Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology is now available in China. The long-read, real-time, portable MinION sequencer is now being used by researchers across China, who are working on myriad DNA sequencing applications including: pathogen research, human genetics, plant genetics, animal genetics and metagenomics. Chinese researchers are also preparing to start cDNA and direct RNA sequencing projects. The GridION X5 device, […]

–Automated workflow will enable population and genetic health studies– PLEASANTON, Calif.—10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced a new automation solution for whole genome and exome sequencing developed in collaboration with PerkinElmer, Inc. The new workflow allows Linked-Read sequencing to be performed on saliva as […]

Cambridge, Mass. – ReadCoor, Inc., a company reinventing omics and pathology with its panomic spatial sequencing platform, today announced the appointment of Thomas M. Grogan, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Gorgan is the renowned pathologist and founder of Ventana Medical Systems, a world leader and innovator of tissue-based diagnostic solutions for patients worldwide. “We are […]

PierianDx, the forerunner in clinical genomic analysis, interpretation and reporting, announced today it has launched a complete technology and medical interpretation solution to support Illumina’s TruSight Tumor 170 (TST170). PierianDx will feature TST170 in an upcoming webinar October 12, 2017, at 1 pm EST hosted by GenomeWeb. The webinar, entitled Precision Oncology Roundtable: Ask the Experts About […]

Mexico City: SOPHiA GENETICS, global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, today announced that six leading healthcare institutions from across Mexico have joined the company’s community by adopting SOPHiA artificial intelligence, which provides affordable, reliable and more effective clinical genomics solutions for cancer and congenital disorders. Mexico has a long history in human genetics, and was one of the […]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — SomaGenics announced the receipt of a Phase I SBIR grant from the NIH to develop RealSeq®-SC (Single Cell), expected to be the first commercially available library preparation kit for profiling small RNAs (including microRNAs) from single cells using NGS methods. The NIH’s recent Single Cell Analysis Program highlights the need to accelerate […]

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, announced today that it has selected Brockville, Ontario-based MJSBioLynx as its exclusive distributor in Canada. MJSBioLynx specializes in providing high-quality products for life science researchers in protein chemistry, immunology, molecular biology and microbiology. Vector Laboratories has been active in […]

Venice, Italy/ Sciad Newswire / Double Helix Technologies (Doulix) announced today a collaboration with Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) to promote Agilent’s SureVector next-generation cloning kits through Doulix’s web platform. Through this partnership, synthetic biologists will be able to choose among SureVector’s standard DNA parts to design custom plasmids using Doulix’s web platform. Agilent’s SureVector is the latest innovation in next-generation cloning. SureVector […]

–10x Genomics’ Chromium™ Exome Solution will be used for whole exome sequencing of 1,500 native Faroese people– PLEASANTON, Calif.—10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, and the Faroe Genome Project (FarGen), announced today that the 10x Genomics’ pioneering Chromium™ Exome Solution will be used to conduct a […]

SAN DIEGO and CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Edico Genome and the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) today announced the deployment of the first DRAGENTM Bio-IT platform in Africa. Selected by CPGR to help drive adoption of precision medicine and genomics, DRAGEN will be made available to life science and biotech communities in South Africa. The DRAGEN card is integrated into […]