Riga, Latvia – MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), in collaboration with BGI Genomics, BGI Research and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, has brought the 17th International Conference of Genomics (ICG-17) to Europe this year on 7-9 September in Riga, Latvia. At ICG-17, MGI introduces its new commercial sequencing chemistry HotMPS* and together with BGI STOmics, a [...]

Nearly half (44%) of top 50 biopharma companies are now involved in RNA work sparking new demand for tools purpose built for the full spectrum of RNA R&D. SAN FRANCISCO — Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, today launched the industry’s first full set of capabilities for designing, modeling, and studying both natural and [...]

New York, New York and Park City, Utah – Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) announced today the formation of Atmas Health in partnership with long-time healthcare executives Kieran Gallahue, Jim Hinrichs, and Jim Prutow and Carlyle’s Global Healthcare team. Atmas Health, headquartered in Park City, Utah, will focus on acquiring healthcare assets within the medical [...]

WATERLOO, Ontario -- High Q Technologies Inc. is an innovative life sciences tool company providing drug hunters and structural biologists with highly sensitive, quantum-enabled EPR systems to solve historically complex problems in protein dynamics. The company is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Wiles as Vice President of Research and Development, reporting directly to [...]

Proprietary intelligent polymer surface coating platform enables development of first-in-class lab materials for modern cell culture applications Closing of seed round completed raising €3.7 million from SARSTEDT, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), R3 Consulting, ARVE Capital, ROI Verwaltungsgesellschaft and Chemovator. faCellitate has developed an intelligent and ultra-low attachment polymer surface coating platform. The first launched product thereof is [...]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland and TEL AVIV, Israel – Lunaphore, a Swiss life sciences company developing technology to enable spatial biology in every laboratory, and Nucleai, a leader in AI-powered spatial biology transforming precision medicine by unlocking the power of pathology data, today announced a collaboration to accelerate the discovery of novel biomarkers and drug targets using the latest [...]

Previously CEO at Fendix, Mark‘s understanding of the wider medtech industry means he is well-placed to accelerate Zetta’s global momentum.  Zetta Genomics, a pioneer in large-scale genomic data management, has appointed Mark Bailey as its chief executive officer. Bailey has been brought in to lead Zetta’s next phase of growth. Ludo Chapman, Chair of Zetta Genomics, commented: “We welcome Mark’s [...]

PHILADELPHIA —Integral Molecular, the leader in antibody discovery against membrane proteins, has been accepted into the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s ISTAND pilot program. This program supports Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs and was created to expand the drug development tool types listed in the 21st Century Cures legislation. A major goal [...]

Unterägeri, Switzerland _ SmartGene, a leading provider of bioinformatics Software-as-a-Service applications (SaaS Apps), today announced a new collaboration with Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, to enable broad adoption of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for routine analysis in infectious diseases and industrial markets. The scope of the collaboration includes clinical microbiology, food [...]

This partnership will use whole human genome sequencing to support actionable characterisation of rare genetic diseases.  Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) and Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (AJCH) today announce a new partnership to investigate the potential utility of nanopore sequencing for children with unresolved rare genetic disorders. AJCH, the first and only dedicated children’s [...]