SAN DIEGO and CARLSBAD, Calif. — Genoptix, Inc., a leading oncology diagnostics and informatics company, and Bionano Genomics®, Inc., a company focused on genome structure analysis, today announced an exclusive agreement to co-develop information-rich diagnostics for selected hematologic oncology indications in the US using Bionano’s Saphyr™ System. Bionano’s Saphyr System accurately visualizes the structure of […]

ST. LOUIS — Canopy BiosciencesTM, LLC, an emerging provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, announced today that it has launched a service for high throughput gene expression analysis.  Based on the NanoString nCounter platform, the service works with a large array of sample types, including formats such as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE), which have been difficult […]

Community-driven platform to advance microbiome bioinformatics and standards through global research and collaboration MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–DNAnexus, Inc., the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced the launch of the MOSAIC Microbiome Platform in collaboration with Janssen Research & Development, LLC and its Janssen Human Microbiome Institute (JHMI). The cloud-based platform, which is […]

Cole-Parmer, a leading supplier of laboratory equipment and reagents, is introducing the Arcis Sample Preparation System, which can extract DNA and RNA for downstream processes such as PCR/qPCR and sequencing in just three minutes. A study conducted by the Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, compared the preparation time, DNA yield, PCR […]

iQ NGS QC Management software provides clinical NGS labs the tools and analytics necessary to easily assess, maintain, and demonstrate assay performance MILFORD, Mass. — SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. announces the launch of iQ™ NGS QC Management v2. To ensure the accuracy of patient testing results, clinical NGS labs must track metrics across their assay’s workflow to […]

Oxford Nanopore has today launched two new sequencing kits, for direct or PCR cDNA analysis.  This means that nanopore technology can now be used for a full range of RNA analyses, including: Direct RNA Sequencing Kit For the first time RNA can be sequenced directly, giving new insights including base modifications PCR cDNA Sequencing Kit […]

llumina becomes primary vendor of tumor variant interpretation and reporting software for pioneering population sequencing project SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Genomics England announced today that Illumina is the primary variant interpretation and reporting software vendor for tumor and matched normal samples characterized as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project. In a little over […]

Saluggia, Italy and Männedorf, Switzerland – DiaSorin (FTSE Italy Mid Cap: DIA) and Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today that they have agreed to collaborate in a development under which DiaSorin will make use of Tecan’s Fluent® Laboratory Automation Solution as its Nucleic Acid extraction platform. The new platform will be used in combination […]

Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain to Create New AI Models that Help Identify Food Hazards before Outbreaks Occur ARMONK, N. Y. and ITHACA, N. Y.: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cornell University, a leader in dairy research, today announced a new collaboration using next-generation sequencing combined with bioinformatics designed to help reduce the chances that the […]