October 16, 2018 Informatics & Software Product Launch

Announcing the Launch of DNAnexus Apollo, a Powerful New Platform for Clinico-Genomic Data, Providing Valuable Insight into Actionable Biomarkers and Targets

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus, the global leader in biomedical informatics and data management, today announced DNAnexus Apollo, an enhanced platform for clinico-genomic data science exploration, analysis, and discovery. Global pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) teams can leverage DNAnexus Apollo in their translational informatics research to rapidly test multiple hypotheses and gain valuable insight into mechanisms... Read more

October 16, 2018 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

New Peltier Cooling Module Optimizes Conditions for Temperature Sensitive Assays

October 16, 2018 BioTek has released a Peltier Cooling Module for the Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers. The compact module keeps internal temperature rise to less than one degree over ambient, regardless of fluctuations from external and internal factors. The module helps maintain and optimize stability for more consistent data in assays run at ambient temperature. The module also... Read more

October 15, 2018 M&A, Partnerships Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Datacolor® and global software company Inèdit introduce color selection solution for digitally printed textile industry

Lawrenceville, NJ – (October 17, 2018) – Datacolor®, a global leader in color management technology, announced today it has partnered with digital software developer Inèdit Software to introduce a color measurement and selection solution to the digitally printed textile industry. The partnership pairs Datacolor’s professional color matching tool, ColorReaderPRO, with Inèdit’s proven textile design software neoCatalog,... Read more

October 15, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Roche launches NGS AVENIO Tumor Tissue Analysis Kits for oncology research

Basel, 15 October 2018 Roche launches NGS AVENIO Tumor Tissue Analysis Kits for oncology research Ready-to-use kits determine genomic characteristics of solid tumours Optimized workflow to generate results in house Software analysis allows correlation to AVENIO ctDNA NGS kits Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the global commercial launch of three new next-generation... Read more

October 12, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools Product Launch

PathogenDx Launches the World’s First Quantitative Microarray Test for Cannabis

PDx-QUANT™ is a One-Stop Microbial Testing Solution SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PathogenDx, Inc., the innovative provider of DNA-based pathogen testing technology for the cannabis industry, announced today the release of the first quantitative microarray-based test for cannabis, PDx-Quant™, which can determine whether or not a sample exceeds a state or a federal regulatory agency’s specific standards.  This... Read more

October 11, 2018 Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a high-brightness supercontinuum light source that delivers high stability equivalent to that of Xenon lamps and so allows high-precision and high-resolution measurements.

s high stability equivalent to that of Xenon lamps and so allows high-precision and high-resolution measurements. 2018/10/11 External view of SC light source Hamamatsu Photonics has newly developed a supercontinuum light source (also called the “SC light source”) that produces higher brightness approximately 1000 times higher than our typical Xenon lamps. At the same time... Read more

October 11, 2018 Process Analytical Instr. Product Launch

Beverage measurement with a gemstone

2018-10-11 | Corporate A new process sensor has been on the market since the beginning of September: the Cobrix 2600 is theentry-level model for the simultaneous measurement of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) and sugarcontent in non-alcoholic beverages. The sensor is integrated directly into the production process via a standardized connection and is of interest to producers... Read more

October 11, 2018 Life Science Tools Product Launch

QIAGEN launches novel RNA-seq library preparation solutions for next-generation sequencing

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, Oct. 11, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of a breakthrough technology enabling faster, simpler library preparation for RNA sequencing. A key element of this portfolio is the QIAseq FastSelect RNA Removal Kit which provides a novel solution for scientists to target... Read more

October 11, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Paragon Genomics Introduces CleanPlex® UMI Panel for Ultrafast, Precise Analysis of Lung Cancer Hotspot Mutations at ASHG 2018

–First Product in Family of New CleanPlex® UMI NGS Panels that Deliver Highly Accurate Results in Detecting Low-Frequency Variants and Mutations for Liquid Biopsy and Other Applications –ASHG Poster Shows CleanPlex Unique Molecular Identifier (UMI) Technology Enables Allele Frequency Detection Down to 0.1% in Fast, Simple-to-Construct Libraries –Paragon Genomics’ Education Event at ASHG Will Describe How... Read more