VIENNA — Today Lexogen announced the launch of the CORALL Total RNA-Seq Library Prep Kit.  This new all-in-one library prep kit can be used for all whole transcriptome analysis applications such as differential expression, isoform quantification, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and mutation detection. “RNA-Seq library preparation protocols are still plagued by biased read distribution. Especially start sites […]

Fully automated Magnis system delivers reproducible results for molecular laboratories SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation system designed to easily run complex DNA sequencing assays with the press of a button. The fully automated Magnis NGS Prep System includes reagents and protocols that make it easy […]

— New Features Enable Sample to Sequencer in a Single Day – — Customer Presentations Demonstrate Benefit of Twist NGS Solutions in Neurology, Direct-to-Consumer Testing, Hereditary Disease and Liquid Biopsy – SAN FRANCISCO–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 […]

NEB® scientists, collaborators and customers to showcase data on new and upcoming NEBNext® technologies, including an enzymatic alternative to bisulfite sequencing for methylome analysis, expanded target enrichment and RNA depletion offerings, and a convenient new option for NEBNext reagents used in Oxford Nanopore Technologies® library preparation. IPSWICH, Mass. — At this year’s Advances in Genome Biology and […]

SRE Kit Performs Rapid and Easy Removal of Short DNA from Long-Read Libraries. BALTIMORE, Md. — Circulomics is launching the Short Read Eliminator Kit to perform size selection purification of high molecular weight (HMW) DNA for long-read sequencing library preparation. This kit enhances long-read sequencing read lengths by using size selective precipitation to remove short DNA. The gentle […]

WASHINGTON — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) (“Danaher” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with General Electric Company (“GE”) (NYSE: GE) to acquire the Biopharma business of GE Life Sciences (“GE Biopharma”) for a cash purchase price of approximately $21.4 billion. Given anticipated tax benefits from the transaction structure, the net […]

Porvair Sciences reports on its involvement in a new £2.6 million project* led by Swansea University (UK) that aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer**. This project will involve collaboration with 5 key industrial partners – Porvair Sciences, Bruker UK, GE Healthcare UK, Axis Bio and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).  A new Antibody […]

BEVERLY, Mass. — seqWell™ announced agreements to bring plexWell™ technology and products for multiplexed NGS applications to global markets, setting up an international distribution network via partnerships covering fifteen (15) countries in Asia-Pacific Rim, Europe and the Middle East. plexWell’s normalizing iterative barcoding library preparation technology affords the creation of balanced multiplexed NGS library pools without the need for […]

Flawil, Switzerland – BUCHI Labortechnik AG announced today the release of a new extraction line with industry-leading speed, highest application flexibility and smartly designed safety features. The newly launched products include a fully automated extraction unit designed for the most challenging extraction tasks in residue and contaminant analysis, natural products research and analysis of polymers […]

Streamlining Your Sample Preparation Process Has Never Been Easier Thanks to Phenomenex TORRANCE, Calif. — Phenomenex, Inc., a global leader in the research, design, and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Presston™ 1000 Positive Pressure Manifold for 96-well plate sample preparation processing. As an advanced alternative to traditional vacuum manifold processing, Presston 1000 applies pressure […]