Illumina BioInsight Platform expands with new software to accelerate the path from sequencing to discovery

DRAGEN Ultra, BioInsight Platform Workflow Orchestrator, and BioInsight Platform Learning Cohorts are now available in early access, incorporating new AI-driven approaches to analysis, automation, and discovery The tools automate end-to-end informatics processes at scale and help customers build private data lakes to drive scientific and clinical research insights SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) [...]

Eppendorf and BioLabs expand collaboration to support biotech innovation in Munich

The collaboration will provide laboratory equipment, technical support and engagement opportunities for BioLabs resident companies Builds on existing partnerships at BioLabs sites across the US, Germany and France Hamburg, Germany and MUNICH, Germany – Eppendorf, a leading international life science company that develops, manufactures, and distributes instruments, consumables, and services for use in laboratories around [...]

QIAGEN and EQT Private Equity announce agreement on a recommended voluntary all-cash public takeover offer

QIAGEN and EQT Private Equity agree on an all-cash public takeover offer for all outstanding QIAGEN shares at an offer price of €46.50 per share, a premium of 40.3% to the unaffected share price Following a comprehensive review of strategic options, QIAGEN’s Supervisory Board and Managing Board fully support the transaction and agreed to unanimously [...]

Laxco, Inc. Introduces the CellLive Series for Smarter, Continuous Live-Cell Imaging

The CellLive CL11 and CL22 combine automated imaging, remote monitoring, and advanced analysis to help researchers capture more meaningful data with less disruption to cell cultures. MILL CREEK, Wash. -- Laxco, Inc., a global leader in microscopy and imaging solutions, today announced the CellLive Series, an advanced live-cell imaging platform designed to help researchers continuously [...]

Takara Bio USA Partners with SPT Labtech to Deliver Automation-Ready NGS Library Preparation Technologies

Trusted NGS chemistries from Takara Bio now optimized for firefly® automated workflows San Jose, California, and Cambridge, UK, 20 October 2026: Takara Bio USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., and SPT Labtech today announced their partnership to deliver validated, automated library preparation workflows that combine Takara Bio next-generation sequencing (NGS) library [...]

Ultima Genomics Launches Paired-End Sequencing and Solaris 2.0 Max at ASHG 2026, Doubling Output and Enabling the $60 Genome

Paired-end sequencing now available on the UG200™ Series, advancing workflow compatibility and quality for germline whole genome sequencing (WGS) and other applications Solaris™ 2.0 Max workflows deliver up to 20 billion reads per wafer, doubling the output of existing Solaris 2.0 workflows and enabling a $60 whole human genome at 30x coverage Supporting clinical-quality genomes [...]

Parse Biosciences Launches Evercode MAX, Enabling Researchers to Profile More Cells and Samples with Greater Flexibility

New modular platform gives researchers greater control over sample and cell throughput while optimizing value SEATTLE — Parse Biosciences, the leading provider of scalable and accessible single cell sequencing and a QIAGEN company, today announced that Evercode MAX, a modular configuration of its flagship Evercode single cell sequencing platform, is now shipping to customers. Using [...]

PacBio and Verily Health Announce Multi-Year Strategic Collaboration to Scale Long-Read Genomics for Biomedical AI

Verily Pre will connect PacBio HiFi Sequencing with governed cloud analysis, multimodal health data and AI-ready research workflows MENLO PARK, Calif. and DALLAS -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies, and Verily Health Inc., a healthcare data intelligence company, announced today a multi-year strategic collaboration to integrate PacBio HiFi sequencing [...]

Meissner Introduces the Single-Use Automated Aliquoting System (AAS)

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Meissner Corporation introduced the Automated Aliquoting System (AAS), a compact, recipe-driven automated process skid platform designed to standardize the filling and transfer of bulk cell culture media, buffers, and other process solutions into final single-use biocontainers ranging from 1 to 20 liters. By automating this process, the AAS removes one of the [...]

Ultima Genomics Selected for Landmark Large-Scale Immune Profiling Study with IMU Biosciences, UK Biobank and Waters Corporation

IMU Biosciences and UK Biobank will generate a single-cell immune profiling AI foundational dataset from 80,000 blood samples collected from UK Biobank participants using Ultima Genomics' UG200™ Sequencing Platform and the BD Rhapsody™ Single-Cell Platform from Waters Corporation Ultima's technology continues to support the addition of new omics data layers for UK Biobank and foundational [...]

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