September 10, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

Seven Bridges announces the launch of largest pediatric data resource as a member of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center

September 10, 2018 Cambridge, Mass. Sept 10, 2018. Seven Bridges, the leading biomedical data platform and analytics company, today announced the launch of the new Kids First Data Resource Portal with the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource Center (DRC) at the Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource... Read more

September 4, 2018 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Neogen acquires Livestock Genetic Services

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., Sept. 4, 2018 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Livestock Genetic Services, LLC, a Virginia-based company that specializes in genetic evaluations and data management for cattle breeding organizations. The acquisition of Livestock Genetic Services (LGS) enhances Neogen’s... Read more

September 3, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Thermo Fisher global visited Genetron Health to jointly develop gene sequencing platform applications

BEIJING, Sept. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On August 29, 2018, Mr. Joydeep Goswami, the President of Clinical NGS and Oncology Thermo Fisher Scientific (hereinafter referred to as Thermo Fisher), and Mr. Peter Vuong, the Director of Global Product Management, Clinical NGS division Thermo Fisher visited the Beijing headquarters of Genetron Health, conducted in-depth discussions on strategic... Read more

August 28, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Swift Biosciences Launches Swift Amplicon HS Panels, Enabling Confident Targeted Detection of Low Frequency Variants from Liquid Biopsy Sequencing

(ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Aug. 28, 2018 ) Swift Biosciences today announced early access availability of its Swift Amplicon HS Panels, a new, high-sensitivity targeted amplicon library preparation kit for next-generation sequencing (NGS) of liquid biopsy samples, including cell-free DNA (cfDNA). This addition to Swift’s targeted NGS portfolio facilitates the detection and validation of mutations occurring at... Read more

August 28, 2018 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Horizon Discovery announces collaboration with major pharmaceutical company on single cell RNAseq-linked CRISPR screening

Location: Cambridge, UK 28/08/2018 Co-development and implementation of a new CRISPR-based screening technology platform to address critical gaps in target ID and validation Single cell RNAseq-linked pooled CRISPR screening offers unparalleled depth of screening data and biological insight New platform will further enhance Horizon’s CRISPR screening capabilities Cambridge, UK, 28 August 2018: Horizon Discovery Group... Read more

August 27, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Illumina Receives Approval of MiSeq™Dx System in China

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that its MiSeq™Dx Sequencing System received the approval certificate from the China National Drug Administration (CNDA). This is Illumina’s first CNDA-cleared, next-generation sequencing (NGS) system in China. In accordance with the clearance, Illumina can now market and sell the MiSeqDx Sequencing System to hospitals and other medical institutions... Read more

August 27, 2018 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

10x Genomics Acquires Epinomics

Furthers 10x Leadership across Genomics Applications; Brings Inventors of ATAC-seq Technology to 10x PLEASANTON, CA.—August 28, 2018—10x Genomics, a leader in the genomics field, today announced its first acquisition with Epinomics, a pioneer in the growing epigenetics space. The acquisition will give 10x Genomics ATAC-seq technology and fundamental IP to accelerate discoveries and further research in... Read more

August 23, 2018 Life Science Tools Product Launch

NuGEN launches mRNA-Seq library preparation kits with NuQuant®, a novel library quantification method to accurately measure molar concentrations of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) libraries in seconds

San Carlos, CA, Aug 23, 2018 NuGEN Technologies, a leading provider of NGS library preparation solutions, today announced the launch of new mRNA-Seq library preparation kits integrated with NuQuant library quantification method. This proprietary library quantification method enables direct measurement of NGS library molar concentration, or the number of sequenceable molecules in seconds. The NuQuant method eliminates the need... Read more