generation sequencing (NGS) products, xGen® Universal Blocking Oligos. By incorporating these oligos into target capture experiments, users can decrease the complexity and increase throughput of their target capture experiment without degradation of […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it will collaborate with the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research in Brisbane, Australia, to increase understanding of the genomic differences between young and older patients with oral cancer and between progressive and non-progressive oral potentially malignant lesions. Oral cancer is part of […]
LORTON, VA –– The Bensalem Township Police Department, in conjunction with Bode Technology, is launching a new initiative in the field of DNA testing. This pilot program known as “BodeHITS – Rapid DNA” will be the first of its kind in the country for law enforcement. Bensalem Township Police Department currently has its own local […]
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