Assay Automation Makes Cutting-Edge Research More Accessible to Labs INDIANAPOLIS – Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, in partnership with Illumina, a leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, offers a promising new approach to oncology research delivering faster results with fewer touchpoints. The Illumina TruSight™ Oncology 500 DNA/RNA assay […]

Sysmex Corporation (HQ: Kobe, Japan; President: Kaoru Asano) announces today that it has expanded its strategic Alliance Agreement with QIAGEN N.V. (HQ: Venlo, The Netherlands; CEO: Thierry Bernard) to deepen their collaboration in genetic testing, including research and development, production, clinical development, and sales-marketing. Sysmex and QIAGEN have built a successful partnership since the initial […]

PLEASANTON, Calif. — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG), a leader in single cell and spatial biology, announced today its involvement in TenK10K, a large-scale, multi-year study led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The TenK10K project intends to map 50 million human cells from 10,000 people to identify unique genomic fingerprints of autoimmune diseases, […]

This joint effort will harness PacBio’s state-of-the-art HiFi sequencing technology to offer profound insights into genetic diversity, disease mechanisms, and clinical diagnoses within Singapore’s multi-ethnic population SINGAPORE — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, announced that Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE) has chosen the Revio HiFi sequencing system for […]

New software enhances data analysis and visualization in automated microbial colony picking SAN JOSE, Calif. – Molecular Devices, LLC., a leading high-performance life science solutions provider, today launched QPix® Insights, a cutting-edge software solution designed to streamline and enhance the microbial colony analysis process on the company’s QPix® Microbial Colony Pickers. Developed collaboratively by Molecular Devices […]

Delivers Illumina’s flagship oncology products on its most powerful sequencers to enable comprehensive genomic profiling at greater scale and at lower overall costs for customers SAN DIEGO — Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced it has expanded its oncology menu for NovaSeq™ X Series customers. The […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & TOKYO–Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, and bitBiome Inc., a biotechnology company unlocking the potential of our planet’s microbes to power the future of the bioeconomy, today announced the launch of a joint Transaminase […]

Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme will sequence 10,000 genomes to improve understanding of genetic architecture and diversity in Singapore’s multi-ethnic Asia population through advanced, nanopore-based sequencing technology Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) has announced a landmark project with Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme , led by Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE), aimed at […]

Merck today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire Mirus Bio for approximately US$ 600 million. Advances Merck’s ambition to provide fully integrated and comprehensive solution for viral vector manufacturing Mirus Bio’s leading GMP transfection reagents complement Merck’s upstream bioprocessing portfolio Combined portfolio meets customer needs as demand for novel modalities grows Darmstadt, Germany […]

Tokyo and Providence, RI – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) and Nabsys 2.0 LLC (Nabsys) announced today that Hitachi High-Tech has acquired a majority interest in Nabsys, a developer and manufacturer of instrumentation and consumables for the analysis of genomic structural variation. This transaction will make Nabsys a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi High-Tech Group. Hitachi […]