August 24, 2017
Independent new company will accelerate development of Illumina's forensic genomics technologies to enable more insight than traditional methods SAN DIEGO ---- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced plans with Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), a San Francisco-based venture capital and growth equity firm, to establish Verogen, Inc. The independent new company has certain exclusive rights to provide Illumina's forensic sequencing technology to forensic customers, [...]
DNANEXUS AND SAPHETOR COLLABORATE FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF TERTIARY ANALYSIS SOLUTION
August 24, 2017
DNAnexus has teamed up with Saphetor, a leading variant analysis company, to build a sample-in, report-out genomic analysis solution. Saphetor annotates and classifies genetic variants from next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to help clinicians quickly and accurately diagnose disease to make faster, more precise treatment decisions. Saphetor’s technology is now available on the DNAnexus cloud-based platform. Saphetor has [...]
August 24, 2017
Seattle, WA – RareCyte, Inc., a global rare cell detection and liquid biopsy company will use the funding to advance its commercial sales efforts and build companion diagnostics (CDx) programs with strategic partners. The Company will also expand its regulatory infrastructure and research and development efforts. The $30M investment was led by 5AM Ventures with participation from [...]
Large Volume Climate Chambers from BINDER Inc. Maximize Efficiency, Reliability
August 23, 2017
New controller and updated pre-heating technology provide stable long-term testing Bohemia, N.Y. With an interior volume of 36 cu. ft., the KBF 1020 constant climate chamber from BINDER Inc. offers dependable storage for either large quantities of test specimens or for large samples. The units feature a new touchscreen controller for programming ease and the [...]
New Acris DNA Sample Preparation Kits from Cole-Parmer
August 23, 2017
Obtain DNA or RNA Extraction in Three Minutes with New Arcis Prep Kit from Cole-Parmer August 23, 2017, Vernon Hills, Illinois – The Arcis Prep Kit, from Cole-Parmer, allows rapid extraction of either DNA or RNA in three minutes with high yields. This process is ideal for any molecular biologist who wants to reduce [...]
Simulations Plus Releases MembranePlus™ Version 2
August 23, 2017
Major update incorporates new models and tighter integration with GastroPlus™ Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of modeling and simulation solutions for the pharmaceutical, chemicals, and consumer goods industries, today announced that it has released version 2 of its in vitro data analysis program, MembranePlus™. John DiBella, vice president for marketing and sales for Simulations Plus, said: [...]
August 23, 2017
Tender Offer Scheduled to Expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on August 28, 2017 WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that all required antitrust clearances have been obtained for the previously announced all-cash tender offer by its wholly owned subsidiary, Thermo Fisher (CN) Luxembourg S.à r.l., to [...]
August 23, 2017
Notable private equity firm invests £2.5 million in the Cambridge-based biotech Private equity firm Calculus Capital, a leading EIS and VCT investor, has further expanded its life science portfolio, by investing £2.5m in Cambridge-based Axol Bioscience (Axol), a provider of stem cells produced from reprogrammed human blood and tissue cells. Axol supplies the world’s top [...]
10x Genomics appoints Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D. to its Board of Directors
August 23, 2017
– Leading innovator in drug development brings more than three decades of biotechnology and pharmaceutical experience to the company’s Board of Directors – PLEASANTON, Calif. - 10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed to the company's Board [...]
BioXp™ Genomic Workstation Makes European Debut at VIB Research Institute in Belgium
August 22, 2017
SGI-DNA’s benchtop automated DNA printer to accelerate genomic research as part of VIB’s Technology Watch Initiative SGI-DNA Inc., a Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI) company, and VIB, a Belgian life science research institute, today announced that VIB will become the first institute in Europe to integrate the BioXp™ 3200 System in its workflows as part of [...]

