October 18, 2018
Merck today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Flow Cytometry unit to Luminex Corporation for €62.5 million. All associated reagents under these brands included in the deal Strategic agreement allows Luminex to increase footprint in multi-billion-dollar flow cytometry market Deal expected to close at end of 2018 Darmstadt, Germany, – Merck, the [...]
Small-Batch Protocol Development Freeze Dryer
October 17, 2018
Here at Millrock Technology, we often speak with research professionals eager to explore new ways to save time and money in their pharmaceutical and biotech freeze drying processes. Millrock Tech responded with a new patented innovation: the MicroFD with LyoSim and LyoPAT— a small-batch protocol development freeze dryer that uses between 3 and 37 vials [...]
Congenica earns major role in supporting world’s first routine national genomic medicine service
October 17, 2018
Genomics England names Congenica as its Clinical Decision Support Service partner for the delivery of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Cambridge, United Kingdom – Congenica has been awarded a multi-year contract by Genomics England, to be a provider of Diagnostic Decision Support Services for them to deliver for the world leading NHS Genomic Medicine Service. Genomics England [...]
Bionano and Genoox Launch Integrated Platform for Identification of Structural Variants in DNA
October 17, 2018
SAN DIEGO -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNGO), a life sciences instrumentation company that develops and markets Saphyr, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation detection in genome analysis, and Genoox, the healthcare technology company on a mission to make it easier for doctors, clinicians and researchers to run clinical genetic applications and act on [...]
October 17, 2018
San Diego, USA – SOPHiA GENETICS, leader in Data-Driven Medicine, has announced today from the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the release of Alamut Genova, the advanced variant exploration software for genomic data visualization and interpretation. Alamut Genova is the latest evolution of Alamut Visual, already trusted by over 500 healthcare [...]
Arcis Biotechnology and Teleflex sign license agreement
October 17, 2018
Agreement gives Teleflex access to Arcis’ nucleic acid sample preparation technology Daresbury, UK: Arcis Biotechnology (“Arcis”), the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced it has signed a technology access agreement with Teleflex Incorporated, a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: TFX). Teleflex will harness Arcis’ advanced nucleic acid sample preparation chemistry in the [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific CE Marks Oncomine Dx Target Test
October 17, 2018
CE IVD Mark brings NGS-based clinical test for solid tumors to Europe CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Marking a milestone in bringing its Oncomine Dx Target Test to Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that it has CE-IVD marked its next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based solution that screens biomarkers across solid tumors. Thermo Fisher will highlight the test during the European Society for [...]
Illumina Accelerator Announces Eighth Investment Cycle
October 17, 2018
Five new genomics startups focused on therapeutics, diagnostics and informatics Illumina Accelerator welcomes five new startups to its eighth investment cycle. The genomics-based company creation engine focuses on building early-stage genomics companies and helps startups validate and create next-generation sequencing applications and bring those products to market. During the six-month cycle, Illumina Accelerator offers the [...]
University of Sydney First to Install a 6th Generation MiniFlex XRD in Australia
October 17, 2018
Sydney, Australia - The University of Sydney has installed a new generation X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) as a teaching tool within the School of Chemistry. The XRD is the sixth generation of Rigaku’s MiniFlex benchtop instruments and will help prepare students for practical skills in industry and provide capacity to produce research-grade data for materials characterisation. The [...]
DNAnexus Granted Authority to Operate by Health and Human Services (HHS) for FedRAMP Moderate
October 17, 2018
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--DNAnexus Inc. announced today it has been granted an Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for the management and analysis of biomedical data on its cloud-based platform. This authorization enables Federal agencies to rapidly and securely integrate cloud-based biomedical informatics into their research and services, in compliance [...]
