Appointment of Chief Business Development Officer

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LSE: ONT), the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing, today announces the appointment of Sebastian Kronmueller as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO), effective 4 January 2027. He will be based in the United States. Sebastian will lead Oxford Nanopore's strategy and business development functions, including the development and [...]

n6 Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Certification, Strengthening the Quality Foundation Behind iconPCR™ Instruments

Intertek registration of n6's quality management system covers the manufacture and service of instrumentation for genetic research PLEASANTON, Calif. -- n6 Tec, Inc. ("n6"), maker of intelligent NGS library prep instruments, today announced that its quality management system has been certified to ISO 13485:2016 by Intertek, a leading global quality assurance provider. The certification applies [...]

Saphetor Appoints Gene X-Press as Official Distributor for VarSome in Chile

Lausanne, Switzerland -- Saphetor, developer of the VarSome suite, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gene X-Press as the official distributor for VarSome in Chile. The agreement expands local access to VarSome’s genomic variant analysis and interpretation solutions, providing laboratories, researchers, and genomics professionals in Chile with dedicated commercial and technical support through Gene X-Press. [...]

Analytik Jena inaugurates new buildings 

Endress+Hauser Group company expands capacity for development, production and sales of laboratory measurement technology  ·       Investment of 96 million euros across two sites in eastern Germany ·       The new facilities aid collaboration, innovation and customer focus   Analytik Jena has inaugurated two new buildings in Jena and Ilmenau, Germany. The Endress+Hauser Group, to which the [...]

Nabsys Launches RepX™ for Repeat Expansion Analysis Ahead of ASHG 2026

New pipeline offers the potential to analyze up to 23 disease-associated repeat expansion loci in a single, low-cost run PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Nabsys 2.0, LLC ("Nabsys") today announced the release of RepX™, a repeat expansion analysis pipeline available through its Nabsys Navigator™ cloud platform. RepX uses Electronic Genome Mapping (EGM) data generated on the OhmX™ [...]

Benchling launches Direct Data Share, Closing the Loop Between the Lab and the AI Data Cloud on Snowflake

SAN FRANCISCO -- Benchling today announced Direct Data Share, a new capability integrated with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. Direct Data Share keeps scientific data continuously connected between Benchling and a company's Snowflake environment. With AI a part of everyday R&D, biotech companies need scientific data to be current, governed, and usable across the [...]

Watchmaker Genomics Rethinks Whole Genome Sequencing with Expanse™

New approach to PCR-free whole genome sequencing debuts at ASHG 2026 as Early Access begins BOULDER, Colo. — Watchmaker Genomics today announced the introduction of Expanse™ Whole Genome Sequencing, a fundamentally new approach to PCR-free WGS that integrates library preparation and normalization into a single workflow. The company will preview Expanse at the American Society [...]

Saphetor Appoints Gene X-Press as Official Distributor for VarSome in Chile

Lausanne, Switzerland - Saphetor, developer of the VarSome suite, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gene X-Press as the official distributor for VarSome in Chile. The agreement expands local access to VarSome’s genomic variant analysis and interpretation solutions, providing laboratories, researchers, and genomics professionals in Chile with dedicated commercial and technical support through Gene X-Press. [...]

Illumina launches BioInsight Platform, its first unified software environment to help accelerate genomic and multiomic breakthroughs

The new platform brings together advanced analysis, purpose-built AI, and curated biological data so researchers can move more quickly from complex genomic and multiomic data to actionable insight Included in the new platform, latest DRAGEN update expands access to Illumina's award-winning secondary analysis across supported cloud and standard computing environment SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. [...]

Danaher Collaborates with NVIDIA to Advance Autonomous Science

Collaboration will bring together NVIDIA AI technologies and Danaher's scientific instruments, laboratory workflows and data WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to advance autonomous science and help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery. As part of Danaher's broader effort to shape the future of AI-enabled science, the companies are [...]

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