March 5, 2021 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools

Illumina and R-Pharm Secure Registration for Two Complete IVD Sequencing Platforms in Russia

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ILMN) NextSeq™ 550Dx platform and associated reagent kits received medical device registration in Russia, as have reagents for the MiSeq™Dx which was approved previously as a medical device. Both of these in vitro diagnostic (IVD)-ready solutions are available to customers and third-party developers to create diagnostic solutions using the technology.... Read more

February 24, 2021 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

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

February 24, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

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

February 19, 2021 Acad, Gov/Utilities Clinical Research/Diagn. Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools

Illumina and the University Hospital of Tübingen Evaluate Potential of Whole Genome Sequencing to Improve Diagnosis of Full Range of Genetic Diseases

TÜBINGEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 19, 2021 — Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) today announced an agreement with the Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics at the University Hospital of Tübingen to assess the value of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) as a first-line diagnostic test for patients with genetic diseases and familial cancer syndromes. Illumina will support the... Read more

February 18, 2021 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Agilent Announces Immunoassay Kit to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies

Kit marks first of multiple planned for 2021 aimed at COVID-19  SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 18, 2021  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of the Agilent Dako SARS-CoV-2 IgG Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) kit intended for the qualitative detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human serum or plasma. The kit, which... Read more

February 2, 2021 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Bruker Announces Date and Time of Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Release and Webcast

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced it will report fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 financial results on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, before the market opens. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the results and current business trends. To listen to... Read more

January 28, 2021 Acad, Gov/Utilities Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics

QIAGEN adds dPCR platform QIAcuity to growing portfolio of COVID-19 testing solutions for wastewater and mutation testing

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, January 28, 2021 – QIAGEN today announced the addition of kits for wastewater testing to its growing portfolio of COVID-19 products. The use of dPCR in the worldwide surveillance of COVID-19 is an additional step towards making digital PCR (dPCR) an affordable and standard instrument for a host of applications... Read more

January 28, 2021 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools Product Launch

ENPICOM introduces an end-to-end solution for fast and efficient antibody discovery

The new Antibody Discovery Module accelerates and improves candidate selection workflows Caption: ENPICOM’s solution accelerates and improves antibody discovery. To download image, please click here. ‘s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) – January 28, 2020 – Life Science Newswire – ENPICOM BV, an innovative bioinformatics software engineering company, announces a major release of its ImmunoGenomiX (IGX) Platform featuring the new Antibody Discovery Module (ADM). This... Read more