The National Institutes of Health announced four new funding opportunities to support the development of innovative genomic technologies across a broad range of research areas including single-cell genomics, sample pr..

Recently, Sinocare said it has agreed to acquire Nipro Diagnostics Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nipro Corporation, with $272.5 million. According to the acquisition agreement, Nipro Corporation will keep purchasi..

Hologic today announced it has earned CE-IVD certification for its Aptima hepatitis C virus (HCV) Quant Dx assay. The transcription-mediated amplification-based assay, which runs on the Panther system, is certifi..

Ahead of a two-day public workshop on regulating next-generation sequencing tests, the US Food and Drug Administration has published discussion papers outlining the approaches it is considering and has asked stakehold..

Fueled by new information technology (IT) software that allows laboratories to test in new ways, the USD 102 billion global market for clinical laboratory services is rapidly growing and evolving, according to a new h..

Recently, Collective Health said today it’s taking a large new funding round from Google Ventures and others to offer its health insurance management platform to employers nationwide in 2016. The $81 million fun..

The UK's Precision Medicine Catapult recently announced the initial locations for its six regional centers of excellence: Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and Oxford. The six centers will make up..

Recently, GenomeWeb released The GenomeWeb's 13th Annual Salary Survey. The people developing new sequencing platforms, researchers using those tools to explore human disease, and their colleagues in related field..

Recently, GenomeWeb released The GenomeWeb's 13th Annual Salary Survey. The people developing new sequencing platforms, researchers using those tools to explore human disease, and their colleagues in related field..

Viropro said today it agreed to acquire NovaRx, a developer of immuno-oncology treatments—one of which the buyer intends to assess through a new Phase III trial—for an undisclosed all-stock price. The..

Bladder cancer diagnostic test maker Pacific Edge today announced it is ending its partnership with Australian firm Healthscope and is looking for a new commercial partner in the country. Pacific Edge CEO David D..

Sequenom today announced a collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine to investigate the use of the company's liquid biopsy assay in melanoma patients. As part of the collaborat..

Roche today reported a 7 percent increase in molecular diagnostics sales for the first nine months of 2015, driven by virology testing, HPV screening, and noninvasive prenatal testing. Overall, the company booked..

Oct 20, NEEQ (National Equities Exchange and Quotations) notice shows that Beijing Enjihe Biological Engineering Co., Ltd was approved to list on the new OTC market and public transfer. Detail shows that Pacifi..

Oct 15, the Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster piece by investigative reporter John Carreyrou raising important questions about the diagnostic startup Theranos and its young founder, Elizabeth Holmes. ..