Kits detect traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces such as plastics, ceramics and stainless steel  WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today introduced two COVID-19 environmental testing kits to help food processors and contract labs detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in food plants such as plastic, ceramic […]

Longmont, CO – KromaTiD, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a Direct to Phase II SBIR grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute. The award supports development of a structural variant discovery platform – dGH DSCVR™ – enabling efficient discovery of genomic structural causes of rare disease and measurement of unwanted structural rearrangements […]

Portland-based lab is the first in Oregon to move to microbiological methods for identifying pathogens BEVERLY, Mass. — Medicinal Genomics Corp. (MGC), a pioneer in harnessing cannabis genomics to improve the agricultural productivity, safety and transparency of cannabis, today announced that Rose City Labs, a multistate state operating organization, has selected Medicinal Genomics’ PathoSEEK® qPCR […]

FDA amendment leverages the power of various Illumina sequencers for COVID-19 testing Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Illumina an amendment to the previous Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), expanding the installed base of next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems that can run COVIDSeq, a diagnostic test for COVID-19. With this amendment, more labs can embrace NGS’ […]

— World’s First Series Stored in DNA — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST) today announced that for the first time, an episode of a Netflix Original Series has been stored in Twist’s synthetic DNA. DNA is an incredibly dense storage media (Graphic: Business Wire) “Many important documents, music and videos have […]

Praxis Genomics is first CLIA Lab to become a Bionano Certified Service Provider, will use Saphyr in its goal to help end diagnostic odyssey for patients. SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), announced today that Praxis Genomics has been certified as a Bionano service provider, becoming the first clinical lab with CLIA certification […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In hematology oncology, it is critically important to understand the genetics driving acute malignancies to quickly determine how best to address the disease. Today, Thermo Fisher Scientific announces a new portfolio of hematology-oncology assays for the Ion Torrent Genexus System* designed to enable a future in which turnaround times for next-generation sequencing (NGS) […]

• QIAseq SARS-CoV-2 Primer Panel converts viral RNA samples into libraries ready for sequencing • QIAGEN Digital Insights solutions support COVID-19 drug, vaccine and epidemiology research Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) launched the innovative QIAseq SARS-CoV-2 Primer Panel for next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the novel coronavirus genome, along with […]

Regarding the patent lawsuit initiated by Illumina against MGI in Hong Kong, the specific impact has yet to be determined. MGI believes that this patent litigation is an obvious attempt by Illumina to maintain a monopolistic market position and suppress the development of the industry. We intend to vigorously defend our intellectual property, and we have filed patent litigation against […]

The new BioXp™ 3250 system – a fully automated, benchtop platform for synthetic biology workflows – dramatically accelerates the development of critical new vaccines and biologics SAN DIEGO — Today, Codex DNA, Inc., creators of the world’s first fully automated system for high-throughput DNA printing, announced the introduction of their next-generation platform, the BioXp™ 3250 […]