Data from 10,000 individuals affected by SARS-CoV-2 will be used to identify biomarkers that can help predict potential risk of serious disease and support the development of novel therapeutics to combat COVID-19 SAN DIEGO — Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that its world-class sequencing and bioinformatics solutions are being used by HostSeq, part of […]

ArchiMed and Cube management will expand sales in the US – the world’s largest drug discovery market – and broaden Cube’s product and service offering organically and via acquisitions. Trans-Atlantic private equity healthcare specialist ArchiMed has purchased a majority stake in Monheim, Germany-based Cube. Founded in 2012, Cube has developed proprietary methods and products to […]

SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (BNGO), developer of the Saphyr® system that uses optical genome mapping (OGM) for the detection and analysis of structural variants (SVs), today announced the release of Bionano Solve™ version 3.7 and Bionano Access™ version 1.7 as available data solution upgrades for Saphyr systems installed in laboratories worldwide. Included in these […]

Funds to drive commercial expansion as growing number of facilities bring genomics into communities worldwide ST. LOUIS, MO — PierianDx, the global leader in clinical genomics knowledge, announced that it closed on $30 million of new growth capital including equity financing and a term loan facility, which includes access to additional tranches for up to […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. and HONG KONG — PacBio will be providing its high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms to Prenetics Group Limited, a leading global genomics and diagnostic testing company, as the firm adds more comprehensive genetic screening services including carrier screening and cancer-risk screening in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and in the United Kingdom. “With […]

BOSTON — BrickBio, the leader in site-specific bioconjugation, announced a rapid next-generation conjugation chemistry, eCLIC™ that will complement its existing high-performance chemistry, and may show significantly enhanced efficiency and scalability in a broad number of modalities across both proteins made in BrickBio’s mammalian and bacterial platforms. BrickBio has developed its flagship genomic expansion methodologies, utilizing […]

Technology increases the amount and quality of data that can be efficiently and cost-effectively obtained from a small DNA sample Manufacturing of the first product from a new technology platform is underway with expected commercial availability in early 2022; early access programs with renowned research institutions are ongoing CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom  — Cambridge Epigenetix (CEGX), […]

KKR to support Biosynth Carbosynth with organic and inorganic growth across geographies, best-in-class products and R&D innovation London and Staad – KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Biosynth Carbosynth, a leading life sciences reagents and custom synthesis and manufacturing services company, announce today that KKR has agreed to acquire Biosynth Carbosynth from Armira and CEO […]

New bioinformatic workflow advances analysis capabilities for whole exome assessment and interpretation BOSTON and LAUSANNE, Switzerland — SOPHiA GENETICS SA (Nasdaq: SOPH), the creator of a global data pooling and knowledge sharing platform that advances data-driven medicine, announced today they have extended their SOPHiA DDM™ Universal Whole Exome analytical capabilities to include industry leading exome SureSelect Human All […]

QINGDAO, China — MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a global life science leader and innovator, introduced a series of performance upgrades for its gene sequencing platforms* and a new multiplex PCR platform at the 16th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-16) held in Qingdao, China. As one of the three companies worldwide with the ability to mass-produce clinical high-throughput sequencers, MGI […]