SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST) today announced the availability of Research-Use Only (RUO) target enrichment next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels for viral detection and characterization of samples from patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. These panels can be used for environmental monitoring and surveillance testing, while also providing […]

– Positive Controls can be Used as Reference to Verify and Validate RT-PCR and NGS Assays — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST) today announced the availability of two synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA Controls. Positive controls provide quality control measures for the development, verification, and validation for diagnostic tests including both next-generation sequencing […]

LEOMINSTER, MA, Mar. 12, 2020—Oligo Factory and Landrau Scientific Innovations have agreed to collaborate on developing a Poly dT affinity purification media. This media will be useful to researchers and process purification laboratories involved in the purification of mRNA-based cancer immunotherapies and infectious disease vaccines. The companies hope that the affinity media will offer an alternative […]

BEVERLY, Mass. — Medicinal Genomics Corporation (MGC), a pioneer in genomics that improves the yield, safety, and transparency of cannabis, has been signed as a US Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Agilent, a global leader in the life sciences, applied diagnostics, and chemical markets. “We’re very pleased to add MGC to our cadre of Value Added […]

First study to be based in Wuhan, China; European and North American studies expected to follow SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics announced the launch of a global network of studies aiming to identify genomic variants that influence COVID-19 disease resistance, sensitivity, disease progression and drug response. The first study will focus on the Wuhan, China […]

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 industry veteran Christian Henry has been appointed to serve as Chairman of its Board of Directors. As part of its annual review of the leadership structure of Pacific Biosciences, the Board […]

DENVILLE, N.J.— Diagenode, a leading global provider of complete solutions for sample preparation and epigenetics research, and MGI Tech (MGI), a subsidiary of global genomics leader BGI Group, today announced a co-marketing agreement for Diagenode’s innovative NGS library preparation product line in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreement, the two companies have […]

New assays for Campylobacter, STEC, Vibrio and Staphylococcus aureus enable more comprehensive pathogen testing for all food manufacturers BASINGSTOKE, England — Thermo Fisher Scientific today released five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related samples for: Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. lari detection and identification E. coli O157:H7 and STEC screening STEC […]

New tool significantly increases HDR rates by providing optimized donor template design and simplified Cas9 guide RNA selection  CORALVILLE, Iowa – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a leading comprehensive genomics solutions provider, has launched the Alt-R™ HDR Design Tool and Templates, an intelligent and easy-to-use design tool that significantly increases homology-directed repair (HDR) rates by simplifying guide […]

Enabling Low-Cost, High-Volume Sequencing of Drug-Resistant Pathogens for Hospital Infection Control and Surveillance SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and HINXTON, United Kingdom — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an industry leader in microfluidics technology, and Next Gen Diagnostics (NGD), a Wellcome Sanger Institute-based leader in the automation of pathogen bioinformatics, today announce an exclusive agreement that enables NGD […]