Qiagen announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of the companys Therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic for Pfizers Vizimpro (dacomitinib) for first-line treatment... Read More >

Horizon Discovery Group reported on Monday that its total revenues as reported for the first half of 2018 more than doubled thanks to a significant contribution from its Dharmacon business and an increased reach into the US market. For the s... Read More >

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) Cepheid announced today it has received CE-IVD marking on a fingerstick test that can be used to quantify viral loads of hepatitis C virus. The test is now available in the EU and countries recognizing the CE mark. The t... Read More >

Becton Dickinson disclosed this week it has entered into a $750 million, 364-day term loan agreement. Wells Fargo is the administrative agent of the agreement for the senior unsecured term loan facility, which was disclosed in a document fil... Read More >

LGC announced today that it has acquired Berry and Associates in order to strengthen its nucleic acid chemistry portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dexter, Michigan-based Berry sells oligo reagents to customers in the... Read More >

Biocartis announced on Sunday it has partnered with Guangzhou, China-based Wondfo Biotech to form a joint venture to commercialize the Idylla platform in China. Under the terms of the deal, which focuses on oncology, the two companies will s... Read More >

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) Direct-to-consumer genomics company WeGene of China plans to expand to markets in Southeast Asia while growing its population genomics research business at home. The company, which is headquartered in Shenzhen, offers ge... Read More >

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) Agilent Technologies announced today that it has agreed to acquire ACEA Biosciences for $250 million in cash. Privately held ACEA, which is based in San Diego, has most recently developed a line of xCELLigence impedance-... Read More >

Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego said recently that it is launching a pilot project, funded with $2 million from the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal), to offer rapid whole-genome sequencing for critically ill newborns. The... Read More >

Recently, Brooks Automation, Inc. announced the acquisition of GENEWIZ, the worlds leading provider of genomic services. The total purchase price of the purchase will be approximately $450 million, requiring working capital and other adjust... Read More >