Community-developed approach combines multi-contact 3C with HiFi sequencing to deliver haplotype-resolved assemblies from minimal input material MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies, today announced CiFi, a new community-developed method that enables chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved genome assemblies from a single sequencing run, even when sample material is limited. […]

Waltham, Mass. – Vizgen, Inc., a leader in spatial multi-omics, today announced the closing of a $48 million financing. The financing was led by ARCH Venture Partners and co-led by M Ventures and Northpond Ventures with participation from the company’s existing investors. Proceeds from the round will be used to execute on Vizgen’s innovation roadmap, expand […]

Veteran genomics leader joins Illumina to advance global medical strategy Illumina chief commercial officer to depart for role as a life science tools company CEO  SAN DIEGO — Today, Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced the appointment of Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective February 2. In this role reporting to […]

New partnership combines Factorial’s in-cell library preparation chemistry with Honeycomb’s HIVE™ platform to enable scalable single-cell WGS workflow with processing capacity up to 1 million cells per day. SAN CARLOS, Calif., and WALTHAM, Mass. — Factorial Biotechnologies, a leader in next-generation single-cell sequencing solutions, and Honeycomb Biotechnologies, a pioneer in instrument-free single-cell analysis, today announced […]

BEND, OREGON – SCOTLAND, UK — Arrayjet, an inventor and leading provider of high-speed inkjet microarray technology, is pleased to announce the opening of its first US laboratory in Bend, Oregon. The new Arrayjet Printing Suite, located within Grace Bio Labs, marks a significant step in strengthening support for its North American customers and partners. “This […]

BOSTON and HOUSTON — SOPHiA GENETICS (NASDAQ: SOPH), a global leader in AI-driven precision medicine, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a strategic collaboration that unites SOPHiA GENETICS’ AI-powered analytics with MD Anderson’s clinical and scientific expertise to accelerate data-driven cancer care through new tools that can accurately analyze, interpret and translate […]

Singapore – Singleron Biotechnologies, a global leader in single cell multi-omics solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with DKSH, a leading distributor of advanced life science products in Australia and New Zealand. With this partnership, DKSH will become the exclusive distributor of Singleron’s innovative single cell multi-omics solutions in Australia and New Zealand. DKSH will provide Singleron’s comprehensive […]

Integrated software, AI-driven analytics, and frictionless workflows enable customers to harness the full power of biological insights SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the release of Illumina Connected Multiomics, a powerful cloud-based research software platform to analyze and visualize multiomic and multimodal biological data at scale. As multiomic datasets grow rapidly in […]

seqWell Launches AgriPrep™ Library Prep Kit for Low-Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing One-step Library Prep Workflow Designed to Address the Scalability, Performance, and Affordability Needs of Applied Agrigenomics BEVERLY, Mass. — seqWell, a global provider of genomic library and multiplexing workflow solutions, today announced the launch of AgriPrep™ Library Prep Kit, the newest addition to its next-generation TnX™ transposase […]

Veenendaal, The Netherlands – Today, we are proud to announce that MolGen’s activities will continue under the name AgriGenX. This transition marks a new chapter for the organization, preserving its established expertise, technologies, and services while sharpening its strategic focus on agrigenomics, agbiotech, and molecular diagnostics. AgriGenX is a provider of innovative solutions for DNA- and RNA-based laboratory workflows. […]