May 3, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools

DNAnexus Powers Whole Genome Analysis Network at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine

Research insights from ultra-rapid whole genome sequencing are being used at California’s largest children’s hospital to improve care of critically-ill newborns May 03, 2017 10:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus, the global leader in genome informatics and data management, announced that Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) in San Diego has... Read more

May 2, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

QIAGEN partners with Maccura to localize and commercialize GeneReader NGS System in China

Partnership with a leading Chinese IVD company with goal to accelerate penetration of the world’s first complete Sample to Insight NGS solution in rapidly growing Chinese market Hilden, Germany, and Chengdu, China, May 2, 2017 – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the formation of a joint venture with Maccura Biotechnology... Read more

May 2, 2017 Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Integrated DNA Technologies appoints LubioScience as distributors in Switzerland

Researchers in Switzerland no longer need to import IDT products; local expertise facilitates ordering SKOKIE, IL (May 2, 2017) – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has signed a distributor agreement withLubioScience GmbH (LubioScience), based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Through LubioScience, researchers in Switzerland will benefit from local access to IDT’s full range of high quality reagents for... Read more

May 1, 2017 Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

Twist Bioscience Appoints Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 1, 2017 – Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced the appointment of Mark Daniels to the newly-created position of chief ethics and compliance officer. Mr. Daniels will maintain his current position as Twist Bioscience’s general counsel, and in his expanded role,... Read more

April 26, 2017 Life Science Tools

Seegene Unlocks the Door to the Next Level of the Real-time PCR Business

26 Apr, 2017, 09:00 ET SEOUL, South Korea, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Seegene Inc. (096530.KQ), the leading developer of multiplex PCR technologies, announced that it is entering into more innovative and powerful business realm by developing the Second-generation Real-time PCR Technology which has been recently patented in the United States and Europe. Seegene’s Second-generation... Read more

April 26, 2017 Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

BD Licenses Novel Molecular Indexing Technology to Roche

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Apr. 26, 2017 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has non-exclusively licensed its patented stochastic labelling technology to Roche for multiple commercial applications. BD’s patented stochastic labelling technology incorporating molecular indexes (known also as UMIs or molecular barcodes), enables the... Read more

April 20, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Life Science Tools M&A, Partnerships

Congenica and Edico Genome Partner to Speed Analysis from ‘DNA to Diagnosis’ for Inherited Diseases

CAMBRIDGE, UK and SAN DIEGO, USA – April 20, 2017 – Congenica and Edico Genome today announced the companies have partnered to offer their complementary platform technologies as an all-in-one, genome data analysis solution that accelerates clinical labs’ and hospitals’ progression from DNA sequencing to diagnosis for inherited diseases which otherwise takes months or years.... Read more

April 20, 2017 Clinical Research/Diagn. Informatics & Software Licensing, IP, and Legal Life Science Tools

Edico Genome Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio with an Additional Five Patents Issued for DRAGEN Platform

Company Holds Largest IP Portfolio Encompassing Processor-Based Analysis of Next-Generation Sequencing Data SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2017 – Edico Genome, creator of the world’s first processor designed to analyze next-generation sequencing data, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an additional five, foundational patents surrounding the DRAGEN™ platform for analysis and storage... Read more

April 19, 2017 Life Science Tools Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

The new Eppendorf Forensic DNA Grade Consumables

Hamburg, April 2017 The product line sealed with the new purity grade “Eppendorf Forensic DNA Grade” complies with the stringent requirements of the recently released ISO18385. This standard specifies the demands on manufacturers of products which are used in forensic DNA laboratories to further minimize the risk of contamination. Eppendorf confirms the compliance for every... Read more