Groundbreaking nucleic acid detection technology using nanomaterials DUESSELDORF – GNA Biosolutions GmbH, a molecular technology company based in Martinsried, Germany, today announced the launch of Pharos V8, the world’s first Laser PCR® platform. Pharos V8, an ultrafast PCR instrument for in vitro research use, will be showcased at the Medica Trade Fair (Exhibition Hall 3, Booth E93) from November 13-16. […]

ST. LOUIS — Canopy Biosciences™, LLC, a provider of technologies for gene editing and personalized medicine, announced today that it has launched CRISPR Complete Gene Editing Kits. The CRISPR Complete Kits are the most comprehensive CRISPR kits available, including everything a researcher needs to perform gene editing with the CRISPR-Cas9 system. CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized the field of […]

Outstanding and unmatched capabilities fuel strong growth in installed base and consumables use on highly versatile Sample to Insight automation solution Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the 2,000th placement of QIAsymphony, the leading Sample to Insight workflow automation solution for molecular laboratories worldwide. The milestone […]

PORTLAND, OR and CAMBRIDGE, MA— MolecularMD announces that it has now become a Preferred Provider of Promega’s Microsatellite Instability (MSI) v1.2 Analysis System.  MolecularMD has completed validation of the MSI Analysis System for the analysis of multiple tumor types and is now offering the technology as part of a broader portfolio of diagnostic and clinical […]

HOUSTON — Genialis, Inc., a leading provider of cloud software for the visual exploration of next generation sequencing data, recently closed a $2.3M Seed round. The financing will accelerate the team’s expansion in the U.S. and commercialization of Genialis Platform. Redalpine Venture Capital in Zurich and First Star Venture Capital in Boston co-led the round, joined by Slovenian firm Pikas d.o.o. Several expert […]

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, introduces the TrueVIEW™ Autofluorescence Quenching Kit, offering the first effective technique for removing unwanted fluorescence in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue samples, blood cells and structural elements such as collagen and elastin. Autofluorescence often impairs or […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — To continue meeting the needs of its customers in Europe, Brooks Life Sciences (Brooks), a division of Brooks Automation, announced today that it has expanded its sample preparation and bioprocessing laboratory services, with the addition of a new site for its BioStorage® Technologies GmbH laboratory in Pfungstadt, Germany, near the company’s existing biorepository. To support customers’ […]

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Union County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office Forensic Laboratory have joined 29 other U.S. labs in using STRmix,™ a sophisticated forensic software capable of resolving mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be too complex to interpret. STRmix™, the sophisticated forensic […]

London – Management confirms that trading is in line with expectations, with good momentum continuing through the second half of the year to 31 March 2018. Key Highlights Acquisition of LINK Technologies LGC continued its expansion through targeted M&A, with the acquisition of LINK Technologies on 19 July 2017, strengthening its oligo reagents offering. LINK is a […]

Ness Ziona, Israel, & Saskatoon – In cutting-edge research aimed at breeding better lentils, a partnership between University of Saskatchewan (U of S) crop scientists and world-leading genomic big data company NRGene of Israel has successfully sequenced two wild lentil genomes—the largest legume genomes ever assembled. Largely due to advances in plant breeding at the […]