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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Promega Launches Wizard® HMW DNA Extraction Kit Ahead of 2020 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Meeting

Madison, WI USA. (February 24, 2020) Promega Corporation a global biotechnology manufacturer, today launched its new Wizard® HMW DNA Extraction Kit for researchers working with large fragments of genomic DNA. The kit, as demonstrated in a poster presented at this week’s 2020 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting, enables researchers to obtain DNA that will provide strong performance in... Read more

Bruker Postpones Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Release and Webcast

BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced that it is postponing its fourth quarter and full year 2019 earnings results call to allow additional time to complete its year-end closing procedures, including procedures related to the effective income tax rate for 2019 and the related income tax balance sheet accounts. Bruker will issue... Read more