Genomics Analysis Leader Appoints Dr Shikha O’Brien as Chief Business Officer Cambridge UK Congenica, a world leading developer of genome analysis and interpretation technologies, expands its operations in the US with the announcement that it has recruited Dr Shikha O’Brien as its Chief Business Officer. Dr O’Brien will be based out of San Diego, California, […]

BILLERICA, Mass. — RainDance Technologies, a life sciences tools company, announced today that its Board of Directors has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Since its foundation in 2004, RainDance pioneered the development and application of droplet microfluidic technology for biological applications, and in the process built a substantial […]

Proximo™ solution addresses long-standing problem in genome assembly. San Diego, CA Seattle-based Phase Genomics has announced the general availability of Proximo™, a new service providing complete end-to-end genome assemblies to researchers around the globe. Long considered a “holy grail” in biological research, access to complete genomes eliminates a major obstacle in answering a wide range […]

Technology Platform Will Help Monsanto Analyze, Store And Mine Its Industry-Leading Broad Genomic Data Sets To Enhance Breeding And R&D Opportunities ST. LOUIS & NESS ZIONA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and NRGene announced today that the companies have reached a non-exclusive, multi-year global licensing agreement on NRGene’s genome-analysis technology to enhance Monsanto’s ability to […]

Three-Year Renewable Agreement Also Includes Non-Exclusive License to ICP in Canada New Patent Has Issued Covering ICE COLD-PCR Technology in Canada                       OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (TBIO) (NASDAQ: TBIO), today announced a licensing agreement with leading Canadian laboratory services provider LifeLabs, which has selected Transgenomic’s ICE COLD-PCR (ICP) technology as its mutation enrichment platform […]

Companies Complete High Quality Assembly of Nellore Cattle Genome in Conjunction with Universidade Estadual Paulista SAN DIEGO & NESS ZIONA, Israel— Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), the global leader in next-generation sequencing technology, and NRGene, a globally recognized leader in genome assembly and analysis, today announced a collaboration to develop new molecular breeding tools for cattle. As a first step, the […]

Leading Provider of Cloud-based Genomics Technology Joins HCA’s Global Cancer Institute to Grow Reach in Precision Medicine for People Facing Cancer Across the US & UK Nashville, Tenn. and Cambridge, Mass. – Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), today announced that Genospace, LLC, a cloud-based software company focused on advancing personalized medicine, […]

— Longer Synthetic DNA Accelerates Customer Discoveries — SAN FRANCISCO — Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis on silicon, today announced that it is now shipping genes up to 3,200 base pairs (3.2 kilobase or kB) in length to Ginkgo Bioworks under their existing supply agreement. “Twist Bioscience continues to […]

Männedorf, Switzerland – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today that Dr. Klaus Lun, Head of Corporate Development and a member of the Management Board of the Tecan Group since June 2013, has been appointed Head of the Life Sciences Business division. On December 14, 2016, Tecan announced that Dr. Stefan Traeger, Head of […]

– Expected Full Year 2016 Revenue Growth of 36% to 39% Year over Year – SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today provided preliminary operational and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. Financial Highlights: Total revenue for 2016 expected to be in […]