SAN DIEGO — Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today filed its preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contains important information for shareholders. The activist investor Carl Icahn has nominated three of his associates to stand for election to the Board of Directors at Illumina’s 2023 […]

BOSTON — Stilla Technologies and Atila BioSystems today announced an agreement to market digital PCR kits and assays produced by Atila BioSystems for use on the naica® system (Stilla Technologies). The digital PCR kits, optimized specifically for use with the 6-color naica® system, will be utilized for the detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from liquid biopsy samples taken […]

Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan is excited to introduce its We can with Tecan competition, which will recognize the ground-breaking achievements in the field of NGS and reward two winners with their very own MagicPrep™ NGS instruments*. Officially launched today, the competition is open to NGS-based scientists who are either currently conducting – or have recently […]

Storage Veteran Appointments Bring Diverse Technical Expertise to Help Lead Implementation of Industry Standards for DNA Data Storage SAN DIEGO — The DNA Data Storage Alliance, a SNIA Technology Affiliate, formed in 2020 by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) to create and promote an interoperable storage ecosystem based on DNA as […]

Ghent, Belgium – MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”), a global life science tools leader, emphasized breakthrough WGS prices based on MGI’s innovative DNBSEQ-T20×2* and DNBSEQ-T7* ultra-high throughput genomic sequencing platforms at the Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing(5th edition), a VIB tools and technology conference, taking place 27-28 March in Ghent, Belgium. The genetic sequencing industry has long aimed […]

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, USA — Admera Health, a leading provider of Next-Generation Sequencing services for researchers worldwide, has announced the acquisition of an Illumina NovaSeq X Plus sequencer to bolster its offering. The NovaSeq X Plus is a cutting-edge technology that enables high-throughput sequencing and supports a wide range of applications, including whole genome sequencing, transcriptome sequencing, targeted sequencing, […]

Through AI/ML-enabled platform with a biology-first approach, Genialis looks to propel drug development, diagnostics and treatment planning Boston & Ljubljana, Slovenia – Genialis, a computational precision medicine company unraveling complex biology to find new ways to address disease, today announced it raised more than $13 million in Series A financing to transform the way diseases are […]

The New Assay Will Screen Patients for Clinical Trials and Help Increase Data Analysis for Clinical Researchers BOSTON & LAUSANNE, Switzerland — SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH), a cloud-native software company in the healthcare space and a leader in data-driven medicine, today announced that Acutis Diagnostics, a specialized medical laboratory, will use SOPHiA DDM™ to develop […]

– Highlights progress across five priority areas focused on building a foundation for sustainable growth. – Reports Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions. – Maravai advances Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and has an executive leadership team that is 50% women. SAN DIEGO — Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (Maravai) (NASDAQ: MRVI), a global provider […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced new workflows developed with global agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience that enable high throughput plant and microbial genome sequencing. This collaboration, which originated at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Agricultural meeting last year, delivers end-to-end workflows that streamline DNA extraction […]