Blue-Ray Biotech Corporation, a professional life science laboratory instrument manufacturer, announced today the upgrade of its award-winning gradient PCR thermal cycler, the TurboCycler 2. Fitted with flexible ramp rate control and adjustable lid temperature designs, the new version of TurboCycler 2 is more suitable than ever for applications such as CRISPR assays and NGS pre-treatments. The ramp […]

Enabling clinical, translational research, population genomics, and biopharma customer markets SAN DIEGO– Illumina, Inc.  is enhancing its capabilities to analyze and interpret the data produced by its sequencing systems with the acquisition of BlueBee, a cloud-based software company that provides genomics analysis solutions for research and clinical customers. Based in the Netherlands, BlueBee has developed […]

Tromsø, Norway – Biotec Pharmacon (OSE: BIOTEC) announces it has officially rebranded to ArcticZymes Technologies. As previously announced and decided by the Annual General Meeting, Biotec Pharmacon ASA has formally changed its name to ArcticZymes Technologies ASA. The new name is formally registered with Brønnøysundregistrene and will trade under the new ticker “AZT” over the […]

Arbor Biosciences, a division of Chiral Technologies, Inc and worldwide leader in next generation sequencing (NGS) target enrichment, is joining the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner. The IWGSC is an international, collaborative consortium of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders dedicated to the development of genomic resources […]

Enhanced Search for Non-Coding Variants in Mastermind Genomic Search Engine Solves Industry-Wide Challenge Genomenon’s latest release of the Mastermind® Genomic Search Engine includes enhanced search for intronic and non-coding variants across the medical literature. Mastermind users now receive more specific results when searching the comprehensive database of genomic evidence. Intronic and non-coding variants are notoriously difficult for geneticists and […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction order against several BGI companies, including MGI Tech Co., Ltd., Complete Genomics Inc., BGI Americas Corp., and MGI Americas Inc. The preliminary injunction was granted in two patent infringement lawsuits that […]

New nCounter Panels for Viral and Host Response and GeoMx COVID-19 Immune Response Atlas Reveal Novel Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Pathology SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced the availability of new solutions to study the immune response in COVID-19 disease research. As […]

Designation follows recent announcement on development of first companion diagnostic using the Oncomine Precision Assay on the new Ion Torrent Genexus System CARLSBAD, Calif. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Precision Assay to identify low-grade glioma (LGG) patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) […]

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 […]