Combination of free user-friendly web tool, to obtain custom probe sequences, and enzyme-based technology allows for efficient depletion of abundant RNAs for virtually any organism and sample type. IPSWICH, MA: Today, New England Biolabs (NEB®) announced further expansion of its RNA depletion product portfolio with the launch of the NEBNext Custom RNA Depletion Design Tool […]

Sanyou signs two commercial-use licenses for Horizon’s gene-edited CHO-K1 GS knockout cell line, for use in biotherapeutic pipeline development and contract research services Cambridge, UK, and Shanghai, China: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”, “the Company” or “the Group”), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, […]

Molecular Imaging Platform Leverages Hyb & Seq Chemistry to Spatially Profile Expression of 1,000+ Genes at Single Cell and Sub-Cell Resolution Across Tissue Samples Available in Technology Access Program in H1-2021 with Commercial Instrument Launch Expected in H2-2022 Details to be Shared During Investor and Analyst Day on Tuesday, December 1st SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), […]

Additional Illumina assays to be combined with the PierianDx platform to reduce time, cost, and complexity of genomic reporting PierianDx, the leading clinical genomics informatics company, today announced an expanded partnership with Illumina to enable PierianDx genomic reporting solutions for use with AmpliSeq™ for Illumina® Focus Panel, AmpliSeq™ for Illumina® Myeloid Panel and the TruSight™ Hereditary Cancer […]

Cambridge, United Kingdom  – Congenica, the digital health company enabling rapid and accurate analysis of complex genomic data to transform people’s lives, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Muthu Meyyappan as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Muthu will lead all aspects of Congenica’s sales and marketing and will be based in Boston, MA. […]

Increased yield can drive disposable costs for MinION to $35/Gb and for PacBio to <$10/Gb Fire Monkey version 8 (FMv8) record-breaking 30Gb+ yield of raw DNA data from an E. Coli sample on a single Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION flow cell (Fig. 1) Increased yield boosts DNA recovery and improves sequencing (Fig. 2) Based […]

Today marks the release of the MinKNOW App for iOS and Android devices, now available to download from the Apple Store and Google Play. MinKNOW is the operating software that drives nanopore sequencing devices. It carries out several core tasks, including data acquisition, real-time analysis and feedback, local basecalling, and data streaming – whilst providing […]

SAN DIEGO — Maravai LifeSciences, Inc. (Maravai) (NASDAQ: MRVI), a global provider of life science reagents and services to researchers and biotech innovators, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 69,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 9,000,000 additional shares of […]

Robert Wicke brings comprehensive leadership to innovative start-up SAN DIEGO — Omniome, Inc., developer of a novel DNA sequencing platform capable of delivering unsurpassed sequencing accuracy, today announces the appointment of Robert Wicke as Chief Executive Officer.  He will immediately assume day-to-day leadership and join Omniome’s Board of Directors. Robert brings over 30 years’ experience […]

An experienced leader in corporate development and operations steps into new role at growing start-up SAN DIEGO – Omniome, Inc., developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform capable of delivering unsurpassed sequencing accuracy, announces the promotion of Kelly Perez to Chief Operating Officer. Kelly, who has been Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations of Omniome […]