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Oxford Nanopore Technologies announces the appointment of Francis Van Parys as CEO
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced the appointment of Francis Van Parys as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2, 2026
Dec 10, 20251 min read


Qiagen to acquire Parse Biosciences
QIAGEN has announced its plans to acquire Parse Biosciences, a rapidly growing company known for its instrument-free single-cell technology.
Nov 5, 20251 min read


ASHG 2025: The most important meeting in human genetics is now in Boston
The ASHG is currently hosting its 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston, the event brings together thousands of scientists, clinicians, and innovators from around the world.
Oct 15, 20251 min read


Dysregulated RNA splicing impairs regeneration in alcohol-associated liver disease
patients with alcohol-associated liver disease have impaired liver regeneration capacity even after cessation of alcohol consumption
Sep 19, 20251 min read


Scvi-hub: Pre-trained models to simplify single-cell analysis
scvi-hub is an open repository of pre-trained models for single-cell analysis. It reduces computing and storage costs, facilitates cell annotation and visualization
Sep 12, 20251 min read


Single-Cell Transcriptomics for Microbial Communities
Single-cell transcriptomics is reshaping microbiome research by moving beyond bulk profiling to capture the activity of individual...
Sep 11, 20251 min read


PacBio and EpiCypher Launch Fiber-seq, a New Look at Gene Regulation
PacBio and EpiCypher announced a strategic alliance within the PacBio Compatible program that incorporates EpiCypher's CUTANA® Hia5 enzyme into PacBio's Fiber-seq assays with HiFi sequencing
Sep 9, 20251 min read


ArgenTag launches its demultiplexing software for their single-cell RNA-seq kit
ArgenTag is democratizing single-cell sequencing using long-read technology. Its single-cell RNA library kit is compatible with long-read sequencing platforms such as Oxford Nanopore and PacBio.
Sep 2, 20251 min read


Illumina CEO envisions stable growth despite uncertainty
Thaysen assures that Illumina will achieve solid growth by 2027, driven by its commitment to multiomics and a strategy tailored to researchers.
Aug 29, 20251 min read


Clareo Biosciences and PacBio Team Up to Advance Immunosequencing
Clareo Biosciences has partnered with Pacific Biosciences, to leverage the power of long-read sequencing together with Clareo's applied expertise to identify immune signatures and design predictive algorithms to aid in patient diagnosis and stratification.
Aug 27, 20251 min read


ONT's long-read sequencing allows for the acquisition of more than 5,000 complete malaria genomes directly from endemic African countries.
An international team, including the Max Planck Institute and others, sequenced more than 5,000 malaria parasite genomes in the field using portable Oxford Nanopore devices.
This portable method facilitates faster and more accessible malaria surveillance, vital in Africa, where resistance threatens current control programs.
Aug 21, 20251 min read


BioSkryb obtains an exclusive license for single-cell methylation patent
BioSkryb Genomics has obtained an exclusive license to a patent that enables combined DNA methylation and genomic variant analysis in a single cell
Aug 20, 20251 min read


AI Meets Non-Coding DNA: Decoding Genomic Grammar Beyond AlphaFold
Scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome, helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools.
Aug 17, 20251 min read


Single-Cell Sequencing Identifies Prognostic Genes in Colorectal Cancer
Single-cell RNA sequencing to identify genes linked to anoikis, a form of programmed cell death critical for preventing tumor spread
Aug 17, 20251 min read


Tahoe Bio Raised $30M To Build AI Models Of Living Cells
The Palo Alto, California-based company, now valued at $120 million, has developed a scalable way to quickly generate crucial biological data needed for AI models–and use them to find new cures for cancer.
Aug 11, 20251 min read


Gordon To Leave Oxford Nanopore
Gordon is stepping down as CEO of Oxford Nanopore and is set to leave the post before the end of 2026.
Aug 11, 20251 min read


10x Genomics Acquires Scale Biosciences to Boost Single-Cell Capabilities
10x Genomics is acquiring Scale Biosciences in a $30M cash-and-stock deal plus milestones.
Aug 7, 20251 min read


Longcell a pipeline designed to analyze isoforms from Oxford Nanopore sequencing, enables scRNA-seq Innovation
In the study “ Single cell and spatial alternative splicing analysis with Nanopore long read sequencing ”, published in Nature...
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Innovative Genomics Institute Announce New Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures
The last August 8th, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) announced the funding of the Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures (Center).
Jul 15, 20251 min read


RAPIDS Single cell accelerates single-cell data analysis
RAPIDS Single Cell is a new tool that accelerates single-cell data analysis using GPUs. It can process millions of cells in minutes, dramatically reducing time and costs.
Jun 11, 20251 min read
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