March 12, 2018 Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

QIAGEN and Natera partner to develop cutting-edge genetic testing assays for use on QIAGEN’s GeneReader NGS System

MAR 12 2018 Hilden, Germany, and San Carlos, CA, March 12, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA), a world leader in providing Sample to Insight molecular solutions, and Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a leading developer of next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays that include non-invasive prenatal genetic testing and the analysis of circulating tumor... Read more

March 7, 2018 Life Science Tools

Pacific Biosciences Enhances Performance and Affordability of Key Applications on the Sequel System

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), the leader in long-read, high-resolution sequencing, today announced a new version of Sequel® Software (V5.1) and a new polymerase. Combined, these enhancements increase throughput and the overall performance of Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing for key applications such as de... Read more

March 7, 2018 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

WuXi NextCODE Unveils Genomics Partnership with Google Cloud

– WuXi NextCODE’s massively scalable genomics database management system and clinical and research applications will be available to Google Cloud Platform users – Google Cloud BigQuery, the open source DeepVariant and other tools will be integrated for use with the WuXi NextCODE platform – The companies plan to work on additional tools, capabilities and APIs... Read more

March 5, 2018 Life Science Tools

BD to Demonstrate Enhanced Integration Offerings that Target Key Gaps Across the Medication Management Process at HIMSS18

LAS VEGAS, March 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, will demonstrate its comprehensive approach to integrated, enterprise medication management to help close the communication gaps across the medication management process through increased interoperability, enhanced cybersecurity and expanded partnerships at the 2018 HIMSS Annual Conference being... Read more

February 22, 2018 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

GE Healthcare and Navicent Health Enter Relationship to Reduce Costs, Improve Patient Care and Target $150 Million in Savings over Six Years

MACON, GA – February 22, 2018 — GE Healthcare and Navicent Health have announced plans to transform healthcare delivery and reduce the cost of care in central Georgia for the benefit of the local community.  Over the course of the next six years, the two entities will work side by side to make system-wide improvements... Read more

February 14, 2018 Life Science Tools Product Launch

Twist Bioscience Launches Exome and Custom Target Enrichment Solutions for Next-Generation Sequencing

Download PDF SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – February 14, 2018 — Twist Bioscience Corporation, a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced the commercial availability of several new products to enhance next-generation sequencing including its Twist Human Core Exome Kit, an innovative and comprehensive library preparation and target enrichment kit,... Read more

February 12, 2018 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.  Pacific Biosciences also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the number... Read more