Mission Bio’s Tapestri Platform Can Now Identify Both Mutations and Copy Number Variants from the Same Cells

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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 […]

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NGen Funding to Transform Manufacturing of Critical Materials in Gene Therapies

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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 […]

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Merck Granted 20 CRISPR Patents Total Worldwide

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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 […]

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Africa’s first high-throughput genome sequencing center is launched

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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 […]

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IDT launches oPools™ Oligo Pools – the longest, highest fidelity, and ready-to-use custom oligo pools on the market

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Long, high-yield oligos with industry-beating low error rate enable researchers to skip amplification steps and start projects immediately CORALVILLE, IA – Continuing its mission to advance biological research worldwide, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)has launched oPools™ Oligo Pools – ready-to-use pools of high quality DNA oligonucleotides (oligos) up to 350 nucleotides in length. Thanks to its industry-leading proprietary oligo manufacturing processes […]

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Loop Genomics launches new de novo Bacterial Genome Assembly kits and service using long-reads on Illumina sequencers

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SAN JOSE, California –  CA. Loop Genomics, the single molecule long-read sequencing company with a hardware free solution, has expanded its kit and services capabilities to provide researchers with a new kit and service solution for de novo Bacterial Genome Assembly using long-reads on Illumina sequencers. The short reads generated by NGS require either a reference genome […]

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Reforest the Tropics and New England Biolabs®, Inc. enter into agreement to plant 100 hectares of forest to offset carbon emissions

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Mystic, CT and Ipswich, MA: Reforest The Tropics (RTT), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Mystic, Connecticut and New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®), a global leader in the production of reagents for the life science industry, announce that they have entered into an agreement to plant 100 hectares (247 acres) of new tropical forest in Costa […]

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Dovetail Genomics® Launches Omni-C™ Technology

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New Hi-C Kit Offers a Powerful New Tool to Help Researchers Expand Their Understanding of Genome Structure, Generate High Quality Genome Assemblies and Detect Genetic Variants SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Dovetail Genomics, the industry leader in advanced genomic solutions for proximity ligation, today announced the global availability of its latest Hi-C offering, Omni-C. The new kit offers […]

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Genomenon Wins NIH Grant to Develop Micropublications for Genomic Interpretation

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Grant to Automate Variant Interpretation and Create Platform for Sharing Micropublications Across the Genomics Community Genomenon, Inc., the leading genomic search engine company, announced today that it was awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, awarded by the National Human Genome Research Institute*, will fund Genomenon’s […]

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