Integrated, push-button oncology research workflows give customers a simplified path from library prep through DRAGEN™-powered secondary analysis DRAGEN™ pipelines optimized for IDT custom hybrid capture panels enable accurate, efficient, variant detection The DRAGEN Somatic for IDT Custom Panels feature a new, low-quality FFPE mode to analyze challenging samples BOULDER, Colo. —Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a Danaher […]

Shimadzu Corporation and Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announce they have joined the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), a public–private partnership dedicated to advancing biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies in the United States. Through participation in NIIMBL, SSI, the North American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation’s Analytical and Measuring Instruments Division, will engage in collaborative projects […]

Compact, integrated electrophoresis solution enables fast, reliable DNA and RNA analysis without gel casting or buffer preparation Key facts Product: Invitrogen™ E-Gel™ Power Snap Lite Electrophoresis System Category: Nucleic acid gel electrophoresis system Key benefit: Rapid, simplified nucleic acid verification in a compact, all-in-one system Additional benefits: Eliminates the need for gel casting and buffer preparation Integrates gel […]

Leading life sciences investors ARCH Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, and Primer Ventures fuel company’s expansion into cell and gene therapy, oncology, and molecular diagnostics  PALO ALTO, Calif.– Countable Labs, the developer of Countable PCR, a breakthrough single-molecule PCR technology redefining how science measures biology, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $26 million financing round […]

Automating library prep reduces hands-on time for customers using Pillar Biosciences oncoReveal® targeted oncology research panels SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and SPT Labtech today introduced the fireflyGO automation platform, a new benchtop liquid handling and library preparation solution that brings automation, speed, and simplicity to targeted oncology research. Integrated with the MiSeq™ i100 […]

An advanced research workflow for fast, flexible detection of molecular residual disease during and following treatment Solution is the first in a new WGS oncology portfolio, building on Illumina’s history of leadership as foundation for MRD market SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a new complete solution for molecular residual disease (MRD) research […]

Two custom-designed research-use-only (RUO) QIAcuity digital PCR assays now available to target Bundibugyo ebolavirus sequences associated with the current outbreak Assays designed for integration into existing QIAcuity to support research, wastewater surveillance and analytical evaluation by qualified laboratories QIAGEN’s broader Sample to Insight portfolio includes kits for sample preparation and next-generation sequencing to support outbreak […]

HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “HORIBA Advanced Techno”) announced that it has joined the co-creation evaluation platform “JOINT3,” led by Resonac Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Resonac”). JOINT3 is a co-creation platform in which global semiconductor materials, equipment, and design tools companies collaborate to promote the development of materials, equipment, and […]

Strengthening local presence and customer support in a high-growth life sciences market Männedorf, Switzerland — Tecan (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN), a global provider of laboratory automation and solutions, today announced the launch of direct operations in India, including a dedicated local sales and service team based in Gurugram, near New Delhi. The launch, marked with […]

New Revio multi-use SMRT Cells reduce sequencing costs by 30% compared to previous SPRQ chemistry while DeepConsensus improvements and expanded methylation calling increase accuracy, yield, and epigenetic insight MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world’s most advanced sequencing technologies, today announced that SPRQ-Nx sequencing chemistry and new multi-use SMRT Cells for […]