US-based Rutgers University biorepository unit RUCDR Infinite Biologics has added NuGEN Technologies to its technology sponsors group to act as its corporate sponsor and genomic processing partner. Currently having more than 12 million ...
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Researchers at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered an unique gene that controls the generation of neurons, and play a crucial role in understanding serious diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Led by ...
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Life science company Factor Bioscience has received the first patent for the reprogramming cells using RNA from the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), which is widely used in biological research and personalized medicine. Factor ...
Trovagene has adopted RainDance's RainDrop Digital PCR System for research and development, and for use in the Trovagene CLIA laboratory. In addition, Trovagene has successfully developed a cell-free DNA mutation assay leveraging the ...
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HistoGenetics, a New York-based biotech firm specialized in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing services and Sequenced-Based Typing (SBT), has selected Illumina's MiSeq sequencing system for use in its CLIA laboratory. Illumina's MiSeq ...
Hologic, a developer of medical imaging systems and surgical products, has received approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on its fully-automated Panther system from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The assay is a nucleic ...
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Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Mary University of London have developed a new breast cancer test, dubbed as PAM50, to help women avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. The ...
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Hamilton Robotics has teamed up with Illumina to fully automate the upstream workflow of next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation to lower operational variability and deliver improved as well as consistent results. As part of ...
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SCHOTT North America has introduced the smallest in the Laboratory Bottle lineup, the 10mL Duran laboratory bottle with high chemical resistance through the full temperature range. The new Duran 10mL laboratory 3.3 borosilicate glass ...
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Schott North America has announced the availability of the latest size of its DURAN Laboratory Bottles, of 10ml. According to the US-based company, the new 3.3 borosilicate glass bottles are suitable for a range of uses, from storage ...
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Takara Bio's subsidiary Clontech Laboratories has released the SMARTer Universal Low Input RNA Kit for sequencing. The kit, which extends the company's next generation sequencing (NGS) solutions, includes low input samples of compromised ...
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Two groups of researchers have independently built the first biological analogue of the transistor - an integral element of modern electronics. It should make it easier to create gadgets out of living cells, such as biosensors that detect ...
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Labceutics has signed a agreement with Asuragen to conduct an international multi-center quality assurance study on the standardization of BCR-ABL1 quantitative measurements on the International Scale (IS). Participating laboratories ...
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Dell has released a new software product designed to make solid-state-drive caching on servers more efficient, resulting in improved performance of applications such as databases. The company's Fluid Cache 1.0 technology is the first ...
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Phase I small business innovation research (SBIR) grant to TriLink BioTechnologies to use its expertise in nucleic acid chemistry and develop an approach to RNA sample preparation for ...
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