SAN DIEGO and MENLO PARK, Calif. — Novogene, a leading global provider of genomic services and solutions, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB), the leader in long-read sequencing, have agreed to jointly develop and promote novel applications based on the PacBio® Sequel® System. New applications developed under this agreement are expected to focus on basic […]

–First database of long-read whole genome sequencing data–San Diego — Novogene announced today it plans to use Pacific Biosciences SMRT® technology to build a comprehensive Chinese genome database, Novo-Disease SV Genomes. The database will consist of long-read sequencing data of 1000 Chinese genomes from a variety of disease types. As the first ever database of long-read […]

New So­­lution Streamlines Workflow and Eliminates Sequencing Errors  SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its newest next-generation sequencing (NGS) library prep solution — Agilent SureSelectXT HS — a complete target enrichment research solution that provides total workflow management for laboratories, from QC to target enrichment, to analysis and interpretation. SureSelectXT HS is a streamlined, high-sensitivity […]

CAMBRIDGE, England Sphere Fluidics Limited and their partners have just won a $1.25 million grant to develop a novel automated single cell genome engineering platform. The grant syndicate also includes Horizon Discovery (UK), Twist Bioscience (US) and the University of Edinburgh (UK). The grant was an Open Innovation Grant from InnovateUK with participation open to […]

GRAND RAPIDS, MI)—Empirical Bioscience, a designer and manufacturer of reagents for life science applications, has announced 2X qPCR Probe Master Mix for probe-based quantitative PCR applications. This new product is for real-time evaluation of DNA using fluorescent probe-based detection. It contains FlashTaq HotStart DNA Polymerase, a chemically modified Taq DNA polymerase that remains inactive at […]

(GRAND RAPIDS, MI)—Empirical Bioscience, a designer and manufacturer of reagents for life science applications, has announced 2X qPCR Probe Master Mix for probe-based quantitative PCR applications. This new product is for real-time evaluation of DNA using fluorescent probe-based detection. It contains FlashTaq HotStart DNA Polymerase, a chemically modified Taq DNA polymerase that remains inactive at […]

SHENZHEN, China — BGI Genomics, an independent division of BGI Group, today announced pricing of its initial public offering of 40.1 million shares at a list price of RMB 13.64 per share. BGI Genomics has been listed on the Shenzhen Chi-Next exchange, China’s NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The shares began trading […]

Researchers hope to shed light on genes associated with neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease “There is ample evidence that pinpoints neurodegenerative disorders as one of the greatest threats to public health,” begins a 2014 report from the World Health Organization (WHO). But despite international awareness of the burden associated with caring for individuals with neurodegenerative […]

UK scientists now have access to a new kind of next-generation genome sequencing platform which could revolutionise their research to defeat cancer. The high-tech genome sequencer – the Illumina NovaSeqTM 6000 – has been unveiled at The Institute of Cancer Research, London. The world-leading cancer research institute is the first in the UK to access the […]

Premaitha Health has entered into a further extension of the investment agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the latter providing an additional two-tranche secured loan facility of $5.0m. Thermo Fisher is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of over $18bn and more than 55,000 employees in 50 countries. Premaitha’s IONA and SAGE prenatal screening […]