May 7, 2020 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces SARS-CoV-2 GlobalAccess Sequencing Program

Company to provide 50 Ion Torrent Genexus Systems for consortia members at a subsidized price to support global COVID-19 research CARLSBAD, Calif., May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To accelerate national, multi-institutional efforts focused on mapping coronavirus transmission and epidemiological studies, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announces the SARS-CoV-2 GlobalAccess Sequencing Program for research consortia and industry groups... Read more

May 6, 2020 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools

Rapid COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Aids Outbreak Investigations

New Ion AmpliSeq SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel, now optimized for the Ion Torrent Genexus System*, assists with contact tracing to identify coronavirus hot spots CARLSBAD, Calif., May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As countries begin to ease restrictions and allow some businesses to reopen, contact tracing and epidemiological studies will be critical to understand resurgence of potential COVID-19... Read more

May 5, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Swift Biosciences Launches High Throughput NGS Panel for Novel Coronavirus

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in commercialization of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), announced the release of its Swift Amplicon SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel. Targeting the full viral genome in a single reaction with a rapid 2-hour workflow, Swift’s assay meets research and surveillance needs... Read more

May 4, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

Bio-Rad Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Droplet Digital PCR SARS-CoV-2 Test Kit

Date: 05/04/2020 HERCULES, Calif. –Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that its SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test kit has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test runs... Read more

April 28, 2020 Life Science Tools

Illumina’s Donation to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Expands their Capability for Sequencing-Based COVID-19 Surveillance

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is pleased to announce that the African Union Commission, on behalf of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is receiving a $1.4 million donation of our sequencing systems and related consumables intended to expand SARS-CoV-2 sequencing capabilities and capacity in ten African countries, including the Democratic... Read more

April 27, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Product Launch

New Blood Test Helps Clinicians Pinpoint A Potentially Life-Threatening Sensitization to Insect Stings

New Blood Test Helps Clinicians Pinpoint A Potentially Life-Threatening Sensitization to Insect Stings Thermo Scientific ImmunoCAP Specific IgE Stinging Insect Allergen Components identify patients’ sensitization to specific proteins in insect venom that may cause anaphylaxis and other allergic symptoms PORTAGE, Mich., April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ImmunoCAP Specific IgE Stinging Insect Allergen Components have been... Read more

April 21, 2020 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Unchained Labs drives Big Lunatic downstream with shockingly accurate protein quantification!

April 21, 2020 – Pleasanton, CA Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, launched its new Fundamentals UV/Vis standards and performance verification protocols for the Big Lunatic platform today. These new tools make it a cinch for researchers to confidently use Big Lunatic anywhere in their... Read more