TOKYO – JSR Corporation agreed with Crown Bioscience International (hereinafter “Crown”, Registration: Cayman Islands, CEO:Jean-Pierre Wery, a listed company in TPEx: 6554), which is a contract research organization (“CRO”) providing services to pharmas to support drug development in pre-clinical phases, to acquire 100% ownership of the Company and make it a subsidiary of JSR (the […]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — SomaGenics, an RNA-focused biotechnology company, expands its IP protection with three newly issued patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering two of the Company’s core RNA detection technologies: targeted small RNA sequencing (RealSeq®-T) and quantitative PCR analysis of RNA fragments (ResQ®), as well as SomaGenics’ therapeutic sshRNA®s. A patent […]

Epigenetic Markers and Sustained Cytoprotection for Stroke Treatment IRVINE, Calif. — Zymo Research Corp. has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The STTR Program requires small businesses to collaborate with a research institution. The program’s goals according to their website are as follows: Stimulate technological innovation. Foster […]

We are happy to announce the release of the new Globin Block Modules for QuantSeq kits. These modules extend the functionality of the QuantSeq 3’ mRNA-Seq Library Prep, for gene expression profiling of whole blood, which is one of the most challenging sample types for transcriptome studies. Blood is a highly informative, fairly low cost, and […]

Potato pangenome research drives cooperation between international public and private sectors Ness Ziona, Israel – NRGene, the worldwide leader in genomic assembly and analysis, is working with a team of researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands and leading commercial partners to create multi-genome mapping of commercial food potatoes. Potatoes are the fourth […]

Patent covers successful integration of an external DNA sequenceinto the chromosome of eukaryotic cells using CRISPR Fourth patent allowance for Merck’s CRISPR technology; similarpatents from Australian, Canadian and European Patent Officesalready received Merck to license its CRISPR-related patents to interested parties Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that the Intellectual Property Office […]

BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analysis solutions, announces co-operation with FinnGen program. FinnGen is a unique study that has been launched in Finland. Program will deepen our understanding about the origins of diseases and their treatment. The FinnGen study plans to tap into 500 000 unique blood samples collected by […]

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Cell Microsystems, a provider of innovative tools and scalable solutions for the sorting and isolation of single cells, announced today it is accelerating the development of new products based on its CellRaft™ Technology and expanding their availability in the marketplace. The CellRaft Technology, which allows researchers to easily sort cells under standard […]

Location: Cambridge Horizon to develop and manufacture FFPE Reference Standards that express NTRK fusion biomarkers Standards to be derived from custom gene edited cell lines Agreement builds upon Horizon’s pre-existing partnership with Roche Diagnostics Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”), a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, […]

Community-owned database empowers individuals with cryptocurrency for contributing genomic data SAN DIEGO — Luna DNA, the first and only genomic and medical research knowledge base powered by the blockchain and owned by its community, announced $2 Million in Seed funding today. The round included several individual investors and former executives from Illumina ILMN 0.34%, the world leader in DNA sequencing and […]