April 25, 2018 Life Science Tools

Xylem Brings Together Leading Water Industry Experts to Discuss Modernizing Water Infrastructure at May 17th Summit

Former DC Water CEO and water industry visionary George Hawkins to lead off the discussion COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 25, 2018– Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative solutions for the world’s water challenges, is bringing together water industry leaders and utility operators to discuss Modernizing Water Infrastructure. During the workshop,... Read more

April 23, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

MilliporeSigma Receives Patent for CRISPR Technology in China

MilliporeSigma Receives Patent for CRISPR Technology in China Patent in China covers integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells Company to license CRISPR-related patents to interested parties, supports genome-editing research under ethical and legal standards Foundational CRISPR patents now granted in seven markets, including Canada and Europe Burlington, Massachusetts, April... Read more

April 18, 2018 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Twist Bioscience Accelerates Global Expansion with Strategic Asia Pacific Distribution Agreements

Download PDF SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.  – April 18, 2018 — Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced that the company has expanded its presence in Asia Pacific, adding strategic distribution partners for synthetic DNA (genes, gene fragment, oligo pool product lines) as well as the... Read more

April 18, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Product Launch

Swift Biosciences Launches Accel-Amplicon™ Plus Cancer Panels for Precision Medicine Initiatives

New targeted sequencing workflow combines pre-validated content with easy customization and new analysis tools to accelerate variant discovery and screening (ANN ARBOR, Mich. – April 18, 2018) Swift Biosciences today announced the commercial release of its Accel-Amplicon Plus™ Cancer NGS Panels, a suite of nine tumor-specific and focused gene panels to facilitate targeted cancer sequencing. The Accel-Amplicon... Read more

April 15, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

WuXi NextCODE Names Richard Williams to Lead Cancer Genomics Business

Dr Richard Williams, managing director and head of oncology at WuXi NextCODE SHANGHAI and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At AACR, Williams and colleagues will showcase the company’s portfolio of cutting edge capabilities for using genomic data to optimize and advance cancer therapies: Liberating the world’s largest cancer datasets with the novel SeqPlusSM method for high-quality sequencing... Read more

April 13, 2018 Lab Top-10 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Illumina Investigation Initiated by Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Illumina, Inc. – ILMN

NEW ORLEANS, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN). During the first two quarters of 2016, the Company, which provides genetic sequencing products to customers in the... Read more

April 13, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Life Science Tools Product Launch

10x Genomics Expands Offering by Launching New Single Cell Solution Focused on DNA

–Early access researchers will present data at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Chicago this week– PLEASANTON, CA.—April 13, 2018—10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, today launched the Chromium Single Cell CNV Solution, which is the first scalable and easy-to-use technology for rapid and massively parallel profiling of... Read more

April 12, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships Product Launch

St. Jude Cloud, largest public repository of pediatric cancer genomics data, launches for researchers worldwide

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in collaboration with Microsoft and DNAnexus, offers extensive next-generation sequencing data and unique analysis tools to accelerate research and cures for life-threatening pediatric diseases.   Memphis, Tennessee, April 12, 2018 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital today launched St. Jude Cloud, an online data-sharing and collaboration platform that provides researchers access to the world’s largest... Read more