HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), today announced the launch of ddPCR™ Genome Edit Detection Assays, the first tests to characterize edits generated by CRISPR-Cas9 or other genome editing tools using Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology. Users can specify their sequences and order assays through Bio-Rad’s Digital Assay Site. Successful genome editing is […]

Commercial agreement with Congenica supports UniteGen’s goal of achieving the world’s largest human genome database Cambridge, UK – Congenica’s Sapientia™ clinical genome analysis software platform will be used by China-based UniteGen to carry out whole genome sequencing (WGS) processing and analysis as part of China’s “100K Wellness Pioneer Project”, hosted by Beijing 4P Health Research […]

Customized TR-FRET immunoassay kit development services fast-track new product development SAN DIEGO—-BioAuxilium Research Inc., a Canadian biotech specialized in the development of custom TR-FRET assay kits, announced today at the 2017 BIO International Convention the successful development of its 100th custom TR-FRET immunoassay kit. These easy-to-use, fully validated assay kits provide researchers with homogeneous, robust […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — SerImmune Inc. today announced an $8 million round of financing, led by Illumina Ventures, with participation from Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, through a subsidiary, and additional undisclosed investors. With the proceeds, SerImmune will expand its immune mapping technology platform and antibody repertoire database while building strategic […]

A New Orleans startup exploring the diagnostic aspects of genetic research has received more than $1 million from investors and plans to expand its business. Pine Biotech, based at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center on Canal Street, has developed a software program to help scientists analyze and map large sets of molecular data — also […]

Effective July 1, 2017, Axion products will be sold through Axion BioSystems International in Europe. Axion BioSystems and Nanion Technologies have enjoyed a very productive relationship over the past three years, with Nanion acting as sole distributor of Axion products in Europe. Nanion has effectively penetrated the high-throughput microelectrode array (MEA) market in Europe, while […]

Research in space will use Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips technology to evaluate effects of space travel on human brain cells, and may help uncover new insights to understand neurological diseases on Earth $2 million grant provided by NCATS, a center of the NIH; logistical support provided by CASIS, managers of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory […]

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) announced today that it has entered into a global supply agreement to use Thermo Fisher Scientific’s technology to support the commercialization of its rapid molecular products and informatics system to help combat multidrug-resistant infections. OpGen will combine Thermo Fisher’s real-time PCR solutions with its genomic analysis and bioinformatics technology […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Life science researchers now have an easier method to capture images and analyzing data from protein and nucleic acid gels and western blots with the introduction of the Invitrogen iBright Imaging Systems. With a streamlined interface and workflows, the new systems from Thermo Fisher Scientific are user intuitive and require minimal training while […]

The Company reinforces its international exposure and commercial outreach through an alliance with a leading distributor in Asia (China, Hong-Kong and Macau) BAGNEUX, France Genomic Vision (Paris:GV) (FR0011799907 – GV), a company specialized in the development of diagnostic solutions for the early detection of cancers and genetic diseases today announced it has signed a business […]