Herlev, Denmark –  Today, Samplix announced the commercial launch of its Xdrop™ sample preparation products for PCR-free target enrichment yet maintaining PCR-level specificity. Xdrop™ enables single molecule resolution and bias free enrichment of genomic regions longer than 100 kb from as little as 1 ng genomic DNA. Xdrop™ fits seamlessly with any sequencing platform and […]

IRVINE, Calif. — To help researchers improve data accuracy and cross-study comparisons, Zymo Research is providing complimentary microbiome standards and controls to researchers worldwide through The Microbiomics Standards & Controls Initiative. Because the field of metagenomics has grown rapidly without the use of well-defined controls, data often cannot be replicated from laboratory to laboratory let alone between […]

World’s first benchtop platform for scalable digital genome engineering to be launched at SynBioBeta conference in October BOULDER, Colo.–Inscripta, Inc., developer of the world’s first benchtop platform for scalable Digital Genome Engineering, today announced the appointment of Deanna Church, Ph.D., Simon Cawley, Ph.D., and Nandini Krishnamurthy, Ph.D., three leading experts in bioinformatics, software engineering, and […]

STERLING, Va. – Glen Research, a Maravai LifeSciences company and leader in the development of a wide range of reagents for DNA and RNA synthesis, announced today that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. This designation certifies a high level of quality assurance and consistency and will be particularly important to Glen Research customers engaged in diagnostic […]

– Heightened capability aimed at improving pharmacy safety, health outcomes with the use of genetic testing– Leading life sciences company with expertise in genetic analysis instruments and consumables coupled with pharmacogenomics and medication safety management company’s capabilities available to KPMG’s Care Continuum Optimization clients KPMG’s Clinical Intelligence (KCI) platform is helping clinicians improve the quality […]

MTAC application leverages Gibson Assembly® technology to advance automated protein and antibody engineering capabilities and custom vector printing SAN DIEGO–SGI-DNA announces the launch of the Multi-Tile Assembly Cloning (MTAC) application for its BioXp™ 3200 System, providing scientists with the ability to synthesize two genes and clone them with an optional constant fragment into their vector of […]

New product capabilities position the Tapestri Platform as the only solution to perform comprehensive single-cell DNA analysis SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in targeted single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics, today announced the launch of Copy Number Analysis, extending Copy Number Variation (CNV) capabilities to its Tapestri Platform with no changes to the current […]

NGen has approved Supercluster funding for a transformative $4.2 million project led by iVexSol Canada to develop an advanced manufacturing process for lentiviral vectors. These gene-editing reagents are critical components in the manufacturing processes of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), which have been successfully employed to fight cancer and repair a variety of rare and inherited […]

Merck today announced that the European, Israeli, South Korean and U.K. intellectual property offices have issued formal notices allowing seven additional Merck patent application claims covering CRISPR gene… DARMSTADT, GERMANY Patent offices in Europe, Israel, South Korea and U.K. issue seven additional grants for Merck’s CRISPR genome-editing technology Merck has 20 allowed CRISPR patents to […]

On July 29th, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) launched the African Genomics Centre in Cape Town with the support of MGI, becoming the first high-throughput genome sequencing center in Africa. The MGI genetic sequencer MGISEQ-2000 has been installed in the laboratory and assembled and tested. It will provide solid instrument support for a […]