LGC Genomics partners with Diagenode to expand NGS offering
November 16, 2017
As part of the expansion of their Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) products and services, LGC’s Genomics division has signed a distribution with Diagenode to supply a range of state-of-the-art sonication systems for DNA fragmentation. The agreement covers EMEA, South America and Canada for clinical and agricultural biotechnology market sectors and the United States for the agricultural biotechnology sector. Brian [...]
Oxford Genetics licenses SnapFast™ expression vectors to Twist Bioscience
November 16, 2017
Oxford, England & San Francisco, California. Oxford Genetics, a leader in innovative synthetic biology-based technologies for biologics discovery, development and delivery, announced today a new licensing agreement with Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of rapid, high-quality synthetic DNA. Oxford Genetics will supply Twist Bioscience with its SnapFast™ technology [...]
Announcing Schrödinger Software Release 2017-4
November 16, 2017
We are pleased to announce Schrödinger software release 2017-4, which is available for download now. This quarterly release includes usability improvements and performance enhancements across all of our software. Click here to learn more about new features in 2017-4.
New spark spectrometer for high performance metals analysis: FOUNDRY-MASTER Pro2
November 16, 2017
Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science launches a new optical emission spectrometer for the demanding metals analysis in foundries and other metals industry: the FOUNDRY-MASTER Pro2. Seamless quality control is essential throughout the metals industry, from trace element analysis in scrap metal, to incoming materials inspection, melt process control and goods issue. The FOUNDRY-MASTER Pro2 optical emission [...]
One step closer to abolishing the cold chain: lyophilised kits for field-based sequencing
November 16, 2017
Oxford Nanopore’s goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere. To get closer to this, we want to abolish the cold chain so that our reagents can be transported easily to any researcher and be used in any environment. With this in mind, we are now starting an early release of [...]
Announcing Schrödinger Software Release 2017-4
November 16, 2017
We are pleased to announce Schrödinger software release 2017-4, which is available for download now. This quarterly release includes usability improvements and performance enhancements across all of our software. Click here to learn more about new features in 2017-4.
BYK to invest $50 million to expand Gonzales, TX facility
November 16, 2017
Wallingford (CT)/Gonzales (TX) - BYK Additives & Instruments, one of the world’s leading suppliers in the field of additives and measuring instruments and a member of the ALTANA Group, today announced a commitment to expand its facility in Gonzales, Texas. BYK expects to invest USD 50 million to construct a significant manufacturing facility to increase the [...]
November 16, 2017
El Segundo, CA – BioDiscovery, Inc., a leader in innovative genomic data analysis software solutions announced today an agreement with Be Creative Lab (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Beijing, China where Be Creative will be the exclusive reseller and distributor of BioDiscovery products in China. The two companies inked the deal at the recent 2017 Clinical Application Conference [...]
November 16, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY — Today at the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2017 Annual Meeting, Edico Genome announced an affiliation with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). The hospital will utilize Edico Genome’s DRAGENTM Bio-IT platform to deliver enhanced patient care and accelerate research initiatives to expand test offerings for children with genetic disorders and cancer. CHLA has validated [...]
November 15, 2017
First bioinformatics solution integrating new AMP/ASCO/CAP standards for NGS cancer testing to confidently and quickly report clinical relevance of somatic mutations Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched enhancements in its QIAGEN Clinical Insight (QCI) bioinformatics software automating the AMP/ASCO/CAP Standards and Guidelines for the Interpretation and [...]

