Shimadzu Corporation and Kyoto University (Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi) have signed a comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities and innovation to contribute to solving social problems, and training global high-level human resources. In 2022, both parties signed a three-year comprehensive collaborative agreement with the objective of creating new business activities by […]

Illumina TruSight™ Oncology 500 v2 research assay is now available with built-in HRD biomarker detection, faster turnaround time, and lower tissue sample input Illumina’s growing research and clinical oncology portfolio broadens access to critical biomarker testing SAN DIEGO — Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of the next generation of TruSight Oncology 500, its […]

LONDON, UK — Touchlight, a pioneer in cell-free DNA innovation, is proud to announce the commercial launch of their new technology for non-viral gene editing, mbDNA™ (megabulb DNA). Its novel circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) structure features a customisable stem region and a fully user-defined sequence free of phage or bacterial elements. mbDNA’s design supports 1-20kb gene insertions […]

Strategic expansion places Aldevron at the heart of the Boston biotech corridor, fueling next-generation breakthroughs in genomic medicine FARGO, N.D. & WALTHAM, Mass. — Aldevron, a Danaher company, and a global leader in the production of DNA, RNA and protein in the genomic medicine space, today announced the planned opening of its new Innovation Center […]

Lausanne, Switzerland & Murcia, Spain — Saphetor, the creators of the industry-leading VarSome suite of NGS bioinformatics tools, announces a new partnership with LongSeq, a Spanish biotechnology company specialized in advanced long-read DNA sequencing. Through this collaboration, LongSeq becomes an official distributor of VarSome Clinical for long-read sequencing in Spain. LongSeq has been working with Oxford Nanopore Technologies for […]

Leaders in pioneering cancer diagnostics and NGS target enrichment technologies join forces to accelerate access to advanced molecular diagnostics for cancer FREMONT, Calif. and TAIZHOU, China — Paragon Genomics, Inc., a global leader in target enrichment solutions for next-generation sequencing (NGS), and Genecast (Taizhou) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a pioneering oncology diagnostics company, today announced a […]

Sonication Star is a Hands-Free, High Performance FFPE Nucleic Acid Extraction with truXTRAC FFPE SMART Solution WOBURN, MA and RENO, NV — Covaris, a PerkinElmer company and pioneer in sample preparation technologies, and Hamilton Company, a global leader in automation solutions, announce a strategic partnership to co-market the truXTRAC® FFPE SMART Solution, powered by the […]

DKSH has entered a partnership with PacBio, a leading developer of sequencing solutions, to distribute their products in Australia. Following the successful collaboration in other markets, DKSH will expand access to their genomic sequencing solutions for the Australian scientific community. Sydney, Australia – DKSH, a leading Market Expansion Services provider, has entered into an exclusive […]

HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIO.B), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced the appointment of Rajat Mehta as its new Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations, effective August 4, 2025. Mehta will lead Bio-Rad’s global commercial strategy and execution, succeeding Mike Crowley, who is […]

Sadik Kassim, Danaher CTO for Genomic Medicines and Vanessa Almendro, Danaher Head of Science & Technology Innovation discuss how the work developing a ‘CRISPR Cookbook’ will support the new Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures. Danaher is proud to provide the essential manufacturing infrastructure for the new Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures, launched by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and […]