News about genomics analysis tools including next generation sequencing, electrophoresis, PCR, and others
Milestone marks major step toward use of Rapid DNA in police booking stations to dramatically reduce violent crime ANDE® Corporation today announced that its ANDE Rapid DNA™ Identification System has received National DNA Index System (NDIS) approval from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The approval allows accredited NDIS laboratories to process DNA samples... Read more
Hilden, Germany; Germantown, Maryland; and Chicago, Illinois, May 31, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a partnership with Freenome, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) genomics company, to accelerate the development and commercialization of next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests to enable precision medicine in cancer treatment. The alliance is part of... Read more
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● Introduces pipeline to reach patients more quickly with next-generation sequencing for cancer, in line with modernized regulatory approach from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ● Announces partnership with Freenome to accelerate companion diagnostics development in immuno-oncology by combining industry-leading artificial intelligence with QIAGEN’s Sample to Insight solutions ● Showcases QIAGEN’s NGS technologies, including... Read more
Employing next-generation Inhibitor Removal Technology and improved sample disruption, the kit boosts the well-known performance of PowerSoil kits in isolating microbial DNA from soils Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, May 23, 2018 – QIAGEN today announced the worldwide launch of the new DNeasy PowerSoil Pro Kit, the next generation of sample technology for the extraction of fungal... Read more
Capabilities of the Lexogen RNA-Seq library preparation protocols have been expanded with the launch of 96 i5 x 96 i7 Dual Indexing Barcodes and Unique Molecular Identifiers. We are happy to announce the launch of two new products that complement the Lexogen SENSE and QuantSeq RNA-Seq library preparation protocols. 96 i5 x 96 i7 Dual... Read more
Two Ann Arbor biotech companies provide translational researchers a faster, more comprehensive way to design Accel-Amplicon panels for variant discovery and screening studies ANN ARBOR, Michigan – May 23, 2018) – Swift Biosciences—the NGS Library Prep company—and Genomenon—the leading genomic literature search engine company— announced today a new partnership to revolutionize the design of targeted gene... Read more
Results-driven, customer-focused leader to drive continued expansion in personalized medicine, disease research markets (ANN ARBOR, Mich. – May 23, 2018) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library prep solutions for genomic sequencing, today named industry veteran Nathan Wood as its new CEO. The hire is the latest in a recent series of strategic moves by... Read more
May 22, 2018 Startup to Advance Research Tools Development and Add Jobs ST. LOUIS – Canopy Biosciences has exceeded its Series A financing goal, closing a $2.4 million investment to develop new research tools, commercialize its cutting-edge products, and hire additional employees. BioGenerator, the investment arm of BioSTL, and Kingdom Capital co-led the multi-million-dollar deal. ... Read more
New open-source algorithm produces phased diploid genome assemblies SEATTLE, May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Seattle-based Phase Genomics [www.phasegenomics.com], the leader in Hi-C based genomic solutions and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. [www.pacb.com], the leader in long-read sequencing, announce the release of the FALCON-Phase software as part of a new co-development effort to improve the FALCON-Unzip genome assembly method for providing high-quality,... Read more