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 […]

The first >1Mb DNA sequence (more than a million DNA bases in one continuous sequence) has been achieved using Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology, a landmark in the history of DNA sequencing. Martin Smith, a researcher at the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics (at the Garvan Institute, Australia), has sequenced the first single fragment of DNA […]

UK / Chinese Collaboration to Develop Innovative Technologies for Epigenetic Analysis Porvair Sciences are teaming up with Suzhou Tianlong Bio Technology Co Ltd (China), together with Swansea University and Xi’an Jiaotong University in a collaborative project entitled, “Automating & Stratification of Epigenetics in Healthcare” that is part of the Innovate UK / Jiangsu Industrial Challenge Programme. The […]

The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms was recognised through the recent launch of the new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). Supported by a commitment of £26 million over the next 5 years, including £12.5M funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Centre (BBSRC) and Innovate UK, with additional support from universities, industry […]

First Product Release from Inscripta’s Enzyme Engineering Platform Boulder, Colo. – In a huge step forward for innovation in the cutting-edge field of CRISPR gene-editing, Inscripta – a gene-editing technology company – announced today that it is releasing one of its own, unique CRISPR enzymes, which will be free for all researchers to use. Called […]