ST. LOUIS–PierianDx, the leading clinical genomics technology company that enables precision medicine, announced today that TriCore Reference Laboratories will utilize the company’s Clinical Genomics WorkSpace™ (CGW) platform, the industry’s leading integrated workspace for genomic analytics, classification, interpretation and reporting. TriCore will join more than 50 other customers who benefit from shared interpretations in the PierianDx KnowledgeSpace, a […]

New Accel-NGS Unique Dual Indexing Kits minimize read misassignments for higher quality results (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) Swift Biosciences today announced the launch of its Accel-NGS® Unique Dual Indexing Kits, which deliver the power and value of high-throughput multiplexed sequencing while improving the accuracy of low frequency variant calling, such as somatic mutations, in samples such as FFPE and cfDNA. […]

–CanSeq150 Initiative will use 10x Genomics’ Chromium de novo Assembly Solution to generate high quality, cost-effective assemblies for new genomes– PLEASANTON, CA.—10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, announced today a partnership with the CanSeq150 Initiative, a sequencing initiative by Canada’s Genomics Enterprise (CGEn). CanSeq150 aims to sequence 150 new genomes to support […]

DANVERS, MA. Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a leading provider of antibodies, kits, and services, has opened a new office in Shanghai China to support the rapidly expanding China life science market and the growth of the CST business in the country. The new facility triples the office and warehouse footprint and will feature CST’s Global […]

Collaboration will support translational research that demonstrates the value of PGx in precision medicine PITTSBURGH — Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of Pittsburgh have established a new Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Center of Excellence that combines expertise and technology in genomics, bioinformatics, implementation science, medication response phenotyping and education. The Center aims to discover and validate medication response predictors in […]

WALTHAM, Massachusetts – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) has selected the Company to provide genetic testing for its Decode Duchenne program. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) is the most common genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood, affecting approximately 1 in every 5,000 live male births (about 20,000 new […]

Biologists can now use SnapGene software to order plasmids directly through VectorBuilder. CHICAGO–GSL Biotech and VectorBuilder have formed a partnership to create a complete cloning solution, allowing customers to order their entire custom plasmids directly from VectorBuilder through GSL Biotech’s “SnapGene” software. SnapGene was created to meet the everyday needs of molecular biologists to plan, visualize, and document […]

New grants will accelerate DNA Script’s commercialization of its novel high speed, high efficiency, free-of-harsh-chemicals DNA synthesis technology. Paris, France – DNA Script today announced awards totaling $5.5M in non-dilutive financing from the highly selective Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council program of the European Commission and the Aide au développement de l’innovation and Concours Mondial d’innovation programs of Bpifrance. DNA Script […]

MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Method can accelerate production timelines for manufacturers of cell and gene therapies, biotherapeutics, vaccines and other cell-culture-based modalities BEDFORD, Mass. — Manufacturers of cell-culture-based therapeutics can now rely on a faster method for detecting mycoplasma contamination. The Applied Biosystems MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Kit is a fully integrated solution for real-time PCR-based mycoplasma detection. Used throughout the […]

Used by some of the largest pediatric centers in China and Europe, TGex now offers rapid WGS analysis and interpretation for rare pediatric disorders for both SNV and Structural Variations The new version leverages the GeneHancer database of regulatory elements, and VarElect, the NGS Phenotyper, to interpret the effect of structural variations on disease and […]