Agreement aims to expedite local biomarker testing of NSCLC patients eligible for entrectinib in Japan CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a companion diagnostic (CDx) agreement with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a member of the Roche Group, and has applied to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to expand the use of the Oncomine Dx […]

UPPER HEYFORD, England and BURLINGAME, California — 2BScientific, Ltd, leading distributor of reagents to the European research market, and Vector Laboratories, Inc., a Maravai LifeSciences company and pioneer in the development and manufacture of reagents for immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, glycobiology and bioconjugation, announced today that they have established an innovative model for the supply of Vector Laboratories products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. […]

The research use only kit can be used as a simple alternative to RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 analysis IPSWICH, MA: New England Biolabs® (NEB®) today announced the launch of the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Colorimetric LAMP Assay Kit, a Research Use Only (RUO) product that can be used for the detection of novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The kit serves as […]

Cambridge, Mass. – ReadCoor, Inc., a company leading true multi-omic spatial sequencing, today announced the appointment of Dennis Flannelly to its Board of Directors. Flannelly brings extensive expertise in early and late-stage product development, core in-line pharmaceutical product tactical execution, and managing medium to large-scale diagnostics businesses. He is currently the Head of Precision Medicine […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments announces the availability of variable bandwidth monochromators on their modular and versatile Synergy™ H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader. This allows researchers to achieve even greater levels of assay sensitivity and specificity compared to fixed bandwidth systems. The microplate reader includes BioTek’s patented Hybrid Technology™, which combines sensitive filter- and flexible monochromator-based technologies in […]

— Panel Includes Adenoviruses, Coronaviruses, Influenzas, Rhinoviruses and More — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced the availability of the Twist Respiratory Virus Research Panel, a robust next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach to detecting a […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — OmniSeq, Inc.®, an innovator in next generation sequencing (NGS) in oncology, today announced the benefits of its OmniSeq Advance® comprehensive genomic and immune profiling assay to detect the presence of rare alterations in the RET gene in the tumors of some patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and thyroid cancer. Those patients eligible for treatment with […]

iGLS Among Labs Chosen by Spanish Health Authorities to Expand SARS-CoV-2 Screening End-to-End Workflow from Extraction through Real-Time PCR Using Fluidigm Microfluidics Technology and Reagents Screening of Critical Populations Under Way, Capacity of Up to 6,000 Tests Per Day on Single Instrument SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with […]

Partnership targets accelerating the commercialization of enzymatic DNA synthesis; Codexis invests cash and protein engineering for equity stake in Molecular Assemblies REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SAN DIEGO  – Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDXS), a leading protein engineering company and developer of high-performance enzymes, and Molecular Assemblies, Inc., a pioneer in the field of enzymatic DNA synthesis, announce […]

First-of-its-kind test allows for significant increase in testing capacity NASHVILLE, Tenn. – PathGroup, one of the largest private providers of pathology, clinical and molecular laboratory services in the United States, today announced the company has been selected as an early access partner for the launch of Illumina’s new sequencing-based COVID-19 test, COVIDSeq. COVIDSeq accommodates more […]