Agena Bioscience Bolsters MassARRAY Insights™ Reporting Network By Adding N-of-One

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 Launches Powerful Data Analysis and Management Solution for the NovaSeq™ Series of Sequencing Systems

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

Swift Biosciences Growth Sparks Expansion into New Headquarters & First West Coast Office

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

Structural Variation Detection a Key Focus of PacBio Sequencing Projects Presented at ASHG Annual Meeting

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), today announced that the human genetics community is demonstrating increasing recognition of the value of Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology for structural variant detection and other key genetics applications, as evidenced by the more than 30 presentations to be... Read more

Cellecta, Inc. Introduces CRISPRa and CRISPRi Genome-Wide sgRNA Libraries and Mouse Genome-Wide CRISPR Knockout Library to Expand Functional Genomic Screening Portfolio

Launch of new human and mouse genome-wide CRISPR gene activation and inhibition libraries and mouse knockout library will provide greater insights into gene function and accelerate drug target discovery efforts MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cellecta, Inc. today introduced CRISPRa (for activation) and CRISPRi (for inhibition) genome-wide, human and mouse pooled screening libraries to its... Read more

NuGEN Introduces Unique Indexing Solutions for Illumina’s High Capacity Sequencing Platforms

San Carlos, California , Oct 02, 2017 Today NuGEN Technologies announces a new line of indexing solutions designed to enable researchers to take full advantage of the latest generation of Illumina sequencers. The three new enhancements include the launch of 96 unique dual index pairs to address index hopping, the incorporation of molecular tags to accurately measure... Read more

New Promega HiBiT Protein Tagging System Easily Combines with CRISPR/Cas9 Knock-in to Simplify Studies of Proteins Under Natural Expression Conditions

MADISON, WI USA (September 26, 2017) Promega Corporation’s new bioluminescent HiBiT Protein Tagging System can be combined with CRISPR/CAS9-mediated gene editing to tag endogenous proteins and simplify their study under natural expression conditions, as demonstrated in “CRISPR-Mediated Tagging of Endogenous Proteins with a Luminescent Peptide,” a recently published paper in the journal ACS Chemical Biology. HiBiT technology, which... Read more

Seegene inks MOU with global automated instrumentation leader Hamilton Company

Seoul, Korea, 2017/09/26 – Seegene, a world’s leading developer of multiplex molecular technologies and assays, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hamilton Company, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision measurement devices, automated liquid handling workstations, and sample management systems. Through this strategic agreement, Seegene and Hamilton... Read more

Lexogen Launches SLAMseq Kit for Metabolic Sequencing of RNA

Lexogen launches the SLAMseq product family for high throughput metabolic sequencing of RNA, developed in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Stefan Ameres (IMBA group leader) and Dr. Alexander Seitz (Founder and CEO of Lexogen). Press release Vienna, Austria – September 25, 2017 – Today Lexogen, the transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing... Read more