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 […]

Thorold, ON Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on advancing powerful tools for nucleic acid and protein purification and stabilization, today announced the recent launch of their new portfolio of product and service solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications. Norgen has extensive experience with NGS, and has leveraged this expertise […]

After several months of testing, a new center of excellence in genomic technologies adopts molecular combing This technology will offer the teams of Prof. Nürnberg the ability to accelerate the discovery of new biomarkers for genetic diseasesOKand the best care for undiagnosed patients BAGNEUX, France Genomic Vision (Paris:GV) (FR0011799907 – GV), a company specialized in […]

Genomic analysis company Genoox has raised $6 million in funding. Inimiti Capital Partners and Glilot Capital Partners led the round. PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Today, Genoox, the genomic analysis company on a mission to make it easier and more affordable for doctors, clinicians and researchers to improve patient outcomes using big data, announced a […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.  – Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced that it signed a non-exclusive agreement with Synbio Technologies. The companies will partner their respective capabilities to provide customers with access to long-length genes up to 70 kilobases. “We are thrilled to partner with Twist Bioscience […]

Thermo Scientific Sterilin containers suitable for molecular biology and genomic and forensic applications WALTHAM, Mass. — For the rigorous requirements of molecular biology, genomic and forensic research facilities, new universal containers are specifically lot tested and certified to be free from RNase, DNase, human DNA and pyrogens. Thermo Scientific Sterilin quality-assured containers are aseptically manufactured under controlled, automated […]

MADISON, WI USA Promega Corporation has become the first major forensic manufacturer to achieve third-party certification of the published ISO 18385 standard to minimize the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes. This Forensic DNA Grade certification comes following a recent onsite audit by […]

WOBURN, Mass.–SeqLL, LLC announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR grant in the amount of $223,465 by the NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute to advance the development of Direct RNA Sequencing (DRS™) technology on SeqLL’s True Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS™) platform. The Phase I grant will allow SeqLL to improve DRS […]