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 […]

DNA Script’s approach achieves parity with conventional chemical synthesis — and is poised to quickly surpass the current gold standard in speed, efficacy and length for commercial DNA synthesis. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–DNA Script, the global leader in the development of enzymatic DNA synthesis, today announced that it has successfully synthesized the world’s first 150-nucleotide (nt) […]

£1.25 million already secured based on pre-money valuation of £18.2 million Additional funding will be used to further accelerate product development and company growth Daresbury, UK: Arcis Biotechnology (“Arcis”), the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced the closing of a £1.25 million investment round and a decision to overfund by an additional £0.5 million, […]

LineaRx offers simplified manufacturing path to RNA Biotherapeutics via linear DNA STONY BROOK N.Y. – Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA), the leader in large-scale PCR-based DNA manufacturing, announced today that LineaRx, Inc. (“LineaRx” ” or the “Company”), its wholly-owned subsidiary focused on next-generation biotherapeutics, has secured multiple new developers of RNA therapeutics as customers for […]