February 23, 2026
New innovations designed to simplify NGS workflows Enhances critical variant identification through improved technologies Roadmap advances provide flexibility across targeted and whole genome applications BOULDER, Colo. -- For more than three decades, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has helped power the genomics revolution, enabling scientists to decode biology with growing precision and speed. Today, as cancer research [...]
New Gentle Methyl Conversion Kit Delivers High-Accuracy Profiling from as Little as 100 pg of DNA
February 23, 2026
New commercial kit brings Nature Communications-validated methylation analysis chemistry to researchers working with low-input and cfDNA samples CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Ellis Bio, a developer of next-generation epigenomics technologies, today announced the official commercial launch of its SuperMethyl™ Max Bisulfite Conversion Kit, a new and gentle methyl conversion solution designed for highly sensitive methylation detection from low-input and fragile [...]
February 23, 2026
Twice the output, half the runtime, and half the footprint of the UG 100® with greater flexibility and improved genomic coverage Introducing two new high-throughput instrument configurations accessible for as low as $850,000 Next-gen amplification eliminates the need for a dedicated ePCR instrument and greatly improves coverage in clinically relevant regions of the genome, while maintaining Ultima's [...]
Complete Genomics Enters Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Swiss Rockets AG
February 23, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. and BASEL, Switzerland -- Complete Genomics, a U.S.-based innovator in genomic sequencing technology, today confirmed that it has entered into a definitive agreement, subject to customary closing conditions and approval by MGI shareholders, under which it will be acquired by Swiss Rockets AG, a Switzerland-based life sciences group. The transaction will enable the scaling of the [...]
February 23, 2026
40% increase in output to 35 billion reads, up to Q70 quality scores,improved turnaround time, and staggered starts are among the updates to be rolled out on all NovaSeq X systems, advancing precision medicine and delivering compounded value for NovaSeq X customers SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today unveiled an 18-month roadmap of innovations [...]
CoolMPS™ 600: Accurate and Affordable Long MPS/NGS Reads on a Mid-Throughput Platform
February 23, 2026
Basel, Switzerland - Swiss Rockets AG announces that its CoolMPS 600 mid-throughput sequencer with advanced chemistry and novel MPS/NGS read length will become available in Q2 2026. Enabled by its exclusive license of CoolMPS technology, Swiss Rockets AG is developing its first sequencer, CoolMPS 600, through contract R&D with Complete Genomics since August 2025. The [...]
February 23, 2026
Novel timsOmni™ workflows enable deeper functional characterization of proteoforms and PTMs, leveraging multi-stage, ultra-sensitive trapped eXd molecular fragmentation Bruker ProteoScape™ expands AI‑enhanced de novo peptide sequencing for complex samples from metaproteomics to immunopeptidomics timsOmniprovides a powerful new ‘lamp post’ for illuminating many complex molecular, pathway and mechanism of action dark areas in drug discovery and development ST. LOUIS -- Bruker [...]
February 23, 2026
Portfolio innovations include the launch of the new CellScape XR spatial proteomics platform, the unique CosMx mouse whole transcriptome panel, the launch of the PaintScape platform for 3D genome visualization, extensive multiomics GeoMx capabilities, and AI-ready AtoMx analysis ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) announced today significant portfolio advancements from Bruker Spatial Biology to be [...]
Syndex Bio Unveils mcPCR Technology at AGBT 2026 Following $15.5M Seed Financing
February 23, 2026
mcPCR enables precise copying of DNA methylation during DNA amplification, overcoming a fundamental limitation of PCR, and unlocks new opportunities for sensitive detection of cancer, chronic disease, and in basic research Launch follows successful close of oversubscribed $15.5 million seed financing led by ARCH Venture Partners Gautam Kollu, former CCO of Grail, joins Board Syndex [...]
February 23, 2026
Continuously Closed Cup Flash Point Tester for ASTM D6450 and ASTM D7094 Stanhope-Seta announces the launch of the Setaflash CCC Continuously Closed Cup Flash Point Tester 35600-0, a new automatic flash point analyser designed to deliver fast, accurate and safe flash point determination in accordance with ASTM D6450, ASTM D7094 and IP 620. The Setaflash CCC expands Stanhope-Seta’s flash point [...]

