Genomics England selects LabKey Software for integrated data management solution
October 15, 2015
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- The 100,000 Genomes Project aims to sequence 100,000 whole genomes from approximately 70,000 people. Participants are NHS patients in the UK with certain types of cancer or with rare disease, as well as their families. The initiative will bring together an unprecedented depth of clinical and genomic information to improve prediction and [...]
Briar Alpert Nominated for ALDA Vice Chair
October 15, 2015
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek President & CEO, Briar Alpert, has been nominated for a two-year term as ALDA’s Vice Chair – Chair Elect, and will assume the chairmanship following this term. The Analytical, Life Science & Diagnostics Association (ALDA) is the industry trade association for companies that develop and supply life science, analytical and [...]
October 15, 2015
Ipswich, MA, USA — New England Biolabs® (NEB) today announced the release of the NEBNext Ultra II DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® next generation sequencing systems. The new Ultra II kit substantially improves upon its predecessor to produce libraries of both higher quality and higher yield from a variety of sample types, including challenging [...]
Kapa Biosystems Earns ISO 13485:2003 Certification
October 15, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. — Kapa Biosystems today announced that it has earned ISO 13485:2003 certification for the design, development, and manufacturing of molecular biology kits and reagents for in vitro diagnostic applications. This certification is recognized as the international quality standard for medical devices. The achievement affirms that Kapa’s manufacturing process is qualified to produce safe [...]
Syngenta Chooses NRGene’s DeNovoMAGICtm to Map 12 Genomes in Only Eight Months
October 15, 2015
Raleigh, North Carolina, & Ness Ziona, Israel – Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, a leading global agrochemical and seed company, and NRGene, the leading genomic big data company, announced today the successful mapping of 12 genomes of diverse crops to accelerate genetic research and breeding. NRGene’s unique genome assembler, DeNovoMAGICTM, supports trait discovery and genomic selection [...]
GenomeDx Biosciences Adds Tina Nova and Craig Johnson to Board of Directors
October 15, 2015
San Diego – GenomeDx Biosciences, a genomic information company, today announced that Tina Nova, Ph.D., and Craig Johnson have been appointed to its board of directors. “Tina and Craig each have considerable leadership and expertise that will help launch GenomeDx into its next phase of growth,” said Doug Dolgniow, CEO of GenomeDx. “We welcome them [...]
October 15, 2015
Waltham, Mass. – Olympus has introduced two tools that allow researchers to benefit from enhanced live-cell imaging capabilities, longer time-lapse microscopy experiments and an easier user interface. The updated IX3-ZDC2 focus compensation system and cellSens version 1.14 software expand customization options for inverted microscope users and provide important new tools for life science research. The [...]
LGC and TraitGenetics global distribution deal expands genotyping service portfolio
October 15, 2015
LGC is delighted to have been appointed as TraitGenetics’ Global Distribution Partner for its array based SNP genotyping services. The agreement permits TraitGenetics to keep direct links to many customers while extending its reach especially to customers outside of Europe. This agreement will see LGC offer array based SNP genotyping (Illumina and Affymetrix) from TraitGenetics [...]
New, Inert Zebron GC Column from Phenomenex Improves Responses of Active Compounds
October 15, 2015
Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Zebron™ ZB-5MSPLUS™ – a highly inert 5% phenyl-arylene phase GC column for challenging separations in industries such as food testing, pharmaceutical and clinical research, forensic toxicology and industrial chemicals. Designed with rigorous fused-silica deactivation [...]
Profiling polymerization reactions with the ChemiSens Calorimeter
October 15, 2015
A ChemiSens Calorimeter is helping researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces to quantitatively evaluate polymerization reaction profiles and accurately determine end points. Klaus Tauer, Leader of the Department of Colloid Chemistry’s Heterophase Polymerization – Polymer Dispersions Group, explained: “We do a lot of fundamental research, studying the heterophase polymerization processes used [...]
