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Mogrify to accelerate novel IP and cell therapies using $3.7m USD funding

Mogrify today announced a second close on its seed funding, bringing the total raised to $3.7 million USD, and the appointment of Darrin Disley as CEO.

20 Feb 2019

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, have become important tools for managing non-small-cell lung cancer.

14 Feb 2019

Promega launches Maxwell RSC miRNA Plasma and Serum Kit

Promega Maxwell RSC miRNA plasma and serum kit, introduced this week, provides quick, automated miRNA purification for oncology and translational researchers.

From Promega Corporation 13 Feb 2019

GenoScreen’s Deeplex-MycTB test could help define appropriate treatment for tuberculosis patients

The new Deeplex®-MycTB mycobacterial antibiotic resistance test1, developed by GenoScreen, has been used by an international research team in a molecular epidemiology study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

13 Feb 2019

RNA-binding protein needed for development of pathological hypertrophy

In response to conditions such as high blood pressure and reduced blood flow to cardiac muscle, the adult heart can drastically enlarge, a process called pathological hypertrophy that preserves cardiac function in the short term but predisposes patients to intractable heart failure and sudden cardiac death if left untreated.

31 Jan 2019

Chromatrap partners with Covaris to offer highly scalable and simple ChIP workflow

Chromatrap has entered into a partnership with Covaris to offer a highly scalable and simple ChIP workflow enabling researchers to easily isolate protein-DNA complexes for downstream applications, such as ChIP-Seq, ChIP-qPCR, Next-generation sequencing, and Mass Spectrometry.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 30 Jan 2019

Ebola virus identified in a West African bat

The government of Liberia, in partnership with the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and EcoHealth Alliance, announced the discovery of Ebola virus in a bat in Liberia.

24 Jan 2019

Promega to exhibit new Maxwell RSC48 platform at 2019 Festival of Genomics

Promega, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Festival of Genomics in 2019.

From Promega Corporation 16 Jan 2019

New molecular engineering method improves precision of biomarker analysis

Researchers from the University of Helsinki in cooperation with the University of Tartu, Competence Centre on Health Technologies from Estonia, and the Karolinska Institute, published an article in Nature's partner journal Genomic Medicine in which they present Targeted Allele Counting by sequencing along with several of its potential applications.

8 Jan 2019

White colonies on kimchi surface is not formed by molds but by yeasts, finds study

WiKim reported that the white colonies on the surface of kimchi is not formed by molds but by "yeasts" and that genomic data was acquired regarding the hygienic safety of the yeast strains.

27 Dec 2018

Cell-free DNA can be used to predict biological age, according to a new study

Scientists have found that cell-free DNA (cfDNA) within in the blood can reflect differences in the age and health of individuals.

21 Dec 2018

Personalization techniques give a new lease of life to anticancer vaccines

Anticancer vaccines have gained a new lease of life with techniques to personalise them to individual patients.

19 Dec 2018

New genetic testing method increases the precision of biomarker analysis

Estonian scientists have announced the invention of a genetic testing technology that allows the number of clinical biomarkers to be analyzed at the single-molecule level, which enhances the sensitivity of tests in precision medicine and will make them more affordable in future.

18 Dec 2018

Scientists create patient-specific model to identify most effective treatment for appendix cancer

Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have recently developed a process that may change the way cancer of the appendix is treated in the future.

17 Dec 2018

New massive sequencing platform implemented for double factor preimplantation genetic testing

A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with the Blood and Tissue Bank of Catalonia, has managed to implement a massive sequencing platform for Preimplantation Genetic Testing for the first time in history.

5 Dec 2018

FDA takes significant step forward in driving development of novel genetic tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took a significant step forward in driving the efficient development of novel diagnostic technologies that scan a person's DNA to diagnose genetic diseases and guide medical treatments.

5 Dec 2018

Research highlights ability of Bio-Rad's ddPCR in quantifying minimal residual disease

More than 30 abstracts presented at the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, December 1-4, featured research highlighting the ability of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR to provide high sensitivity and accuracy in quantifying minimal residual disease -- those remaining cancer cells after therapy that are associated with relapse -- in blood diseases such as leukemia.

3 Dec 2018

Next generation sequencing NGS News and Research

Mogrify to accelerate novel IP and cell therapies using $3.7m USD funding

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Promega launches Maxwell RSC miRNA Plasma and Serum Kit

GenoScreen’s Deeplex-MycTB test could help define appropriate treatment for tuberculosis patients

RNA-binding protein needed for development of pathological hypertrophy

Chromatrap partners with Covaris to offer highly scalable and simple ChIP workflow

Ebola virus identified in a West African bat

Promega to exhibit new Maxwell RSC48 platform at 2019 Festival of Genomics

New molecular engineering method improves precision of biomarker analysis

White colonies on kimchi surface is not formed by molds but by yeasts, finds study

Cell-free DNA can be used to predict biological age, according to a new study

Personalization techniques give a new lease of life to anticancer vaccines

New genetic testing method increases the precision of biomarker analysis

Scientists create patient-specific model to identify most effective treatment for appendix cancer

New massive sequencing platform implemented for double factor preimplantation genetic testing

FDA takes significant step forward in driving development of novel genetic tests

Research highlights ability of Bio-Rad's ddPCR in quantifying minimal residual disease

Aurora Biomed organizes 2018 Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

Insights from the Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

New York State approves NYGC's Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing for oncology

Precision Metagenomics eBook

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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