Real Time Genomics, Inc., today announced the introduction of its genome analytics platform to enable the rapid, accurate interpretation of genomes in the study of early childhood disease. The platform will provide biomedical and clinical researchers for the first time the ability to accurately and robustly detect a type of variant prevalent in childhood disease […]

Seattle, Washington —– Stratos Genomics Inc today announced that it has reached its next significant milestone by achieving single molecule DNA sequencing of 100+ base templates with its patented “Sequencing by Expansion™” (SBX) technology. Stratos Genomics also announced the addition of Tim Hunkapiller, co-inventor of four-color Sanger sequencing, to its Science Advisory Board (SAB). “Stratos […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced a dozen innovative new products for the Ion Torrent™ platform that will make sequencing faster, simpler and more accessible for scientists, driving discovery and advancing clinical research around the world. “These new products continue the pace of relentless innovation that in just two years enabled […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– GnuBIO, Inc. (GnuBIO), www.gnubio.com a pioneer in the Desktop DNA sequencing market, announced today that it will begin shipments of its beta system, the world’s first fully-integrated DNA sequencing system, to beta sites on April 1, 2013. Unlike other sequencing instruments or “workflows” that require many days of sample preparation, or require large […]

Redwood City, CA — Bina Technologies, the genomic big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine, today announced the commercial launch of the Bina Genomic Analysis Platform. The platform is a linearly scalable end-to-end solution for genomic analysis that is uniquely built to deliver improved data accuracy, reducing the time and improving the cost-effectiveness of processing […]

Menlo Park, CA –– Personalis, Inc. today announced availability of its Genome Services for Research, focusing on accuracy in sequencing, analysis, and interpretation of human genomes. Personalis believes that accuracy is crucial in medicine, both in research and ultimately in clinical use. We support researchers engaging in case-control, family-based, or proband-only genome studies of disease, […]

MARCO ISLAND-– Today’s introduction of CLiC LPTM at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting in Marco Island, Fla., marks a new chapter for laboratories around the world involved with genetic sequencing. GenCell Biosystems unveiled the world’s first fully integrated, automated bench-top library prep workflow for next generation sequencing (NGS) that generates more […]

BALTIMORE, — Exemplar LIMS™has been selected as the primary lab management and electronic lab notebook (ELN) solution for NY Genome Center’s laboratory operations. Sapio’s LIMS system will initially track next generation sequencing workflows from the Illumina family of sequencers from request through analysis. Support for additional next gen sequencers will be added as needed. Sapio’s […]

PathoGenetix, Inc., a commercial-stage developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial strain typing, has hired Paul Krassnoff as Director of Manufacturing. Mr. Krassnoff will develop production and quality assurance systems for the manufacture of the company’s proprietary Genome Sequence Scanning™ (GSS™) System. GSS isolates and analyzes microbial DNA directly from an enriched biological sample—without […]

The NEXTflex™ 16S V4 Amplicon-Seq Kit has been developed to simplify bacterial metagenomics studies using Illumina® HiSeq and MiSeq platforms. This kit allows users to go from sample to sequence in two hours, making it the fastest library prep kit available. Using specialized NEXTflex primers that target the V4 region of the 16S subunit, a […]