Sample Prep

Refined Deep Sequencing Technique Enables Profiling of Small RNAs in Mouse Embryos

By modifying a library construction method, researchers were able to analyze tiny amounts of small RNAs.

DNA Genotek Gets FDA Clearance for Sample Collection Device

The device, the ORAcollectDx, is an alternative to buccal swabs and provides higher DNA yields, according to the firm.

WaferGen Biosystems, Takara Bio Ink Distribution Deal in Japan

Last month, the companies announced that Takara Bio USA — formerly Clontech Laboratories and now a subsidiary of Japan's Takara Bio — would acquire WaferGen.

Oxford Nanopore Developing Smartphone-Powered Device, Launches New Pore

At a user meeting in London this week, Chief Technology Officer Clive Brown introduced the SmidgIon and a number of other technology developments, as well as a new synthetic biology spinoff.

Angle Plans £10.2M Placement

The company will use proceeds from the placement to conduct clinical trials on its Parsortix CTC system, which has been adopted by Cancer Research UK's Mancherster Institute.

New Products

Curetis Unyvero BCU Blood Culture Application Cartridge

Empirical Bioscience RTScript

Shimadzu CLAM-2000 for LC-MS Sample Prep

Bruker TimsTof Mass Spectrometer and Metabobase Metabolic Library

Berkeley Lights' Beacon Platform

Empirical Bioscience's Taq DNA Polymerase Labeling Storage Extension

IP Updates

US Patent No. 9,377,479

System and method for the automated processing of fluids, method for determining the matching of objects

US Patent No. 9,377,438

Kit for co-purification and concentration of DNA and proteins using isotachophoresis

US Patent No. 9,377,400

Motion modulation fluidic analyzer system

US Patent No. 9,376,719

High throughput screening of mutagenized populations

US Patent No. 9,376,709

Compositions for stabilizing DNA and RNA in blood and other biological samples during shipping and storage at ambient temperatures

US Patent No. 9,376,678

Method of preparing libraries of template polynucleotides

May 18, 2016

Pressure Biosciences Q1 Revenues Increase 16 Percent

May 17, 2016

Thermo Fisher Launches Sequencing Panels for Forensics to Complement PCR, CE Offerings

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May 17, 2016

Purigen Biosystems Raises $18.2M in Series A Financing

May 13, 2016

CRISPR's Cas9 Nuclease Proving Useful for NGS Library Prep, Bacterial Cloning, Other Bench Work

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May 05, 2016

Fluidigm Q1 Revenues Grow 9 Percent

May 03, 2016

Scripps Spinout iGenomX Plans to Improve Human Genome Assembly With New Library Prep Approach

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May 03, 2016

MicroRNA Diagnostics Developer Miroculus Acquires Microfluidics Firm Kapplex

Apr 28, 2016

LGC Doubles Genomics Division With Douglas, Biosearch Buys; Makes North America Axis of Operations

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Apr 26, 2016

Pacific Biosciences, Advanced Analytical Technologies Ink Comarketing Partnership

Apr 22, 2016

Common Digital PCR Sample Prep Step Could Cause False Positive Mutation Detection

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Apr 14, 2016

MicroGem Sets Sights on Sample Prep, Forensics Markets After Picking up ZyGem Assets

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Apr 12, 2016

Rubicon Partners With MDL Asia to Increase Distribution in China

Apr 06, 2016

Pressure Bio FY 2015 Revenues Up 31 Percent

Mar 17, 2016

Researchers Extract and Sequence Ancient DNA From Biofilm Coating Teeth

Mar 17, 2016

10X Genomics Raises $55 Million in Series C

Mar 11, 2016

At Tri-Con, Groups Detail NGS-Based Strategies to Detect ctDNA Mutations at Ever-Lower Frequencies

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Mar 09, 2016

Clinical NGS Test Developers Discuss Sample Prep Challenges of Assay Validation

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Mar 02, 2016

Norgen Biotek, Biodesix Sign Supply Deal

Feb 26, 2016

Thermo Fisher Working on Direct Library Prep From Samples, 600 Base Reads for Ion Technology

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Feb 26, 2016

At ABRF, University of Michigan Group Shows Pilot Results for Drop-Seq Single Cell Transcriptomics

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