Pacific Biosciences and Asuragen Collaborate to Develop Assays for Carrier Screening and other Applications Based on SMRT Sequencing Technology and AmplideX PCR Chemistry

Joint research effort will lead to molecular assays that can improve variant detection and access difficult-to-sequence regions of the human genome Joint research effort will lead to molecular assays that can improve variant detection and access difficult-to-sequence regions of the human genome Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands GlobalAccess Sequencing Program

Company extends program benefits to oncology laboratories and fast-tracks access to comprehensive molecular profiling on the Genexus System CARLSBAD, Calif., July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the expansion of its GlobalAccess Sequencing Program to include laboratories working in oncology. Originally introduced to accelerate multi-institutional-led studies focused on SARS-CoV-2, the expanded program now... Read more

Bruker Launches Second-Generation FluoroType® SARS-CoV-2 plus PCR Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infections in Europe

Detects two independent SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA targets from respiratory samples for increased confidence Differentiates SARS-CoV-2 from four other endemic human coronaviruses for specificity Validated with Bruker-Hain GenoXtract® NA and GenoXtract® 96 X3 nucleic acid extraction system and kits Validated with novel Bruker-Hain FluoroCycler® XT real-time PCR thermocycler NEHREN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Launch of Exocovid-19 Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Patient Samples

MINNEAPOLIS, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced that Exosome Diagnostics, a Bio-Techne brand, has completed validation testing for COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and now offers the ExoCovid-19 test for detection of the virus in patient samples. The ExoCovid-19 test will be performed in its CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited laboratory. Exosome Diagnostics, the... Read more

Bio-Techne Announces Commercial Release of New Assay for Detecting ASOs, miRNAs, and siRNAs in Tissue

Expanding research tools to detect small non-coding RNAs in situ by combining molecular information with spatial context. MINNEAPOLIS, July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the expansion of the RNAscope™ platform with the release of the miRNAscope™ Assay. The RNAscope technology is an advanced in situ hybridization assay for the spatial visualization... Read more

Brooks Automation Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

Brooks Automation Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) will announce fiscal 2020 third quarter earnings which ended on June 30, 2020 on Thursday, July 30, 2020 after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast... Read more

Promega Maxwell® RNA Extraction System Authorized for Use in CDC COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Diagnostic Panel

Promega automated sample preparation solution added to CDC COVID-19 test protocol Madison, WI USA. (July 16, 2020) Promega Corporation Maxwell® RSC 48 Instrument and Maxwell® RSC Viral Total Nucleic Acid Purification Kit (Maxwell® Extraction System) are now in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 diagnostic protocol for emergency use. In a letter dated July... Read more

Danaher Schedules Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that it will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call for the second quarter 2020 on Thursday, July 23, 2020 beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET and lasting approximately 1 hour. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section... Read more