ArcherDX Launches PreSeq™ for FFPE Input QC
August 18, 2015
BOULDER, Colo.-- ArcherDX launched Archer™ PreSeq™ QC Assays, which assess the quality of nucleic acid in FFPE samples prior to library creation for next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based mutation detection. “NGS is an extremely effective way to find oncogenic driver mutations in a tumor specimen, but analytical sensitivity and specificity are dependent upon the quality of the [...]
August 18, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Warburg Pincus and Sutter Hill Ventures announced today that they have formed a company to empower consumers to discover insights into their own genomes through a vibrant ecosystem of high-quality content partners. The company, called Helix, is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and received financing commitments [...]
August 18, 2015
BETHESDA, MD – The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (www.acmgfoundation.org) recently announced that four new directors have been elected to join its Board of Directors. The ACMG Foundation is a national nonprofit foundation dedicated to facilitating the integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice. The board members are active participants in serving [...]
RURO Announces ezColony® version 5 – Latest Release of Popular Transgenic Animal Management Software
August 18, 2015
Frederick, MD -- RURO’s ezColony® v5 is designed to support the way our customers manage their animal colonies today. The software is secure and web-based, to allow easy, real-time access to authorized personnel only. It includes many communication and notification tools. A powerful search engine aids in real-time monitoring of colony status, history, genotype, etc. [...]
High-Precision, Low-Flow Ismatec Pumps Now Part of the Cole-Parmer Family
August 18, 2015
Vernon Hills, Ill. -- With the recent acquisition of Ismatec® pumps from IDEX Health and Science, Cole-Parmer has expanded its already robust line of fluid handling and analysis products. The Swiss-engineered Ismatec pumps are renowned for their clocklike precision and manufactured according to strict ISO 9001:2008 standards. The independent channel control (ICC) pumps provide lower [...]
August 18, 2015
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the application of scanning electrochemical microscopy to study nanometric biostructures by the Demaille and Anne Group in the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire at the Université Paris Diderot, France. Drs Christophe Demaille and Agnès Anne from CNRS work in [...]
August 18, 2015
BEVERLY, Mass. -- Thrive Bioscience announced today it closed a $4.0 million round of seed financing from angel groups, strategic partners and industry veterans to accelerate commercialization of previously unavailable solutions that advance drug discovery, research and delivery of new therapies by improving one of the most important research processes – cell culture. Investors in [...]
August 18, 2015
Vienna, Austria. Leica Microsystems launches the Leica EM ICE, a new generation High-Pressure Freezer with fully integrated light stimulation option at the precision of a millisecond. High pressure freezing is currently the only method for preserving aqueous samples in their close-to-native state at nanometer resolution. The Leica EM ICE not only enables users to cryo-immobilize [...]
Simplified Compact Mass Spectrometer Software Platform for Chemists
August 17, 2015
Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announced during this week's 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts the release of software for its expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) product line, greatly increasing ease-of-use for mass spectrometry in many chemistry applications. This [...]
August 17, 2015
Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of theddPCR™ Supermix for Residual DNA Quantification. When used with Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital™ PCR Systems, this supermix provides a highly precise and sensitive method for directly measuring host cell DNA (HCD) that contaminates biopharmaceutical products. To manufacture therapeutic proteins, vaccines, and [...]
