SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Complete Genomics, a U.S. affiliate of MGI, has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against Illumina in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit, filed September 30, alleges that Illumina and its customers are using various gene sequencers and related reagents, including NovaSeq 6000, HiSeq X Ten, HiSeq 3000, and HiSeq 4000, [...]

SEATTLE--NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Mark Winham as senior vice president of Operations effective October 2, 2019. Mr. Winham worked for more than ten years in manufacturing for Applied Biosystemsand Life Technologies, serving in positions of escalating responsibility from senior director to vice [...]

Bruker and Freiberg Instruments Establish Related EPR Supply Partnership FREIBERG, Germany -- Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the acquisition of the Magnettech EPR business from Freiberg Instruments GmbH, and the establishment of a related, long-term EPR supply partnership with Freiberg Instruments.  Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Magnettech’s benchtop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) [...]

Partnership provides automation and high throughput-ready reagents without cold chain shipping and storage requirements CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a leading comprehensive genomics solutions provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Argonaut Manufacturing Services (Argonaut), a leading cGMP contract manufacturer and lyophilization provider. Together, they will provide custom lyophilized reagents with the goal of eliminating the need for [...]

Cambridge, United Kingdom – Congenica Ltd, a digital health technology company enabling accelerated interpretation of complex genomic data to improve disease diagnosis, has announced significant developments to its software solution, with the integration of powerful new reference data sources, DECIPHER and Mastermind® into its clinical decision support platform. Congenica® is state-of-the-art software accelerating the interpretation of complex genomic data [...]

Partnership with Genomenon Includes Placing Mastermind Genomic Search Engine at UK’s National Health Service (NHS)   Congenica Partners with Genomenon to Integrate Mastermind into Congenica Clinical Platform Partnership with Genomenon Includes Placing Mastermind Genomic Search Engine at UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Genomenon announced a partnership with Congenica Ltd today that incorporates Mastermind® Genomic Search Engine results into [...]

-- Previews Disruptive Gene Pools Product that Includes up to 180,000 Genes for Drug Discovery, Protein Screening and More, at $0.04 per Base Pair – -- Silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform Continues to Enable Innovative Products Across Synthetic Biology, Next-Generation Sequencing, Drug Discovery and DNA Data Storage Industries -- SAN FRANCISCO--Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a [...]

Collaboration brings best-in-class technology to Ginkgo foundries, with a commitment to ongoing joint technology development   BOSTON, Mass. and EMERYVILLE, Calif. – Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company and Berkeley Lights, Inc., a company dedicated to finding the best cells, today announced a $150MM collaboration. Through a multi-year, non-exclusive agreement, Ginkgo will incorporate Berkeley Lights’ state-of-the-art optofluidic platform into [...]

Expansion follows the Completion of the Acquisition of GSK Manufacturing Site in Cork, Ireland CORK, Ireland – Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announced the expansion of its API manufacturing capabilities following the completion of its previously announced acquisition of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Approximately 400 [...]

BaseCase platform can now perform live statistical modeling and sophisticated data analyses, delivering evidence-based claims to support value messages during payer, provider and HCP discussions   PRINCETON, NJ – Certara®, the global model-informed drug development and decision support leader, today announced the launch of BaseCase Data Studio, the newest product for its BaseCase value communications platform. Certara’s BaseCase [...]