SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced the expansion of its next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions product line to include the high throughput Twist Human Core Exome Kit, a library preparation and target enrichment kit, with the ability to run up to […]

Extended kit configurations provide increased flexibility and utility for high throughput sequencing NovaSeq™ has enabled researchers to employ novel experimental approaches to explore genetic variation associated with health and disease. The throughput and compelling economics of the new platform are enabling broader and deeper studies, many of which weren’t practical even a few years ago. […]

Better signal-to-noise ratio makes data easier to interpret SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of a range of new probes for in situ hybridization, a technique used in pathology laboratories to obtain information about gene expression. The new probes address the need to cleanly and accurately interpret data from both fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) […]

IPSWICH, Mass. — New England Biolabs (NEB®) today announced the release of the NEBNext® Single Cell/Low Input RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina®. This new kit incorporates an optimized template switching protocol— as well as NEB’s Ultra™ II FS enzymatic DNA fragmentation technology— to produce full-length transcript sequence-ready libraries from single cells and ultra-low input RNA. “Studies based […]

–Philibert will focus on cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence for 10x Genomics employees worldwide– PLEASANTON, CA.—10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that Jean Philibert has joined the company as Chief People Officer. She brings almost 20 years experience in leading human resources for companies in software and high-tech […]

Vienna, Austria, and Rijswijk, The Netherlands – Lexogen, a transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing company and Bluebee, a global bioinformatics platform, have announced today the implementation of QuantSeq Unique Molecular Identifiers (UMI) data analysis pipeline on the Bluebee genomics analysis platform. This collaboration offers QuantSeq users utilizing UMIs the opportunity to analyze samples in a convenient and rapid manner […]

Oxford, UK. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has expanded its SureSeq myPanel™ NGS Custom Cancer Panel content – now covering 120 fully optimised cancer related genes. The expanded content gives researchers even more freedom to customise their sequencing experiments, enabling focus on regions of interest, saving time and cost. As well as proactive updates, this expansion […]

New publication maps ligase fidelity profiles with single molecule real-time sequencing to enable 20+ fragment assemblies with high efficiency and accuracy IPSWICH, MA, USA — Some of today’s most exciting molecular biology engineering — including the creation of customized CRISPR/Cas9 and TALEN constructs for genome editing — are led by synthetic biologists. These scientists are […]

NGS-based microbiome profiling delivers enhanced insights for metagenomics studies Gut bacteria play an important role in human health, as changes in the microbiome can be potentially harmful, and may be associated with chronic conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and cancer.* Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies can deliver the necessary details to characterize microbial communities, […]

Joint offering enables acceleration of genomic panel design for translational and clinical disease research SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation announced today that it has entered into a co-marketing agreement with Genomenon to offer evidence-based genomic panel design services for translational and clinical disease research. The rapidly expanding knowledge base of genes and variants associated with […]