CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired 4titude, Ltd., a manufacturer of scientific consumables for biological sample materials used in a variety of genomic and DNA analytical applications. Based in Surrey, England, 4titude sells its products into more than 50 countries worldwide. The total purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $65 million in […]
The next era in library preparation offers significantly differentiated capabilities to customers Today, Illumina announced the availability of an innovative whole genome sequencing (WGS) library prep product, Nextera DNA Flex, which eliminates the need for sample preparation for whole blood and saliva, and removes tedious steps in the library prep workflow, such as mechanical fragmentation of […]
Michigan company doubles size of Ann Arbor-based operations and expands to San Francisco with new commercial office space (ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library-prep solutions for genomic sequencing, today announced the move and expansion of their headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the opening of an office in the […]
London, UK – Desktop Genetics Ltd (DTG), a software company revolutionising the way biologists use CRISPR(1) genome editing technology, and online investment platform SyndicateRoom today announce the opening of a £1.5 million investment round. DTG plans to use the funds to commercialise products and support its expansion into the US. DTG uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable scientists and […]
Redwood City, California – Synthego, a leading provider of genome engineering solutions, announces a new alignment with Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture and distribute world-class quality synthetic guide RNA products. Synthego’s synthetic guide RNA portfolio and industry-leading synthetic guide RNA manufacturing capabilities will be utilized to produce synthetic guide RNAs under Thermo Fisher’s Invitrogen TrueGuide brand that will […]
BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, announced today that it has selected Brockville, Ontario-based MJSBioLynx as its exclusive distributor in Canada. MJSBioLynx specializes in providing high-quality products for life science researchers in protein chemistry, immunology, molecular biology and microbiology. Vector Laboratories has […]
NRGene has integrated and delivered Monsanto’s genomic and breeding data into the GenoMAGICTM platform for molecular breeding evaluations Ness Ziona –NRGene, the worldwide leader in genomic assembly and analysis, announced today that the company has progressed in its multi-year agreement with Monsanto Company. NRGene has integrated part of Monsanto’s genomic data into GenoMAGICTM, a cloud-based big […]
Ginkgo Bioworks and Twist Bioscience Continue to Drive Industry Growth SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and BOSTON, Mass. – Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, and Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of rapid, high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced the expansion of a supply agreement for one billion base pairs of synthetic DNA – the […]
Automating DNA assembly to drive forward the engineering of biology and unlock new applications – Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants and SGI-DNA, a Synthetic Genomics Inc. company in San Diego, CA, USA, today announce that they will be installing the first BioXp™ 3200 System in the UK. The implementation will drive forward the […]
Assuring the highest accuracy in human identity testing for law enforcement and other uses Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its manufacturing and supply chain for consumables and other products for forensic and human identity testing has been certified by Bureau Veritas, a leading inspection agency, as […]
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