CAMARILLO, Calif. — Hygiena, a leader in food safety testing, announced the NEW BAX® System Real-Time PCR Assay for E. coli O157:H7 Exact, a test that can specifically identify Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (and not similar serotypes) in less time than other tests. The BAX® technology is based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method of amplifying minute amounts […]

Explore Further by Detecting Twice as Many Genes per Cell Vienna – Lexogen, a transcriptomics and Next-Generation Sequencing company today announced the introduction of the LUTHOR 3’ mRNA-Seq Library Prep Kit. LUTHOR enables unprecedented in-depth analysis of the transcriptomic profile of individual cells. With just 1 million sequencing reads LUTHOR allows to detect up to […]

SAN FRANCISCO and MENLO PARK, Calif. — Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), a leading genetics company, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced a research collaboration focused on the investigation of clinically relevant molecular targets for use in the development of advanced diagnostic […]

OAKLAND, Calif. — Fabric Genomics, a global leader in clinical interpretation of genomic data, announced today the launch of Fabric GEM, a novel algorithm that quickly and efficiently identifies the likely genetic cause of rare diseases from next-generation sequencing data – enabling faster diagnosis and the possibility of faster and more effective treatment. Fabric GEM, […]

A Research Collaboration Between LuminUltra, Dalhousie University and Halifax Water Demonstrates Wastewater Data Is a Powerful Tool in Early Detection and Tracking COVID-19 Prevalence within Communities FREDERICTON, NB – LuminUltra, a Canada-based biotechnology leader and portfolio company of XPV Water Partners, recently filed a patent for the first complete, rapid, and on-site COVID-19 wastewater testing solution that […]

Helps Saves Time and Ensures Accuracy of Gel and Western Blot Data Cambridge, UK: Syngene, a world-leader in image analysis, is delighted to announce a new release of its GeneSys image capture software is available free of charge to users of Syngene imaging systems. Redesigned with time-saving features, the latest GeneSys software, makes it easy for […]

Nuremberg, PA – Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc., a food science solutions company, is pleased to announce the Molecular Environmental Monitoring Program (MEMP) Salmonella Assay has officially achieved AOAC® Performance Tested MethodsSM Certification No. 042002. The revolutionary protocol identifies Salmonella with matchless sensitivity and specificity, yielding results from an environmental swab in less than 2 hours. Specifically […]

ST. LOUIS — Partek Incorporatedannounced today that its software has been cited in over eight thousand peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals, including the prestigious PNAS, Cell, and Nature Medicine journals. Topics throughout their twenty-seven-year history range from drug research, human genetics and disease relationships to causes, diagnosis, and treatments. Samples of scientific papers citing the use of Partek […]

New Panel to Provide Support During Onset of Flu Season in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic San Francisco, CA — As the world continues to battle COVID-19, health officials are preparing for the possibility of more co-infections with the onset of the Flu Season. Studies show a high frequency of co-infections in patients with […]

Collaboration will utilize PacBio’s highly accurate HiFi sequencing to solve rare pediatric genetic diseases that have proven intractable in previous studies KANSAS CITY, Mo., and MENLO PARK, Calif. — Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the nation’s top pediatric medical systems, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of […]