New library preparation solution for targeted next-generation sequencing is first to combine gene panel design customization with ultra-high sensitivity CARLSBAD, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the launch of its Ion AmpliSeq HD technology, the latest next-generation library preparation innovation that, for the first time, provides clinical researchers with the flexibility to custom design gene panels without […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced the expansion of its next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions product line to include the high throughput Twist Human Core Exome Kit, a library preparation and target enrichment kit, with the ability to run up to […]

IPSWICH, Mass. — New England Biolabs (NEB®) today announced the release of the NEBNext® Single Cell/Low Input RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina®. This new kit incorporates an optimized template switching protocol— as well as NEB’s Ultra™ II FS enzymatic DNA fragmentation technology— to produce full-length transcript sequence-ready libraries from single cells and ultra-low input RNA. “Studies based […]

SiliCycle is investing $ 15 million to expand its facilities, adding 21,000 square feet to the existing plant. This project includes, among other things, the addition of high-standard equipment as well as a large-scale production area (CMO) that complies with good manufacturing practices (GMP), intended to diversify the company’s current activities. Not only will this expansion allow […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today it has reached agreement to acquire all of the stock of QT Holdings Corporation d/b/a Quad Technologies. The transaction is expected to close in early July and to be financed through available cash on hand. “We are extremely excited to welcome Quad Technologies and its line of advanced […]

Automated, End-to-End Workflows Provide Hands-Free Convenience with Unrivaled Assay Sensitivity and Robust System Performance Reno, Nev., and Milford, Mass. – Hamilton Robotics and Waters Corporation further extend their collaborative goal of streamlining biopharmaceutical sample preparation workflows with the launch of STARWorks for Waters. By integrating liquid handling expertise with in-depth sample preparation chemistry knowledge from […]

Industry-leading Mass Spectrometers Added to Compatibility Roster BOSTON — 908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built analytical devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced they’ve expanded compatibility of the ZipChip® platform to a broader base of industry-leading mass spectrometers including Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Fusion™ Lumos™ and TSQ mass spectrometer (MS) product lines, and the SCIEX Triple Quad and QTRAP® series instruments. […]

COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the release of the Cell Culture Media Analysis Platform, C2MAPTM-2000, a fully automated and integrated sample preparation workstation for the analysis of cell culture media. The C2MAP system measures changes of 95 components in a culture supernatant—including amino acids, sugars, vitamins and other critical components—as culturing progresses using […]

Industry-Leading Adapters Mitigate Index Hopping and Spread of Signal in Next Gen Sequencing Applications   WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced its NEXTflex® unique dual index barcodes, the latest addition to the NEXTflex family of library prep solutions.* The NEXTflex unique dual index barcodes are 192 barcoded adapters that provide unmatched […]

Two Ann Arbor biotech companies provide translational researchers a faster, more comprehensive way to design Accel-Amplicon panels for variant discovery and screening studies ANN ARBOR, Michigan) – Swift Biosciences—the NGS Library Prep company—and Genomenon—the leading genomic literature search engine company— announced today a new partnership to revolutionize the design of targeted gene sequencing panels for precision […]