SAN DIEGO and AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ubiquitome Limited today announced the launch of the Liberty16 at the American Society of Human Genetics conference, the latest product in its range of mobile real-time PCR systems. Designed to give users access to mobile, cutting-edge DNA testing, the Liberty16 offers DNA quantitation capability whenever and wherever it’s needed. The Liberty16 mobile personal genomics […]

Partnership will improve access to critical literature content and accelerate patient diagnosis OAKLAND, Calif. & ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Fabric Genomics™, a global leader in clinical interpretation of genomic data, and Genomenon®, the leading genomic data search company, announced today that they have entered into a partnership with the goal of further strengthening clinical genomic interpretation and variant […]

IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) (“IP Group” or “the Group”), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, notes that Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) has announced an equity investment of £50 million into portfolio company Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited (“Oxford Nanopore” or “the Company”).   The investment will be effected through the purchase of £50 million of existing ordinary […]

Genomics England names Congenica as its Clinical Decision Support Service partner for the delivery of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Cambridge, United Kingdom – Congenica has been awarded a multi-year contract by Genomics England, to be a provider of Diagnostic Decision Support Services for them to deliver for the world leading NHS Genomic Medicine Service. Genomics England […]

SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNGO), a life sciences instrumentation company that develops and markets Saphyr, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation detection in genome analysis, and Genoox, the healthcare technology company on a mission to make it easier for doctors, clinicians and researchers to run clinical genetic applications and act on […]

Agreement gives Teleflex access to Arcis’ nucleic acid sample preparation technology Daresbury, UK: Arcis Biotechnology (“Arcis”), the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced it has signed a technology access agreement with Teleflex Incorporated, a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: TFX). Teleflex will harness Arcis’ advanced nucleic acid sample preparation chemistry in the […]

CE IVD Mark brings NGS-based clinical test for solid tumors to Europe CARLSBAD, Calif. — Marking a milestone in bringing its Oncomine Dx Target Test to Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that it has CE-IVD marked its next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based solution that screens biomarkers across solid tumors. Thermo Fisher will highlight the test during the European Society for […]

Five new genomics startups focused on therapeutics, diagnostics and informatics Illumina Accelerator welcomes five new startups to its eighth investment cycle. The genomics-based company creation engine focuses on building early-stage genomics companies and helps startups validate and create next-generation sequencing applications and bring those products to market. During the six-month cycle, Illumina Accelerator offers the […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–DNAnexus Inc. announced today it has been granted an Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for the management and analysis of biomedical data on its cloud-based platform. This authorization enables Federal agencies to rapidly and securely integrate cloud-based biomedical informatics into their research and services, in compliance […]