Second Genome has signed a microbiome drug discovery deal with Janssen Biotech to advance novel drug targets mediated by the bacterial ecosystem living within the human gut to treat ulcerative colitis. Under the collaboration, Janssen ...
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OpGen, a provider of genomic and DNA analysis systems and services, has collaborated with Applied Maths to offer bioinformatics analysis software for microbial genomics and molecular strain typing. Under the agreement, a whole genome ...
Sangamo BioSciences has received a $6.4m strategic partnership grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for the development of ZFP Therapeutic for Beta-thalassemia. The application of its zinc finger nuclease ...
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Sagentia has completed initial alpha prototype development of the Resolution Microbial Genotyping system that it is developing for PathoGenetix. Pathogenetix's Resolution system can identify specific pathogen causing a foodborne illness ...
Bruker has collaborated with the University of Victoria-Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre (UVic GBC Proteomics Centre) for the development and validation of high-throughput assays. The assays are used to determine hemoglobin ...
Singapore has officially opened Single-Cell Omics Centre (SCOC) to speed up the understanding of how individual cells work, and how diagnosis and treatment might be improved through insight derived from single cells. The SCOC is a ...
H7N9 is a serotype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus). H7 normally circulates amongst avian populations with some variants known to occasionally infect humans. An H7N9 virus was first reported to have ...
US-based clinicians software provider Cartagenia has signed a licensing agreement with non-profit institute Greenwood Genetic Center for its BENCHlab NGS and CNV solutions. Cartagenia's BENCHlab CNV solution helps labs to deploy ...
US-based biopharmaceutical company H3 Biomedicine and China-based BGI have entered into collaboration to sequence and publish genomic data from pre-clinical cancer models. The research will focus on identifying and validating recurrent ...
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China-based BGI-Shenzhen, through its subsidiary Beta Acquisition, has purchased Complete Genomics, a provider of whole human genome sequencing services. US-based Complete's products include advanced informatics and analysis systems that ...
Google will invest about US$10 million to nurture 10,000 new businesses in five years in India, says a report. Eric E. Schmidt, chairman of Google, will launch this ambitious programme for technology entrepreneurs in this week in New ...
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Nabsys, a life sciences company involved in pioneering single-molecule positional sequencing with broad applicability in DNA analysis, has secured $20m in Series D financing round led by new investor Bay City Capital. Nabsys will use the ...
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Evonik has developed a patented biotechnological green production process based on the fermentation of a nonconventional yeast called Wickerhamomyces ciferrii (formerly known as Pichia ciferrii). This yeast produces high amounts of the ...
Belgium-based biopharmaceutical company UCB has signed a research deal with ConfometRx for the discovery of new drugs. Under the deal, UCB and ConfometRx will leverage structural biology to gain insight into G-protein coupled receptor ...
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SPRIselect from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences utilises SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilisation)-based chemistry to speed and simplify genomic DNA size selection for next generation sequencing fragment library preparation. Following ...
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