Illumina Files Patent Infringement Suits Against BGI in Sweden and the United Kingdom
January 10, 2020
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it has filed two additional patent infringement suits relating to BGI’s sequencing products, including the DNBSeq-400 (also known as MGISeq-2000), DNBSeq-T7, and related chemistry reagents. The first complaint was filed against MGI Tech Co., Ltd. and Latvia MGI Tech SIA in the High Court of [...]
January 10, 2020
Vienna, Austria – The massive output of modern short-read next generation sequencing (NGS) platforms allows to multiplex hundreds of samples to be processed in one NGS run. Each sample is identified by adding a unique index sequence to an NGS library, ensuring these libraries can be mixed and sequenced collectively. This system reduces sequencing costs [...]
January 10, 2020
Co-marketing partnership to drive awareness of ArcherDX IVD products and increase access to vital genomic information in the community oncology care setting Boulder, Colorado – ArcherDX, Inc. today announced a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership with Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) intended to broaden access of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based oncology testing, including companion diagnostics for therapeutic selection, personalized [...]
January 10, 2020
ReadCoor’s technology simultaneously detects hundreds to thousands of RNA, DNA, proteins, and therapeutics in every cell within intact tissue Spatially surveying thousands of molecules simultaneously drives meaningful insights into disease states and treatment effects Spatial analysis across multiple omic formats gives researchers new insights into cancer, immuno-oncology, gene therapy, and neurodegenerative diseases CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January [...]
New Product: Hybrid confocal laser scanning microscope “OPTELICS® HYBRID+”
January 10, 2020
Lasertec Corporation today announced the release of OPTELICS® HYBRID+, the latest model of OPTELICS® HYBRID series confocal laser scanning microscope that combines two sets of optics - laser confocal and white light confocal - for the pursuit of high performance and multi-functions. OPTELICS® HYBRID+ will be presented to ELECTROTEST JAPAN from January 15, 2020 at Tokyo [...]
January 10, 2020
SEQuoia Complete Stranded RNA Library Prep Kit is a high-performance kit that captures both long and short RNAs in a single library even from limited and low-quality samples. HERCULES, Calif. – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of the SEQuoia Complete Stranded RNA Library Prep Kit, a novel approach to RNA-Seq [...]
January 9, 2020
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Aspect Biosystems (“Aspect”) (“the Company”), a biotechnology company pioneering microfluidic 3D bioprinting of human tissues, today announced a US $20 million Series A financing round. Radical Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs developing and applying deep tech to solve global problems and transform massive industries, led the round with [...]
January 9, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Element Biosciences today announced the close of a Series B financing round of $80.3 million, with participation from new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company and JS Capital LLC, as well as existing investors Foresite Capital and Venrock. To date, the company has raised a total of more than $100 million. Proceeds [...]
U.S. Silica Promotes Brad Casper to President
January 9, 2020
KATY, Texas -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced the promotion of Brad Casper to the role of President as part of the Company's long-term succession planning, with Bryan Shinn continuing as U.S. Silica's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. "Brad has been an integral part of our [...]
Reading 2D-Barcoded Tubes Directly at the Point of Storage or Retrieval
January 9, 2020
Ziath has announced that it will launch a revolutionary web-based 2D-barcoded tube identification product - Datapaq 5 at SLAS 2020** in San Diego, USA. In modern laboratories - samples are typically stored in large -80°C freezers, liquid nitrogen tanks or fully automated stores that are often inconveniently situated in an outbuilding or a basement. Datapaq 5 is [...]
