WuXi NextCODE Integrates Oxford Nanopore into the Global Platform for Genomic Data

 SHANGHAI, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- WuXi NextCODE, the contract genomics organization providing the global standard platform for genomic data, today announced the first open-access installation of Oxford Nanopore instruments in a CAP/CLIA lab in China – at WuXi NextCODE's sequencing laboratory in Shanghai. "We are honored to introduce Oxford Nanopore's pathbreaking capabilities to the breadth of the scientific and medical [...]

Intermountain Healthcare Announces Precision Health Research Endeavors With 10x Genomics

- Linked-Reads will be used to advance precision health and personalized medicine - PLEASANTON, CA and SAINT GEORGE, UT –Intermountain Precision Genomics and 10x Genomics announced today, the addition of Chromium™ Genome Solution to the Translational Science Center (TSC). The center currently houses several of the latest high-throughput next-generation sequencing instruments for large-scale whole genome [...]

iPlanner Module For Matrix Gemini LIMS Allows Optimization Of Laboratory Instrument Usage

Matrix iPlanner is an optional module for Matrix Gemini LIMS that optimizes laboratory instrument usage by taking into consideration the booking of prerequisite tests, the test order, sample availability dates, available instruments and their capacities. Matrix iPlanner is another example of how Autoscribe Informatics has enhanced the Matrix Gemini LIMS to further facilitate laboratory management [...]

Illumina Releases NovaSeq S4 Flow Cell and NovaSeq Xp Workflow

SAN DIEGO-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the availability of the NovaSeq S4 flow cell, reagent kit and NovaSeq Xp workflow for its NovaSeq™ 6000 System. Flow cell innovation is key to unlocking the power and flexibility of the NovaSeq platform and the release of this new flow cell and workflow extends the capabilities of the platform [...]

Olympus NDT Canada Invests to Support Growth

$37 Million CAD Building Improves Employee Work Experience Olympus NDT (Nondestructive Testing) Canada proceeded today with the official inauguration of its new office and manufacturing complex, built at a cost of $37 million CAD in the Michelet Innovation Zone. Situated at 3415, rue Pierre-Ardouin, the new site unites all of Olympus NDT Canada’s services and [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx Target Test for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receives Coverage from First Regional Health Plan

Coverage of the comprehensive, multi-biomarker test is now available to Regence BlueCross/BlueShield plan members in Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Washington CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced its Oncomine Dx Target Test has received a positive coverage decision by Regence BlueCross/BlueShield. The declaration makes the next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based companion diagnostic for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) available to [...]

New building for Sales Center Chile

Endress+Hauser celebrates the opening of a modern office building in Santiago Endress+Hauser has invested five million euros in a new building in Chile. The 2,300-square-meter facility contains modern office space, an auditorium, conference rooms, a training center and a calibration laboratory. Customers and employees can expect a high-quality infrastructure and excellent work environment. The new [...]

Chemically Resistant Pierceable Microplate Cap Mats

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of pierceable cap mats from sister company, JG Finneran Associates Inc. These new cap mats ensure the integrity of samples in Porvair 96-well Deep well microplate with glass inserts used in high throughput chromatography. Manufactured from chemically resistant PTFE with a silicone lining, the new JG Finneran  pierceable [...]

METTLER TOLEDO Launches Cross-Pipe Version of Its Tunable Diode Laser Gas Analyzer

With most tunable diode laser (TDL) gas analyzers, loss of alignment leading to loss of measurement signal during a running process, can be a constant problem. The Cross-Pipe GPro™ 500 analyzer means maintaining alignment is no longer an issue. Urdorf, Switzerland METTLER TOLEDO Gas Analytics announces the launch of its cross-pipe GPro 500 TDL gas [...]

SimPath Licenses Novel ORNL System for Enhanced Synthetic Biology

Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a novel technology for enhanced synthetic biology, which has been licensed by Knoxville, Tenn.-based startup SimPath. ORNL co-inventor Xiaohan Yang, Robert Moseley and Ben Mohr of SimPath and ORNL co-inventor Jerry Tuskan will continue to partner on the [...]

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