Roche announces results from Evrysdi (risdiplam) study in infants with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) published in New England Journal of Medicine

FIREFISH Part 1 data show treatment with Evrysdi at 12 months helped 90% of these infants survive without permanent ventilation and 33% sit without support, a key motor milestone not normally seen in the natural course of the disease The FDA approved Evrysdi in August 2020 as the first and only at home SMA treatment... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at 41st Annual Cowen Healthcare Conference on March 3, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Present at 41st Annual Cowen Healthcare Conference on March 3, 2021 WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will present virtually at the 41st Annual Cowen Healthcare Conference on Wednesday,... Read more

10x Genomics Showcases Next Wave of Innovations at First Ever Xperience Event

Acquires Tetramer Shop; Reveals Details on Upcoming Products PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG) today detailed a slew of new products and announced the acquisition of Copenhagen-based Tetramer Shop at its inaugural Xperience 2021 event, a showcase with three breakout sessions corresponding to 10x’s three product platforms:  Chromium Single... Read more

Children’s Mercy Kansas City Expands Investment in Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe Systems to Scale Up Whole Genome Research Initiatives Focused on Rare Disease Diagnosis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today announced that Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the nation’s top pediatric medical centers, has increased its investment in highly accurate HiFi sequencing with four new... Read more

Children’s Mercy Kansas City Expands Investment in Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe Systems to Scale Up Whole Genome Research Initiatives Focused on Rare Disease Diagnosis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today announced that Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the nation’s top pediatric medical centers, has increased its investment in highly accurate HiFi sequencing with four new... Read more

Children’s Mercy Kansas City Expands Investment in Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe Systems to Scale Up Whole Genome Research Initiatives Focused on Rare Disease Diagnosis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today announced that Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the nation’s top pediatric medical centers, has increased its investment in highly accurate HiFi sequencing with four new... Read more

QIAGEN and INOVIO expand collaboration to develop next generation sequencing (NGS) companion diagnostic for INOVIO’s VGX-3100 for advanced cervical dysplasia

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA., USA, and GERMANTOWN, MD., USA, and HILDEN, Germany, February 24, 2021 – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and INOVIO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) today announced an extension of their partnership with a new master collaboration agreement to develop liquid biopsy-based companion* diagnostic products based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to complement... Read more

JEOL Introduces New Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer JMS-T2000GC AccuTOF GC-Alpha

February 23, 2021, Peabody, Mass. – JEOL builds upon its legacy of successful AccuTOFTM GC series gas chomatograph – time-of-flight mass spectrometers with the release of the JMS-T2000GC “AccuTOF™ GC-Alpha”. This product is a GC-MS that represents significant improvement in performance and functionality using two newly developed key technologies. The basic hardware performance has been greatly improved and... Read more

Microtrac MRB Signs Exclusive Distributor Agreement With OleiniTec Nordic AB

Microtrac MRB and OleiniTec Nordic AB are announcing today that they have entered into an exclusive Distribution Agreement for OleinitTec to distribute the CAMSIZER product line by MICROTRAC in Sweden and Finland.  This adds to the MICROTRAC laser diffraction, dynamic light scattering and gas adsorption products OleiniTec has already been distributing in the region. “Adding the... Read more

Bio-Techne and Luminary Therapeutics Sign License Agreement for Use of Bio-Techne’s TcBuster for the Development of Luminary’s CAR-T Cell Therapies

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced the signing of a license agreement with Luminary Therapeutics for the use of TcBuster™ for the manufacturing of gene-modified cell therapies. TcBuster is Bio-Techne’s proprietary non-viral transposon-based gene delivery system used to advance cell therapy manufacturing.   Under the terms of this agreement,... Read more