Company Appoints Seasoned Life Science Investment and Business Development Executive Dr. Jason Yuanxin Zhang to Lead the Fund SUNNYVALE, California – JSR Life Sciences, LLC today announced the launch of its ‘JSR Life Sciences Corporate Venture Fund.’ As part of a continued effort to identify and accelerate novel therapies and innovative technologies, JSR will leverage the new […]

Ensure no microbe is left behind – Fast-track microbiome metagenomic analysis with Shoreline BreakerTM Instrument and HMW DNA Prep Kits. FARMINGTON, Conn. — Shoreline Biome, a microbiome research company that develops solutions for characterizing microbiome populations down to the strain level, recently unveiled a powerful new high molecular weight (HMW) DNA prep solution supporting microbial metagenomics applications. […]

Multiplex Spatial Analysis Provides High-Content RNA and Protein Insights in-situ in the Peripheral Nervous System SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced the company has awarded a Technology Access Program grant with Illumina Accelerator startup, Doloromics, focused on gaining a deeper understanding of chronic […]

HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY — On March 19, 2021, Hokkaido University, Robotic Biology Institute Inc., iLAC Co., Ltd., and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) toward the establishment of an automated system for the analysis of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in wastewater. The joint project aims to establish an automated analytical […]

HELSINKI, Finland — Euformatics, a world-leader in NGS data quality control applications and variant interpretation solutions, has signed a joint market engagement agreement with Síntese Biotecnologia (Síntese) to spearhead its expansion into the South American NGS market. The move comes as part of Euformatics’ renewed strategy to grow its business globally in new markets, with […]

Jay Flatley to step down from the Board; John W. Thompson to be appointed new Chair SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) (the “Company”) today announced that Jay Flatley has decided to step down from the Board of Directors and John W. Thompson will be appointed as the Company’s new Chair of the Board. These […]

HELSINKI, Finland, – Euformatics, a world-leader in NGS data quality control applications and variant interpretation solutions, has signed a joint market engagement agreement with Síntese Biotecnologia (Síntese) to spearhead its expansion into the South American NGS market. The move comes as part of Euformatics’ renewed strategy to grow its business globally in new markets, with […]

Albuquerque, NM – Armonica Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel DNA sequencing system based on nano-structure devices, announced that the company has been awarded an SBIR grant from the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute for “Single molecule DNA/RNA transport and Raman scattering readout in a coupled nanochannel/nanopore sequencing system.” The award of $350K […]

Manufactured in dedicated clean-rooms with mandated changeovers before new production cycles – AMSBIO introduces new pHelper-Kan plasmid DNA optimized for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) manufacturing. Adeno-associated virus is a non-enveloped virus that can be engineered to efficiently deliver DNA sequences of interest into target cells with a low immunogenicity. Because of these unique characteristics, AAV-mediated genome […]

AI-Driven Genomics Company Uses Investment to Fuel Commercial Expansion Genomenon announced that it has completed a $5.3M financing round in the company. The financing will enable the company to expand its commercial operations, which serve genetic testing labs, hospitals, pharmaceutical and biopharma companies. Genomenon leverages AI (Artificial Intelligence) to organize the world’s genomic knowledge and […]