PLEASANTON, Calif. — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of the HyperCap Target Enrichment Portfolio, a streamlined and fully integrated NGS sample preparation.  HyperCap integrates KAPA DNA Library Prep with SeqCap EZ target enrichment portfolio, and is a further expansion of the HyperCap v1.0 workflow. As part of the HyperCap Target Enrichment Portfolio […]

Sphere Fluidics, a company providing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Geneva Biotech, an EMBL spin-out developing world-class viral and non-viral DNA delivery systems, have received a €1.6 million grant from Eurostars. The funding will be used to develop large DNA cargo gene delivery and genome engineering systems. The Eurostars funding programme […]

New cas9 protein and synthetic gRNA strengthen Thermo Fisher Scientific’s portfolio of genome editing products CARLSBAD, Calif., — As researchers continue their quest to create more relevant cellular models, they now have access to a comprehensive portfolio of solutions from Thermo Fisher Scientific designed to maximize the performance of their genome editing experiments. Solutions in the […]

€1.6 million grant will support ‘precise docking of very large DNA cargoes in genomes’ project Cambridge, UK, and Geneva, Switzerland: Sphere Fluidics, a company providing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Geneva Biotech, an EMBL spin-out developing world-class viral and non-viral DNA delivery systems, have received a €1.6 million grant from Eurostars. The […]

Chromatrap, a leading developer of cutting-edge life science products, has launched an affordable, easy-to-use range of DNA kits for routine molecular biology applications. Leveraging proprietary buffer chemistry and unique spin column design, Chromatrap® DNA kits are all free from salts, contaminants and inhibitors, providing you with the high recovery of top quality DNA perfect for downstream applications. […]

Horizon Discovery’s popular Structural Multiplex Reference Standard is now available in FFPE, as well as the current gDNA and cfDNA formats! These Reference Standards include RET and ROS1 fusion variants, MYC-N and MET focal amplications and a BRCA2 variant. All our Reference Standards are cell-line derived for the closest representation of your patient sample and […]

Cambridge, UK Base4 Innovation Ltd, the biotechnology company specialising in single molecule DNA sequencing, closed an oversubscribed funding round last month, led by Longwall Ventures. The funding round, capped at £5 million, is the Company’s largest to date, with a total of £21.3 million raised since 2009. The funds will be used to expand the […]

AUSTIN, TX, USA – Nano Global, an Austin-based molecular data company, today announced that it is developing a chip using intellectual property (IP) from Arm, the world’s leading semiconductor IP company. The technology will help redefine how global health challenges – from superbugs to infectious diseases, and cancer are conquered. The pioneering system-on-chip (SoC) will yield highly-secure […]

The Novallele™ copy number assays simply and accurately determine SMN1 and SMN2gene copy number MELVILLE, N.Y. Everyone wants to run and enjoy an active, physically enabled lifestyle. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) slowly takes that away as nerve cells in the spinal cord break down and die. Most cases of SMA are related to the deletion of a specific […]

As part of the expansion of their Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) products and services, LGC’s Genomics division has signed a distribution with Diagenode to supply a range of state-of-the-art sonication systems for DNA fragmentation. The agreement covers EMEA, South America and Canada for clinical and agricultural biotechnology market sectors and the United States for the agricultural biotechnology sector. Brian […]