Scientists in North America can now benefit from the high contrast, label-free, live cell imaging provided by Livecyte™, following the appointment of Bulldog Bio as the Phasefocus™ distributor for USA and Canada. This announcement signals the start of an exciting time for Phasefocus, as the company seeks to make headway on its initial achievements and […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the introduction of the Advanta™ CFTR NGS Library Prep Assay, a highly efficient and scalable next-generation sequencing (NGS) library prep workflow for sequencing of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex, multisystem disease that is caused by mutations in the […]

AACR 2018 Annual Meeting includes 40-plus abstracts covering QIAGEN Sample to Insight solutions Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, April 12, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched two novel liquid biopsy panels to evaluate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the growing field of research into molecular mechanisms in prostate and lung […]

Extends Horizon’s biomanufacturing capabilities into vaccine manufacture Research supported by a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Centre, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation   Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Group”), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation to deliver inspired […]

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in collaboration with Microsoft and DNAnexus, offers extensive next-generation sequencing data and unique analysis tools to accelerate research and cures for life-threatening pediatric diseases St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today launched St. Jude Cloud, an online data-sharing and collaboration platform that provides researchers access to the world’s largest public repository […]

Global leader in organ-on-a-chip technology backed by international syndicate for worldwide commercial expansion and new product development Leiden, the Netherlands — MIMETAS, leader in organ-on-a-chip products and tissue models, has secured 20.5 million USD in financing from an international syndicate from Asia and Europe. MIMETAS will use the proceeds of this Series B financing round to expand […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leader in long-read, high-resolution sequencing, today announced that the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is using the organization’s newest Sequel® Sequencing System to support the goal of dramatically increasing the diagnostic success rate in challenging pediatric clinical cases. Led by faculty investigator Greg Cooper, Ph.D., the institution’s NIH-funded Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) […]

The Thermo Scientific Cell Locker system segregates cells for safe simultaneous growth in a single incubator MUNICH – Analytica 2018 – Cell culture laboratories working with sensitive cell types can now benefit from a patented new technology, developed to revolutionize cell culture management and ensure optimal sample security across gene therapy, cell therapy and regenerative medicine applications […]

–  Expands Illumina’s Oncology Offerings for NextSeq™ 550Dx with a Companion Diagnostic Version of TruSight™ Tumor 170 for Solid Tumors – – Loxo Oncology to Utilize a Companion Diagnostic Version of TruSight Tumor 170 for Larotrectinib (NTRK) and LOXO-292 (RET) – STAMFORD, Conn. and SAN DIEGO —  Loxo Oncology (Nasdaq:LOXO) and Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq:ILMN) today announced […]

First Personal Genomics Product Will Focus on 59 Genes Identified by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) as Highly Penetrant WALTHAM, Mass.– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced a collaboration with Helix, a personal genomics company, to develop and commercialize exome sequencing-based tests that will empower consumers to […]