BIONANO GENOMICS ANNOUNCES THE PURCHASE OF THE IRYS SYSTEM BY BGI
July 31, 2014
SAN DIEGO and SHENZHEN, China -- BioNano Genomics announced today the purchase of an Irys™System by BGI, the world's largest genomics organization. BGI selected BioNano's platform to enable comprehensive exploration of human structural variation (SV) and to provide vastly improved assemblies for various organisms of interest, including those where no reference exists. In addition, BioNano [...]
July 31, 2014
NEW YORK, NY -- Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) announced today that Thomas C. Wright, MD, a leading authority in Women’s Health Diagnostics, has joined the Company as a Consulting Pathologist and Medical Advisor to the Company’s Women’s Health Initiative. Dr. Wright is a leading expert in gynecological pathology in the U.S. He was the Director [...]
ZEISS Introduces LSM 880 with Airyscan
July 31, 2014
JENA/Germany -- Today, ZEISS is introducing LSM 880 with Airyscan. The new confocal laser scanning microscope offers high sensitivity, enhanced resolution in x, y and z, and high image-acquisition speed in one system. Sensitivity, Resolution, and Speed Surveys results reveal that confocal imaging would benefit the most from increased sensitivity, resolution, and speed. Airyscan extends [...]
Rand Capital Announces Net Asset Value of $4.43, Two New Investments and Five Follow-On Investments
July 31, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rand Capital Corporation ("Rand") (Nasdaq:RAND) announced June 30, 2014 net asset value of $28.4 million, or $4.43 per share, representing a $.08 increase per share from March 31, 2014, and a $.50 per share increase from June 30, 2013. Portfolio activity during the second quarter of 2014 included: Empire Genomics, LLC (Buffalo, [...]
AB SCIEX Announces the 4500MD Series* for In Vitro Diagnostic Use
July 31, 2014
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-- AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technologies, today confirmed its commitment to support the diagnostic market with the unveiling of the Triple Quad™ 4500MD and QTRAP® 4500MD LC/MS/MS systems under its SCIEX Diagnostics brand. Expected to be available in the US and select EU countries in September, the 4500MD series joins the [...]
Illumina, Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
July 31, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that Jeff Huber has joined the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Huber is Senior Vice President at Google Inc. where he works at Google[x]. Mr. Huber joined Google in 2003 and led development for Google Maps (2011-2013), Google Apps (2005-2010), and Google Ads (2003-2011). Prior to Google, [...]
July 31, 2014
LONDON -- The UK is set to become the world leader in ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, which will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated, thanks to a package of investment worth more than £300million, the Prime Minister will announce today. The four year project will allow scientists to do pioneering [...]
Rancho BioSciences in partnership with Omicsoft have integrated Array Suite with tranSMART
July 31, 2014
San Diego, California -– Rancho BioSciences, the scientific data consulting company announced today the integration of Omicsoft’s Array Suite with tranSMART. The integration is available on all tranSMART versions including the latest release 1.2. Scientists that have access to both platforms will be able to send data in tranSMART to Array Suite for further analysis. [...]
Initial Focus on the Development of an NGS-Based Cancer Panel
July 31, 2014
FREMONT, Calif.-– WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCQB: WGBS) announced today a commercial partnership with Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc. (MPLN) with the goal of developing Next-Generation sequencing (NGS) based clinical tests. “One of the key challenges in developing clinical grade targeted NGS panels is achieving complete coverage of the required genes. Based on my experience, WaferGen’s [...]
Innovator in Genomic Medicine to Lead Providence Cancer Services & Bioinformatics
July 31, 2014
SEATTLE –– Today, Providence Health & Services announced that Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a physician, surgeon and scientist known globally for applying collaborative science and technology to improve the health of patients battling life-threatening disease, will serve as the health care system’s new global director for cancer services and bioinformatics. In this role, Dr. Soon-Shiong will [...]

