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

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