Leading institute will implement our technology and training with goal of epidemic prevention When the coronavirus outbreak hit at the end of 2019, the P3 Biosafety Laboratory research team at Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (SPHCC) deployed the Illumina MiniSeq™ for the deep transcriptome sequencing of patients’ samples. SPHCC also was among the first to […]

As the oldest human genome, the African genome contains more diversity than any other continent. However, it’s estimated that fewer than 3% of the genomes analyzed come from Africans, making it a potentially rich source of new genetic information for health and medicines research. 54gene, a Nigeria-based company, intends to redress this under-representation of the African population […]

Eurofins Technologies, a supplier of test kits and systems for laboratory analyses, announces that its ELISA assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the detection of aflatoxin M1, I’screen AFLA M1 milk, has been granted AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested MethodsSM status (AOAC Cert. No. 072002) for use with raw bovine whole milk, skim milk and powdered milk. The […]

Akoya names Niro Ramachandran, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer and Gavin Gordon, Ph.D. as Vice President of Clinical Market Development. MENLO PARK, Calif. — Akoya Biosciences, Inc., The Spatial Biology Company™, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of two senior leaders with expertise in spatial biology and molecular pathology. Niro […]

Madison, WI USA. Laboratories testing for COVID-19 have a new tool that enables them to skip the potentially bottlenecked RNA extraction step of the workflow and move directly to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Promega Corporation today released XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents that facilitate RNA extraction-free sample preparation that is automation-friendly. The simple, direct amplification workflow involves: Collect and […]

Ready-to-use kit enables rapid adeno-associated virus (AAV) titer determinations during the manufacture of AAV vectors Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® AAVX Titer Kit for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector titer determination in AAV vector manufacturing. The new Gyrolab […]

Streamlined solution for RNA and DNA-seq to simplify clinical NGS SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of the SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit. This solution features a modular design that enables a simple and parallel approach for both RNA and DNA samples, allowing customers to streamline and consolidate their workflow without […]

Personal capillary electrophoresis system performs Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis Madison, WI USA. Promega today launched its benchtop capillary electrophoresis (CE) instrument, the Spectrum Compact CE System, developed in collaboration with Hitachi High-Tech. The personal CE system is an integrated DNA analysis instrument that enables life scientists in laboratories of all sizes to perform Sanger […]

Applikon Biotechnology collaborating with Emerson in OEM digital transformation program Delft, The Netherlands: – Upstream bioprocess equipment specialist Applikon Biotechnology B.V. (Applikon) has joined a strategic program spearheaded by automation technology leader Emerson designed to accelerate life sciences solutions delivery. Emerson’s DeltaV™ Life Sciences OEM Program focuses on structured collaboration between Emerson and OEMs such […]

Tokyo – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced that the Hitachi DS3000 compact capillary electrophoresis (CE) sequencer will be released for sale in Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan through local agencies. The Hitachi DS3000 has been developed in collaboration between Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (President and CEO: Masahiro Miyazaki/ Hitachi High-Tech) and Promega Corporation (Chairman and […]