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By Complete Genomics

Complete Genomics Reintroduces DNBSeq in North America, Hopes to Push Sequencing Toward Higher Quality, Efficiency, and Affordability

The massively parallel sequencing technology based on DNA nanoballs (DNBs) — which, unlike PCR clusters, do not suffer from clonal errors — provides a high-quality, efficient, and affordable new option to North American users, said the company.

By Cullinan Oncology

A Platform-Agnostic Approach to Building a Diversified Immuno-Oncology Portfolio

Platform- or modality-agnostic approaches to therapeutic agent design may offer more promise than platform-centric approaches. Rather than deploying a single strategy, researchers can allow the biology to dictate therapeutic design.

By Oxford BioDynamics

Q&A: How a Noninvasive Blood Test is Changing Immunotherapy Treatment

The noninvasive test evaluates eight 3D genomic markers and is the only test that returns a binary result to the ordering physician with high accuracy: “low probability” or “high probability” of response to an ICI.

By MGI

MGI Sequencing Platform and Sentieon Machine Learning Model Enable Improved Small Variant Calling Accuracy for Whole-Genome Sequencing Data

DNAscope, a germline variant-calling pipeline from San Jose-based analytics firm Sentieon, achieved superior SNP and indel accuracy as compared to other standard datasets, according to a recent preprint from the company. 

By VolitionRx

First CE-Marked Assay to Aid in NETosis-Associated Disease Evaluation Has Applications in COVID-19, Sepsis Monitoring

The Nu.Q NETs test is the first approved clinical assay to assess disease severity by quantifying circulating nucleosomes which make up plasma neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs — snares of DNA expelled by neutrophils to trap and kill invading pathogens.

By Amazon Web Services

Agilent Cuts Time Required for Whole-Exome Secondary Analysis by Over 96 Percent Using Cloud Technology

Making this speed-increase possible is the integration of Nvidia’s GPU-optimized Clara Parabricks genomics analysis capabilities into Alissa Reporter and running the platform on Amazon Web Services.

By Seegene Inc

Seegene Seeks to Curb Oncoming COVID-19 Surges with Routine Syndromic PCR Testing

Seegene has joined hands with LabHouse, a testing center in Vietnam, to launch the In-Life PCR campaign for ride-hailing drivers in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, and the company is in talks with testing labs in countries around the world to launch the campaign in more regions,

By F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Perspective: Accessing Innovation at the Point of Care with Comprehensive Genomic Profiling

Precision oncology will only be a reality for all patients if there is collaboration between the different stakeholders within the healthcare system — such as industry partners, academia, and regulatory bodies — to increase patient access.

By Illumina

Pioneering Epigenetics Researchers Validate the First Commercially Available Methylation Microarray for Use in Mouse Models

By designing a mouse-specific array on the Infinium array platform, researchers hoped to provide a tool that can enable epigenome-wide association studies, cancer research, epigenetic aging studies, and more in a ubiquitous model for life science research.

By PreAnalytix

IVDR-Compliant Liquid Biopsy Preanalytical Workflow Can Address Challenges in Clinical ccfDNA Analysis

Diagnostic laboratories in the EU can utilize the IVDR-compliant PAXgene Blood ccfDNA workflow in a variety of noninvasive ccfDNA-based diagnostic applications.