San Diego, CA – Agena Bioscience, a global provider of low cost and high-throughput molecular testing solutions, today announced the launch of the iPLEX® Pro SARS-CoV-2 Panel for qualitative detection of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Clinical laboratories can process more than 6000 samples each day running the assay on a single MassARRAY® instrument, making it […]

Arbor Biosciences, a division of Chiral Technologies, Inc and worldwide leader in next generation sequencing (NGS) target enrichment, is joining the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner. The IWGSC is an international, collaborative consortium of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders dedicated to the development of genomic resources […]

MENLO PARK, CA Today, Levitas Bio has announced the commercial release of its flagship product – LeviCell – introducing a disruptive new method for cell researchers and scientists to sort live cells without the use of markers or antibodies. For the first time, researchers now have access to high-value primary samples regardless of starting cell […]

Enhanced Search for Non-Coding Variants in Mastermind Genomic Search Engine Solves Industry-Wide Challenge Genomenon’s latest release of the Mastermind® Genomic Search Engine includes enhanced search for intronic and non-coding variants across the medical literature. Mastermind users now receive more specific results when searching the comprehensive database of genomic evidence. Intronic and non-coding variants are notoriously difficult for geneticists and […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction order against several BGI companies, including MGI Tech Co., Ltd., Complete Genomics Inc., BGI Americas Corp., and MGI Americas Inc. The preliminary injunction was granted in two patent infringement lawsuits that […]

New nCounter Panels for Viral and Host Response and GeoMx COVID-19 Immune Response Atlas Reveal Novel Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Pathology SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced the availability of new solutions to study the immune response in COVID-19 disease research. As […]

WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS — Pall Laboratory, a global leader in proven filtration, separation, and sample preparation solutions, has introduced two AcroPrep™ 24-well filter plates.  The first is the AcroPrep™ 24-well Cell Clarification and Sterile Filtration Plate, and it performs cell clarification and sterile filtration of CHO, HEK, or other cultured cells in one step, in a single […]

Burlington, MA –  RedShift BioAnalytics, Inc. (RedShiftBio) announced its award winning AQS3™pro, based on Microfluidic Modulation Spectroscopy (MMS) technology, is now available in Japan, following the appointment of Primetech as exclusive distributor.  This partnership follows the announcement in May of appointing Topbiox as its distributor in China, and continuing RedShiftBio’s response to the rapid growth […]

Newark, CA – Intabio, Inc., a developer of analytical solutions that provide profound efficiency gains across all stages of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing, today announces commercial availability of the Blaze System. Blaze addresses a critical bottleneck for biopharmaceutical developers by identifying unwanted structural modifications in intact biotherapeutic proteins with blazing speed, enabling scientists to make […]

Designation follows recent announcement on development of first companion diagnostic using the Oncomine Precision Assay on the new Ion Torrent Genexus System CARLSBAD, Calif. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Precision Assay to identify low-grade glioma (LGG) patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) […]