CRISPR is a disruptive gene editing methodology that has invigorated the genomics market, taking life science research to another level of innovation. With explosive growth, the technology is not only creating opportunities in genetic engineering but is fueling growth for enabling technologies, such as NGS, PCR, lab automation, microarrays, nucleic acid preparation kits, flow cytometry […]
Orlando, FL 2/9/16; San Diego, CA 2/10/16; Santa Clara and Pleasanton, CA 2/11/16 —10X Genomics, the provider of a molecular barcoding platform for NGS, has signed agreements with three instrument firms to utilize its technology as part of their NGS product lines. Illumina and 10X entered into a comarketing agreement for sequencing solutions. QIAGEN and […]
New York, NY 2/2/16—Citing unnamed sources, Reuters reports that Roche is in discussions with sequencer firm Pacific Biosciences regarding a possible acquisition. Pacific Biosciences developed sequencing technology for Roche to sell and for which Roche will create and supply reagents. The system is expected to be commercialized in the second half of 2016. According to […]
On January 16, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the NIH, launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) to study the genetic factors that make up common and uncommon human diseases. The CCDG is an extension of the NHGRI’s flagship Genome Sequencing program, which focused on wide ranging genome sequencing projects. […]
Company Announcements The Silicon Valley Business Journal reported on December 1 that Complete Genomics will lay off 179 workers in January 2016, and that the firm’s development of its Revolocity sequencer has been suspended. The company will now serve as an R&D facility for its owner, BGI. HTG Molecular Diagnostics named James T. LaFrance, chairman […]
Company Announcements In October, Horizon Discovery announced that Swift Biosciences will incorporate its HDx Quantitative Multiplex Reference Standards into the Accel-Amplicon 56G Oncology Panel. Rubicon Genomics named Eurofins Genomics as a US distributor of its DNA library preparation products. Agilent Technologies named the Australian Genome Research Facility as a Certified Service Provider for NGS. Under […]
Company Announcements WuXi NextCODE announced in October a long-term partnership with Sidra Medical and Research Center, the genomics and informatics hub for the Qatar Genome Project, to provide and codevelop research and bioinformatics programs. DNAnexus integrated its DNAnexus cloud genomics software with QIAGEN’s Ingenuity Variant Analysis platform. South Korea–based Celemics, a provider of target enrichment […]
Provo, UT 11/2/15—Sequencing informatics company Tute Genomics has acquired human-genome interpretation firm Knome for an undisclosed amount. Knome’s knoSYS platform is used by research and clinical labs for analyzing, annotating and interpreting NGS data. The platform has processed thousands of genomes and exomes, and can store and share them as well as panels and variants. […]
Company Announcements Battelle named NicheVision as a distributor of its ExactID software for forensics in July. In August, Illumina, Warburg Pincus and Sutter Hill formed Helix, a company to empower consumers to discover insights into their genomes through an ecosystem of content partners. The company received over $100 million in financing commitments, and Illumina CEO […]
This month, the 1,000 Genomes Project published its final two papers, based on the analysis of 2,504 genomes of individuals from 26 populations in five continental regions. The broad sample gives insight into the level of normal genetic variation in humans. The first paper reported over 88 million genetic variants affecting up to 500 bases […]
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