TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTGM) (HTG), a life science company whose mission is to advance precision medicine, today announced the signing of three new European distributor agreements to promote HTG products and services in Nordic and Eastern European Countries with BioNordika (Denmark), Explorea (Czech Republic), and ELTA 90 (Bulgaria). “Expanding and […]

OUTH 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 addition of four new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA Controls for the development, verification, and ongoing validation of diagnostic tests. The controls include new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the […]

Dr. Hunkapiller to retire by the end of 2020 Susan K. Barnes, CFO to retire in August 2020 MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced that Michael Hunkapiller, Ph.D. is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and President by the end […]

Merck and 10x Genomics, Inc., (Nasdaq: TXG), a single cell and spatial genomics technologies company, today announced that they have developed a powerful new option for biological experiments. First solution for simultaneous gene perturbation measurement and unbiased single-cell gene expression Provides researchers with more detailed information to better understand the relationship between specific genes and […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) is at the forefront of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and SARS-CoV-2 research. This is evidenced by the large number of published research papers on the subject that have cited Bio-Techne products, including the breakthrough Cell paper by Hoffmann et al., which used the R&D Systems™-branded Anti-Human ACE-2 Antibody to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 uses […]

Agreement calls for identifying IDH gene mutations using Oncomine Precision Assay and the Ion Torrent Genexus System, a new turnkey, next-generation sequencing solution CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that it has expanded its strategic partnership with Agios Pharmaceuticals by adding the co-development of a second companion diagnostic (CDx) for oncology to their existing […]

Key Applications Include Oncology, Infectious Disease and Food Testing PARIS — Stilla Technologies, a leading provider of digital PCR (dPCR) solutions for high-precision genetic analysis, today launched the world’s first six-color digital PCR instrument, the six-color Prism. The instrument expands the multiplexing capabilities of the company’s digital PCR platform, the Naica™ System. The instrument has […]

End-to-end solution will enable mass/on-demand screening to support the re-opening of global economies. Group 42 (G42), a leading AI and Cloud Computing company based in the United Arab Emirates, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, an advanced sequencing technology company based in the United Kingdom, announced today they have developed an unprecedented population-scale technology that rapidly and […]

Large-scale Manufacturing of Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit and Reagents to Enable Increased Testing Capacity for COVID-19 Worldwide First-ever FDA-authorized CRISPR-based Diagnostic to Launch This Month CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CORALVILLE, Iowa  – Sherlock Biosciences and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) today announced the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable large-scale manufacturing of the Sherlock™ […]

SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNGO) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue US Patent No. 10,676,352 on June 9th, 2020. The patent, titled “NANONOZZLE DEVICE ARRAYS: THEIR PREPARATION AND USE FOR MACROMOLECULAR ANALYSIS,” covers the addition of a detector, such as a nanopore, to Bionano’s patented nanochannels.  […]