MENLO PARK, Calif., -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer, and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) today announced a partnership for the 100K Pathogen Genome Project. As part of the project, Pacific Biosciences' Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) technology will be used to sequence the [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Boston Children’s Hospital has partnered with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) to launch Claritas Genomics, a new company formed to develop next-generation, genetic and genomics-based diagnostic testing solutions. The venture combines advanced instrumentation, software and bioinformatics capabilities with sophisticated clinical interpretation of test results and consultation by specialist physicians and medical [...]

FREMONT, Calif., — WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (OTCBB: WGBS) today announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept study using its newly-developed proprietary nano-qPCR technology for sample preparation prior to targeted re-sequencing on Next-Gen platforms. The results can be viewed in white paper form at: Target enrichment with uniform coverage approaching 100% is difficult to achieve with [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE --Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today expanded its suite of cryopreservation reagents with the introduction of the Thermo Scientific HyClone HyCryo and HyCryo-STEM cryopreservation media, enabling researchers to maximize the preservation, recovery and growth of post-thaw cells for general cell culture and stem cell applications. The new [...]

HighRes Biosolutions announced today that it will release two new products at the upcoming Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening show in Orlando in January: SampleVault, a modular automated sample store; and MicroSpin, an automated microplate centrifuge. SampleVault is a modular sample store that research laboratories can use to store either biological samples or compounds [...]

Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology tools and systems for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Geitner as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment will take effect from 15th January 2013, replacing Bernard Taylor who retired as a Non-Executive Director in September 2012. Thomas has extensive international experience [...]

Sunnyvale, CA –– Labcyte Inc., a privately-held company advancing acoustic liquid handling, today announced it has closed a Series D financing led by the healthymagination fund, a part of GE Ventures. The $5.3 million round also included current Labcyte investors: Abingworth, Alloy Ventures, Cross Atlantic Partners, Delphi Ventures, H&Q Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) and H&Q Life [...]

Houston, TX., USA –– PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, is pleased to announce that David Tran has now joined the growing PAC team as the Vice President of Product Management & Marketing. David has over thirty years of experience both within the petroleum industry and [...]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., --Ahead of its presentation at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco later today, Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) this morning shared an update on Xpert test availability, highlighting that significant progress towards a return to normal manufacturing operations was achieved despite higher than anticipated demand for a number of Xpert test products during [...]

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the leading developer of nanopore sensing technology for the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins and other single molecules, announces that it has completed a series of agreements with leading academic research institutions including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Brown University, Stanford University, Boston University, University of Cambridge and University of Southampton. Oxford [...]