Edinburgh, UK / Synpromics Ltd, the leader in gene control, today announces a new research partnership with Solid Biosciences, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Synpromics will provide Solid Biosciences access to a set of key muscle-selective promoter candidates to be used in the development of new treatment options for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The […]

Concord, MA – N-of-One, Inc., the leader in clinical interpretation of molecular tests in oncology, is proud to announce the incorporation of the recent AMP guidelines on reporting somatic cancer variants with enhanced levels of evidence (LOE) into N-of-One’s existing curation and reporting. In December of 2016, to address the field’s need for consistent interpretation and […]

Lucigen, a leading provider of molecular biology enzymes and kits, announced the issue of U.S. Patent #9765343 for the pJAZZ® BigEasy® System, which offers the unique ability to stably reproduce large or challenging sequences of DNA. Conventional vector systems often fail to give good results with tough-to-clone DNA sequences from humans, parasites, plants, and other […]

Männedorf, Switzerland, September 19, 2017 – Tecan’s innovative Spark® multimode reader can now provide walkaway processing of up to 50 assay plates per run with the addition of the new Spark-Stack™ integrated microplate stacker. This versatile and field-upgradeable module is designed to reliably automate plate loading, unloading and re-stacking for non-lidded SLAS-format microplates from six to […]

SAN DIEGO – Edico Genome today announced the availability of its DRAGENTM Bio-IT Platform on Illumina’s BaseSpace® Sequence Hub, enabling users to now run DRAGEN instances to enhance the accuracy and speed of their secondary analysis of next-generation sequencing data. Powered by Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) new reconfigurable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) enabled F1 instances, Edico Genome’s ultra-rapid DRAGEN Genome Pipeline features optimized […]

New deals in China, Israel, Russia, Benelux, Spain, Czech Republic and UK reflect strong demand for ultra-fast new thermal cycler Amsterdam: Dutch biotechnology company Molecular Biology Systems(MBS) continues to build its global sales network with the announcement today of new distributors for revolutionary NEXTGENPCR thermal cycler in China – PreMed Lab; Israel – Pronto Diagnostics; […]

Supports continued growth of HTG’s clinical diagnostic business TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents, and services for molecular profiling applications, today announced that is has successfully completed an audit of its Quality Management System for continued certification to ISO 13485. This certification was issued by a registrar accredited under the […]

Location: Cambridge First-to-market screening services broaden range of possible study types to address critical gaps in target ID and validation CRISPRi screening is better suited to study essential genes and genes amplified in the genome CRISPRa screening enables the study of gene activation-linked responses on a genome-wide level Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or […]

– The novel company will focus on transformational beneficial microbes for plants to provide growers with next generation solutions to their biggest challenges – Initial activities will focus on nitrogen fixation, minimizing agriculture’s environmental impact – The work combines the synthetic biology leadership of Ginkgo Bioworks with Bayer’s deep knowledge and experience in agriculture and […]

Jena, Germany – Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is the most common cause of liver cell carcinoma and liver transplants in Europe, which are possible late-stage effects of a chronic infection, alongside cirrhosis of the liver. An antiviral therapy to eliminate the hepatitis C virus allows a treatment and curing of the infection. The standardized approach for […]