Lincoln, NE: The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic places the subject of viruses and virology in the research spotlight for good reason. Scientists are seeking to understand the virus, characterize infectivity, and understand its mechanism of action in their quest to develop therapeutics and vaccines. Key to this process are quantifiable assays that provide robust data for all aspects […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – New York-based biotechnology firm EpiGentek has released a series of SARS-CoV-2 research assays in combatting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two kits focus on studies of SARS-CoV-2 targeted furin or proprotein convertase (PC) cleavage activity. These first-of-its-kind tools can be used to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 targeted PC and facilitated proteases using biological […]

Bionano’s new Bionano Prep™ SP Tissue and Tumor Kit enables routine analysis of cancer biopsies and animal tissue expanding its addressable market to include solid tumors and model genomes commonly studied in pharmaceutical research and development SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), today announced that it has launched the new Bionano PrepTM SP […]

— Multiplexed Target Enrichment Panel Sequences the Entire Viral Genome for High Coverage of Target Regions, Better Accuracy and Mutation Tracking — CleanPlex® Technology Produces High Quality Sequence-Ready Libraries with Excellent Sensitivity in Just 5.5 Hours Using an Efficient Workflow and Reducing Sequencing Costs by 99% — Paragon Genomics Is Developing New Barcoding Method Enabling […]

Whole-genome sequencing offers the ability to reduce pediatric diagnostic odysseys which cost at least $14 billion annually in the U.S. SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is bringing turn-key data analysis solutions to accelerate and facilitate the adoption of whole-genome sequencing with the launch of the TruSight™ Software Suite. TruSight Software delivers ready-made infrastructure to realize […]

Recombinant engineered antibodies for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutic development   Redcar, UK. Absolute Antibody Ltd., an industry-leading provider of recombinant antibody products and services, today announced a partnership with University of Zurich to offer synthetic nanobodies against the receptor binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Under the partnership, the original nanobodies and newly […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced a partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) for access to proprietary phage display libraries for the discovery, validation and optimization of antibodies in Takeda’s pipeline […]

The “new” era of high-throughput multi-omics, when proteomics meets genomics UPPSALA, Sweden: With this new and important collaboration, customers in China will have access to run Olink fee for service projects in a similar way that customers have in other parts of the world. It will also mean that WuXi NextCODE will further improve their […]

Agreement aims to expedite local biomarker testing of NSCLC patients eligible for entrectinib in Japan CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a companion diagnostic (CDx) agreement with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a member of the Roche Group, and has applied to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to expand the use of the Oncomine Dx […]

– Long-term partnership to facilitate cancer research through development of custom antibodies – Agreement to enable global access to resulting reagents and potential diagnostics London, UK and Cambridge, UK – Today, Cancer Research UK, the world’s largest independent funder of cancer research and Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, are […]