RainDance Unveils Breakthrough in Somatic Cancer Analysis with ThunderBolts™ Sequencing Panel to Profile Actionable Cancer Mutations for Total Sample Cost as Low as $100

BILLERICA, Mass — RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company ‘democratizing’ molecular testing of complex diseases, today announced that it has developed a comprehensive next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel for profiling actionable cancer mutations, enabling researchers to rapidly and cost-effectively analyze precious biopsy specimens. The ThunderBolts™ Cancer Panel targets 49 known cancer genes, including tumor [...]

3D liver model expert Zyoxel Ltd to become CN Bio Innovations Ltd

OXFORD, England---Zyoxel, an expert in advanced in vitro 3D liver models for drug discovery and drug testing, has today announced it is changing its name to CN Bio Innovations Ltd (CNBIO). The move is part of a strategic rebrand designed to closer align the organisation with its Hong Kong-based holding company, CN Innovations Holdings Limited [...]

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 [...]

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