April 12, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

St. Jude Cloud, largest public repository of pediatric cancer genomics data, launches for researchers worldwide

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.   Memphis, Tennessee, April 12, 2018 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... Read more

April 12, 2018 Informatics & Software Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships

Ginkgo Bioworks and Transcriptic selected by DARPA to leverage robotic cloud lab and foundry automation to accelerate biological design with $9.5 M award

Synergistic Discovery and Design Program to facilitate creation of a cloud-based experimental design platform and open data exchange BOSTON and MENLO PARK, Calif., April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, and Transcriptic, the first robotic cloud laboratory platform, have been awarded a joint $9.5 M contract as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Synergistic Discovery and Design Program (SD2).... Read more

April 11, 2018 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

PerkinElmer Collaborates with Helix to Drive Innovation in Exome-Based Personal Genomics

April 10, 2018 at 8:15 AM EDT PDF Version 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.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 10, 2018– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced a collaboration with Helix, a personal genomics company,... Read more

April 10, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Illumina and Loxo Oncology to Partner on Developing Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Pan-Cancer Companion Diagnostics

SAN DIEGO & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) and Loxo Oncology (Nasdaq: LOXO) today announced a global strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a multi-gene panel for broad tumor profiling, resulting in a distributable, next-generation sequencing (NGS) based companion diagnostic (CDx) with a pan-cancer indication. The co-development partnership will seek approval for a version... Read more

April 10, 2018 Liq. Handling & Robotics M&A, Partnerships PR/Corporate

Gilson and Synthace Announce Collaboration Aiming to Make Biological Research More Efficient

Synthace’s Antha Software Makes Gilson’s PIPETMAX More Flexible and Easier to Use MIDDLETON, Wis., LONDON and MUNICH (April 10, 2018) – Analytica 2018 attendees will get a sneak peak of Antha software integrated with PIPETMAX®, a collaboration between Gilson and Synthace launching this summer. The software connects Gilson’s automated liquid handling platform, PIPETMAX, to the cloud... Read more

April 6, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

ATCC Awarded 10-year US Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office Chemical and Biological Defense JE-RDAP Contract

Providing the DoD with premier biological materials and services MANASSAS, Va., April 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ATCC, a global leader in biological materials development, management and standards, today announced it has been awarded a 10-year contract through the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP), an omnibus Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle to... Read more

April 6, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health

Basel, 06 April 2018 Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Flatiron Health, a privately held healthcare technology and services company headquartered in New York City, US. Flatiron Health is a market leader in oncology-specific electronic health record (EHR) software as... Read more

April 6, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health

Basel, 06 April 2018 Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Flatiron Health, a privately held healthcare technology and services company headquartered in New York City, US. Flatiron Health is a market leader in oncology-specific electronic health record (EHR) software as... Read more

April 6, 2018 M&A, Partnerships

Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health

Basel, 06 April 2018 Roche completes acquisition of Flatiron Health Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Flatiron Health, a privately held healthcare technology and services company headquartered in New York City, US. Flatiron Health is a market leader in oncology-specific electronic health record (EHR) software as... Read more

April 5, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

10x Genomics Becomes a Partner in the CanSeq150 Initiative

–CanSeq150 Initiative will use 10x Genomics’ Chromium de novo Assembly Solution to generate high quality, cost-effective assemblies for new genomes– PLEASANTON, CA.—April 5, 2018—10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, announced today a partnership with the CanSeq150 Initiative, a sequencing initiative by Canada’s Genomics Enterprise (CGEn). CanSeq150 aims to sequence 150 new genomes... Read more