News about genomics analysis tools including next generation sequencing, electrophoresis, PCR, and others
–10x Genomics’ Chromium™ Exome Solution will be used for whole exome sequencing of 1,500 native Faroese people– PLEASANTON, Calif.—October 10, 2017—10x Genomics, a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, and the Faroe Genome Project (FarGen), announced today that the 10x Genomics’ pioneering Chromium™ Exome Solution will be used to... Read more
SAN DIEGO and CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. 10, 2017 – Edico Genome and the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) today announced the deployment of the first DRAGENTM Bio-IT platform in Africa. Selected by CPGR to help drive adoption of precision medicine and genomics, DRAGEN will be made available to life science and biotech communities in South Africa. The DRAGEN card is... Read more
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — SomaGenics announced the receipt of a Phase I SBIR grant from the NIH to develop RealSeq®-SC (Single Cell), expected to be the first commercially available library preparation kit for profiling small RNAs (including microRNAs) from single cells using NGS methods. The NIH’s recent Single Cell Analysis Program highlights the... Read more
Aiding the analysis of hereditary disorders by integrating genomic and clinical databases Hilden and Rostock, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 09, 2017 –QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) and CENTOGENE AG today announced a collaboration and co-marketing agreement to provide customers more complete Sample to Insight research and clinical testing solutions in rare genetic diseases.... Read more
RIJSWIJK, The Netherlands and MENLO PARK, Calif., — October 9th, 2017 — Bluebee, a company driving genomic data-driven medicine, and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB), the leader in long-read sequencing, announced they have integrated the PacBio® de novo assembly pipeline onto the Bluebee® genomics analysis platform. The integration creates a simplified workflow and fully... Read more
Novel library prep accelerates the rate and scale of DNA sequencing October 09, 2017 06:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time SAN DIEGO & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iGenomX, an innovator of NGS library preparation technology, announced today the commercial launch of their Riptide™ High-Throughput Rapid Library Prep (HT-RLP) during the American Society of Microbiology’s (ASM) Conference on Rapid Applied... Read more
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– PerkinElmer, Inc., (NYSE:PKI) a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that on Thursday, November 2, 2017, after market close, the Company will release third quarter 2017 results. The Company will also host a conference call the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss these results. Robert... Read more
The collaboration will focus on results interpretation for cancer genomics. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Agena Bioscience, a global provider of molecular genetic solutions and N-of-One Inc., a leader in molecular decision support for oncology, have teamed together to provide interpretation of cancer genomic data generated by the MassARRAY® System. This strategic partnership supports the expansion... Read more
DNAnexus CloudSeq provides a turn-key solution for rapidly scaling cloud-enabled bioinformatics infrastructure for research and clinical sequencing applications October 05, 2017 04:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus, the global leader in genome informatics and data management, announced today the availability of the DNAnexus CloudSeq solution, a suite of cloud-based tools and... Read more
Michigan company doubles size of Ann Arbor-based operations and expands to San Francisco with new commercial office space (ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – October 5, 2017) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library-prep solutions for genomic sequencing, today announced the move and expansion of their headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the opening of an... Read more