April 1, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

Promega GoTaq® Probe 1-Step RT-qPCR System Approved for Use in CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization Diagnostic Panel

Promega amplification reagent added to EUA list for laboratories that follow CDC’s testing protocols Madison, WI USA. (April 1, 2020) Promega Corporation’s GoTaq® Probe 1-Step RT-qPCR System is now in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 diagnostic protocol for emergency use. The Promega tool is an approved master mix option for the CDC’s 2019-Novel Coronavirus... Read more

April 1, 2020 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

SCIEX Debuts Breakthrough Method for Gene Therapies

Robust high-resolution determination of full, partial and empty capsid ratios for adeno-associated virus analysis April 01, 2020 Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, launched an exciting new method for streamlining and improving the production of gene therapies. This innovative capillary electrophoretic method addresses a key customer challenge by analyzing AAVs... Read more

March 23, 2020 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

UK creates COVID-19 genome sequencing alliance for large scale analysis of the virus; Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology supports rapid sequencing capabilities in the network

Mon 23rd March 2020 The UK has formed a genome sequencing alliance, to enable rapid, broad, large-scale sequencing analysis of samples from patients testing positive for COVID-19. The network aims to sequence the virus from every patient sample that has tested positive. The resulting data will help deliver insights into how the virus is transmitted and... Read more

March 18, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools PAI Top-10

Statement on Jury Verdict in Delaware Trial Against Oxford Nanopore Technologies

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, announced that the jury verdict in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware was not overall favorable for Pacific Biosciences, but mixed in terms of its findings.... Read more

March 11, 2020 Life Science Tools Product Launch

NEOGEN develops genomic test for whiteleg shrimp

LINCOLN, Neb., March 11, 2020 — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has developed the GGP Shrimp 50K, a universally applicable tool incorporating the latest advancements in genetic marker information for whiteleg shrimp. “Globally, shrimp is one of the fastest growing protein sources, so developing genetic tools to aid whiteleg shrimp producers with... Read more

March 5, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis

New Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays for expanded foodborne pathogen analysis New assays for Campylobacter, STEC, Vibrio and Staphylococcus aureus enable more comprehensive pathogen testing for all food manufacturers BASINGSTOKE, England, March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific today released five new Thermo Scientific SureTect PCR Assays and enhanced software to test food and related... Read more

February 27, 2020 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools PAI Top-10

Illumina Files Additional Patent Infringement Suit Against BGI in the U.S.

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it has filed a patent infringement suit relating to BGI’s “CoolMPS” sequencing products. The complaint was filed against BGI Genomics Co., Ltd., BGI Americas Corp., MGI Tech Co., Ltd., MGI Americas, Inc. and Complete Genomics Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District... Read more

February 25, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools

Pacific Biosciences to Support Sequencing of California Species for the Earth BioGenome Project

MENLO PARK, Calif. and DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes, today announced that PacBio will support the sequencing of ecologically important organisms in the state of California through the EBP. The... Read more

February 24, 2020 Life Science Tools Product Launch

10x Genomics Debuts Range of New Products at AGBT

February 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM ESTPDF VersionShips Chromium Connect; Unveils Dozen New Applications to Advance Genomics PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG) today announced a broad range of new products at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting, as well as new capabilities for existing products. Today’s... Read more

February 24, 2020 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Swift Biosciences and LGC Partner on Targeted Sequencing Assays for AgBio Market

(ANN ARBOR, Mich. – February 24, 2020) Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in commercialization of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), today announced a partnership agreement with LGC, Biosearch Technologies, a global leader in specialty genomic analysis tools to leverage Swift’s targeted sequencing technology into LGC Biosearch Techologies kits and service... Read more