Company expands portfolio of next-generation sequencing immuno-oncology and liquid biopsy assays to meet demand for a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer research AMSTERDAM and MADRID and CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has formed the Immuno-Oncology Consortium to drive adoption of highly sensitive, next-generation sequencing (NGS) clinical research panels designed to help identify predictive and prognostic biomarkers associated with cancer immunotherapy. Recognizing […]

Recent market developments inspire ExcitePCR management to expand its product strategy to a planned rollout of a FireflyDX family of realtime pathogen detection systems, with the FireflyDX-Portable launch scheduled for the summer of 2018 and the FireflyDX-Handheld targeted for availability in 2019 Pleasanton, Calif. ExcitePCR™ today announced the FireflyDX-Portable™, a rechargeable bookbag-sized realtime pathogen detection […]

Purchase of PMR and creation of Hygiena Mexico establishes permanent base in Mexico City   Hygiena, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company that specializes in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, today announced that it has acquired Pruebas Microbiologicas Rapidas (PMR), a Mexico City-based distributor that has long served as an independent partner of Hygiena […]

New Food Safety Studio in Bellevue, Washington, serves as global center for innovation and collaboration Demonstration and training lab space extends product and process development to customers Billerica, Massachusetts — MilliporeSigma has opened its first global Food Safety Studio in Bellevue, Washington for manufacturers of all types of food (beef, poultry, produce, etc.) to collaborate with MilliporeSigma scientists […]

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — PositiveID Corporation(OTCQB:PSID), a life sciences company focused on detection and diagnostics, today announced that its subsidiary, ExcitePCR Corporation, has hired David L. Politis as its Chief Marketing & Sales Officer. In his role as CMSO, Politis will direct and implement all marketing, sales and business development efforts for ExcitePCR as it prepares […]

Independent new company will accelerate development of Illumina’s forensic genomics technologies to enable more insight than traditional methods SAN DIEGO —- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced plans with Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), a San Francisco-based venture capital and growth equity firm, to establish Verogen, Inc. The independent new company has certain exclusive rights to provide Illumina’s forensic sequencing technology to forensic customers, […]

DNAnexus has teamed up with Saphetor, a leading variant analysis company, to build a sample-in, report-out genomic analysis solution. Saphetor annotates and classifies genetic variants from next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to help clinicians quickly and accurately diagnose disease to make faster, more precise treatment decisions. Saphetor’s technology is now available on the DNAnexus cloud-based platform. Saphetor has […]

  Obtain DNA or RNA Extraction in Three Minutes with New Arcis Prep Kit from Cole-Parmer August 23, 2017, Vernon Hills, Illinois – The Arcis Prep Kit, from Cole-Parmer, allows rapid extraction of either DNA or RNA in three minutes with high yields. This process is ideal for any molecular biologist who wants to reduce […]

– Leading innovator in drug development brings more than three decades of biotechnology and pharmaceutical experience to the company’s Board of Directors – PLEASANTON, Calif. – 10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed to the company’s Board […]

SGI-DNA’s benchtop automated DNA printer to accelerate genomic research as part of VIB’s Technology Watch Initiative  SGI-DNA Inc., a Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI) company, and VIB, a Belgian life science research institute, today announced that VIB will become the first institute in Europe to integrate the BioXp™ 3200 System in its workflows as part of […]