May 24, 2017 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate Product Launch

New On-Demand Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Panels for Inherited Disease Research Deliver User Customization Without High Upfront Cost

Clinical researchers studying germline disorders now have access to an extension of the highly referenced, Ion AmpliSeq next-generation sequencing (NGS) line of assays. The new Ion AmpliSeq On-Demand targeted sequencing panels for inherited disease research provide easy and practical design customization capabilities to lower upfront costs regardless of project size. Thermo Fisher Scientific will introduce... Read more

May 24, 2017 M&A, Partnerships

GEs Tatabanya, Hungary, Facility Expands Production of ISO-Accredited Reference Material

TREVOSE, PA.—May 24, 2017 Analytical Instruments, a Division of GE Water & Process Technologies, Produces Sievers* Total Organic Carbon Analyzers GE’s Tatabanya, Hungary, Facility Expanded Production Capabilities to Include Certified Reference Materials Reference Materials Produced On-site Have Received Prestigious ISO Guide 34 and ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Analytical Instruments, a division of GE Water & Process... Read more

May 24, 2017 Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

New data at ATS add to the body of evidence for Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

Basel, 24 May 2017 New data at ATS add to the body of evidence for Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) In new post hoc analyses of phase III data, Esbriet reduced the risk of death in patients with more advanced lung function impairment and the risk of respiratory-related hospitalisations as a first... Read more

May 24, 2017 Licensing, IP, and Legal Product Launch

New data at ATS add to the body of evidence for Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

Basel, 24 May 2017 New data at ATS add to the body of evidence for Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) In new post hoc analyses of phase III data, Esbriet reduced the risk of death in patients with more advanced lung function impairment and the risk of respiratory-related hospitalisations as a first... Read more

May 24, 2017 Informatics & Software M&A, Partnerships

Fabric Genomics Partners with European Server Provider ITTM to Deliver Secure Genomic Analysis in Europe

May 24, 2017 05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time OAKLAND, Calif. & BOSTON & COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabric Genomics, a global computational genomics company offering data analysis and clinical reporting tools, announced today that it has partnered with data management company ITTM S.A. (Information Technology for Translational Medicine) to provide secure genomic data hosting capabilities for EU... Read more

May 23, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

DNAnexus to Partner With AstraZeneca’s Centre for Genomics Research

Companies partner to develop secure genomics informatics environment for AstraZeneca’s initiative to analyse two million genomes May 23, 2017 04:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus, Inc., the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced that its secure cloud-based platform has been selected as a partner for AstraZeneca’s Centre for... Read more

May 23, 2017 Cell Analysis Tools Life Science Tools Product Launch

FlowJo, LLC Launches Cloud Platform for Multi-omics Experiments

New platform enables real-time collaboration for scientific workflows May 23, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ASHLAND, Ore. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FlowJo, LLC, a life science informatics and data analysis company with 19+ years experience in software for analyzing single-cell data, launched FlowJo Envoy, a cloud environment for the coordination of the resources, people, and data... Read more

May 23, 2017 Informatics & Software Product Launch

Lab7 Systems Announces High-Performance Cloud for Genomic-Scale Data Management Built on IBM Cloud

Purpose-built hybrid cloud improves performance and reduces cost of genomic analysis and data management May 23, 2017 06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lab7 Systems, Inc., a leader in laboratory workflow management for data-intensive life science applications, announces the Lab7 High-Performance Genomic Cloud powered by IBM, a complete solution for the management and analysis... Read more

May 23, 2017 Product Launch

VWR Publishes 2017 Sustainability Report

RADNOR, Pa., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, has published its sixth annual Sustainability Report. Detailing the Company’s global sustainability efforts, the report describes VWR’s steady progress in addressing and improving the environmental, economic and social impacts of... Read more

May 23, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Seegene enters the U.S. diagnostic market in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific

PR Newswire 2017.05.22 Seoul, Korea, 2017/05/22 – Seegene Inc. (096530.KQ), the world’s leading developer of multiplex molecular diagnostics technologies and assays, today announced that it has entered into a new strategic collaboration relationship with Thermo Fisher Scientific in which Seegene will file for U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its AllplexTM diagnostic assay... Read more