FUJISAWA CITY, Japan & DUBLIN–GenAhead Bio Incorporated (“GenAhead”) and ERS Genomics Limited (“ERS Genomics”) announced today a non-exclusive license agreement to provide GenAhead with access to ERS Genomic’s CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology patents. ERS Genomics holds rights to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 patent portfolio from Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, co-inventor of the breakthrough gene editing technology. GenAhead had its start […]

Chromatrap® has introduced a new and improved version of it’s popular solid phase chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay kit for chromatin extracted from Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tissue. Ideal for tissue samples, biopsies and difficult to lyse samples, the Chromatrap® FFPE ChIP-seq kit has overcome the issues often associated with FFPE ChIP, by offering a streamlined protocol which […]

Diploid Assembly of a Puerto Rican Female Adds a Rich Resource to Population-Specific Reference Genomes MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced it has produced the most contiguous diploid human genome assembly of a single individual to date, representing the nearly […]

BGI has analyzed the world’s largest set of genome data from pregnant women, a total 141,431 expectant mothers from across China, in a groundbreaking study published today in the leading academic journal Cell. The genomic analyses from non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) revealed new genetic associations, patterns of viral infections, and history in Chinese populations. The study is the […]

Location: Cambridge, UK In vivo study results to be presented at the 2018 SITC Annual Meeting Celyad (Paris:CYAD) (Brussels:CYAD) (NASDAQ:CYAD) (Euronext Brussels and Paris, and NASDAQ: CYAD), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of specialized CAR-T cell-based therapies, today announced an exclusive agreement with Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD), for the use […]

Fujisawa, Japan and Dublin, Ireland – Axcelead Drug Discovery Partners, Inc.(hereinafter referred to as “Axcelead”) and ERS Genomics Limited (hereinafter referred to as “ERS Genomics”) announced today a non-exclusive license agreement to provide Axcelead with worldwide access to ERS Genomics’ CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing intellectual property to enhance their drug discovery service offering. ERS Genomics holds rights […]

DSP to be Applied to Transplant Research of Regulatory T Cell Therapy in Kidney Transplantation SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the University of Oxford has been selected as the winning recipient of a grant for a GeoMx™ Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) […]

Combining high-performance automated microfluidics with easy-to-use software to streamline CNV detection for translational and clinical research SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement with DNA Software, Inc. to provide CopyCount-CNV™ software for use with the Fluidigm Biomark™ HD system. Copy number variation (CNV) plays an important role […]

ArcticZymes has secured its first supply agreement for the utility of Salt Active Nuclease High Quality (SAN HQ) in the cGMP manufacturing of viruses for gene therapy. ArcticZymes’ Novel SAN HQ enzyme offers gene therapy and vaccine customers a more cost effective and technically superior solution for removing contaminating DNA during the manufacturing process of therapeutic viruses. This represents […]

Data from collaboration among NRGene, China’s Xi’an Jiaotong University, and The Wellcome Sanger Institute and The University of York, UK Shaanxi, China; York, UK, & Ness Ziona, Israel – Xi’an Jiaotong University, The Wellcome Sanger Institute, The University of York, and NRGene have recently completed the world’s first assembly of the opium poppy genome. “We’re using the genome to […]