April 12, 2018 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Fluidigm Releases CFTR Next-Generation Sequencing Library Prep Assay for Use With the Juno System

PDF Version SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the introduction of the Advanta™ CFTR NGS Library Prep Assay, a highly efficient and scalable next-generation sequencing (NGS) library prep workflow for sequencing of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex, multisystem disease that is... Read more

April 12, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

Hitachi High-Technologies Capital Partitipation in OmniSeq® Offering Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Services

Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2018 – Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE:8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced Hitachi High-Tech’ s capital participation in OmniSeq®,Inc. (OmniSeq), which is a molecular diagnostics subsidiary of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, which was the first institution to focus exclusively on cancer research. Hitachi High-Tech has made the field of biotechnology and healthcare... Read more

April 12, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Clinical Research/Diagn. Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Showcase Clinical Research Advances in Immuno-Oncology at AACR

Thermo Fisher Scientific to Showcase Clinical Research Advances in Immuno-Oncology at AACR Company announces next generation Arcturus Cellect LCM System and Oncomine Knowledgebase Reporter update; Scientific presentations to highlight Oncomine assays for tumor mutation load and immune repertoire analysis CARLSBAD, Calif., April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, will... Read more

April 12, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

WuXi NextCODE Announces Executive Leadership Transition

Rob Brainin appointed as CEO to lead next phase of global growth, succeeding co-founder Hannes Smárason, who will continue as senior advisor SHANGHAI, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi  NextCODE, the emerging global platform for genomic data, today announced that Rob Brainin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive... Read more

April 11, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

Precipio Launches ICE COLD-PCR(TM) Research Access Program for Cancer Centers

COMPLIMENTARY PRECIPIO ICE COLD PCR™  KITS NOW AVAILABLE TO ADVANCE BODY OF RESEARCH AND ACCELERATE MARKET EXPANSION NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Specialty diagnostics company Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPO), announced today the launch of its program to provide complimentary ICE COLD-PCR (ICP) kits to cancer researchers studying the field of liquid biopsy. The program... Read more

April 11, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools

HudsonAlpha Using PacBio Sequencing for Childhood Developmental Disabilities Research

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leader in long-read, high-resolution sequencing, today announced that the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is using the organization’s newest Sequel® Sequencing System to support the goal of dramatically increasing the diagnostic success rate in challenging pediatric clinical cases. Led by... Read more

April 11, 2018 Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

PerkinElmer Collaborates with Helix to Drive Innovation in Exome-Based Personal Genomics

April 10, 2018 at 8:15 AM EDT PDF Version First Personal Genomics Product Will Focus on 59 Genes Identified by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) as Highly Penetrant WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 10, 2018– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced a collaboration with Helix, a personal genomics company,... Read more

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

Illumina and Loxo Oncology to Partner on Developing Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Pan-Cancer Companion Diagnostics

SAN DIEGO & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) and Loxo Oncology (Nasdaq: LOXO) today announced a global strategic partnership to develop and commercialize a multi-gene panel for broad tumor profiling, resulting in a distributable, next-generation sequencing (NGS) based companion diagnostic (CDx) with a pan-cancer indication. The co-development partnership will seek approval for a version... Read more

April 9, 2018 Chromatography Informatics & Software Lab Equipment Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate Product Launch

Agilent Highlights Lab Efficiency through Innovative Solutions at Analytica 2018

Agilent Highlights Lab Efficiency through Innovative Solutions at Analytica 2018 SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will showcase its line-up of innovative solutions for laboratory efficiency at Analytica, being held April 10 – 13, in Munich, Germany. This year at the 26th international trade fair for... Read more

April 6, 2018 Cell Analysis Tools Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

ATCC Awarded 10-year US Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office Chemical and Biological Defense JE-RDAP Contract

Providing the DoD with premier biological materials and services MANASSAS, Va., April 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ATCC, a global leader in biological materials development, management and standards, today announced it has been awarded a 10-year contract through the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP), an omnibus Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle to... Read more