BioNano Genomics to Map Human Genome at AGBT 2014

SAN DIEGO and MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- BioNano Genomics announced today that they will map a human genome de novo during the 15th Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting, which will be held February 12 to 15 in Marco Island, Florida. During the four days of the conference, BioNano will use the [...]

GenomOncology Collaborates With Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center for the Commercial Development of My Cancer Genome™ Tools

Westlake, OH. GenomOncology and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) today announced a partnership for the exclusive commercial development of a decision support tool based on My Cancer Genome™, an online precision cancer medicine knowledge resource for physicians, patients, caregivers and researchers. Through this collaboration, GenomOncology and VICC will enhance My Cancer Genome through the development of [...]

RUBICON GENOMICS LAUNCHES PICOPLEX™ DNA-SEQ FOR ILLUMINA NGS PLATFORMS

Ann Arbor, MI -- Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced the launch of its PicoPLEX™ DNA-seq Kits for use with Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms. PicoPLEX’s outstanding robustness and reproducibility have made it the worldwide standard for single-cell DNA amplification for microarray and PCR-based pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis. PicoPLEX DNA-seq now enables researchers and clinicians [...]

Patent technology revolutionizes dried blood spot preparation and analysis

Spark Holland B.V. is pleased to announce the publication of US patent no. US 8586382 B2 which relates to a method and an apparatus for desorption of a blood sample from a medical test sheet comprising at least one dried blood spot (DBS) for the purpose of biomedical analysis of the blood sample. The patent [...]

Pacific Biosciences Highlights Increased Focus on Human Genome Research at AGBT 2014

MENLO PARK, Calif.-- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, announced that its Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology will be featured in nine podium presentations and 29 posters at this year's Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting, with more than half presenting research on [...]

TECHNE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW TRADE NAME, BIO-TECHNE

Minneapolis. Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it will be operating under the new trade name, Bio-Techne. The use of Bio-Techne will bring the company’s R&D Systems, BiosPacific, Tocris Biosciences, Boston Biochem and Bionostics products under one common brand name. “We are excited about our new trade name. The name solidifies the new strategic [...]

Fluxion Biosciences expands IsoFlux Discovery Services capabilities with clinical sample procurement New capability provides a full-service option for circulating tumor cell studies

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced a new capability to include full-service clinical sample procurement that will expand Fluxion’s IsoFlux Discovery Services offering. Fluxion currently offers a broad range of analytical services using its IsoFlux System for circulating tumor cell (CTC) enrichment, including qPCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) based assays. With this new [...]

B&W Tek Announces New Addition to NanoRam® Product Line

Newark, DE--B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to announce a new addition to the NanoRam® product line, the NanoRam FP. The NanoRam FP offers the same benefits of the original NanoRam but with even more versatility provided by a flexible fiber optic probe; making it perfect [...]

Bioline Launches High Performance SensiFAST™ cDNA Synthesis Kit

CINCINNATI -- Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO), is proud to announce the worldwide release of the SensiFASTTM cDNA synthesis kit. Powered by a newly developed Reverse Transcriptase enzyme with enhanced properties and in combination with the unique TransAmp™ buffer; SensiFASTTM cDNA synthesis kit is the choice for scientists [...]

Agilent Technologies Names Guillermo Gualino as Vice President and Treasurer

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Guillermo Gualino has been named vice president and treasurer. Gualino, who has been assistant treasurer, replaces Robert Cantrell, who will move to Keysight Technologies, the new electronic measurement company to be formed by the separation of Agilent into two publicly traded companies. In his new [...]

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