Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, October 29, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of three innovative Sample to Insight workflows for next-generation sequencing (NGS) research in oncology using QIAGEN’s GeneReader NGS System and other NGS platforms. QIAGEN is introducing the novel NGS workflows …
Tag Archives: next generation sequencing
October, 2018
September, 2018
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28 September
Study Shows that Measuring MRD Negativity Using Adaptive’s Next-Generation Sequencing Platform is a Major Predictive Indicator in Multiple Myeloma
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adaptive Biotechnologies today announced that Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), published online an analysis of patient samples from the Intergroupe Francophone du Myéloma (IFM) 2009 trial. The analysis confirms the value of minimal residual disease (MRD) as a prognostic indicator in multiple myeloma (MM) measured …
May, 2018
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31 May
Castle Biosciences Launches Next-Generation Sequencing Test DecisionDx-CMSeq for Cutaneous Melanoma
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Castle Biosciences, Inc., the skin cancer diagnostics company providing molecular diagnostics to improve cancer treatment decisions, today announced the launch of the DecisionDx®-CMSeq test that uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify somatic mutations in genes relevant to cutaneous (skin) melanoma (CM). The DecisionDx-CMSeq NGS test will provide additional information to …
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15 May
Illumina Acquires Edico Genome to Accelerate Genomic Data Analysis
mina SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it acquired Edico Genome, the leading provider of data analysis acceleration solutions for next-generation sequencing (NGS). Edico Genome’s DRAGEN® Bio-IT Platform (DRAGEN) uses field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology in conjunction with proprietary software algorithms to reduce both data footprint and time to …
April, 2018
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16 April
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Illumina Partner for Companion Diagnostics for Oncology Immunotherapies
NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced a collaboration that will utilize Illumina’s next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to develop and globally commercialize in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) assays in support of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s oncology portfolio. The companies plan to develop a diagnostic version of the Illumina …
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13 April
FDA Finalizes Guidances to Accelerate the Development of Reliable, Beneficial Next Generation Sequencing-Based Tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized two guidances to drive the efficient development of a novel technology that scans a person’s DNA to diagnose genetic diseases, which are usually hereditary, and guide medical treatments. The guidances provide recommendations for designing, developing, and validating tests that use the technology, …
August, 2017
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16 August
Liquid Biopsies Find Distinct Genomic Profiles in Most Patients with Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
PHILADELPHIA — Next-generation sequencing of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) identified distinct genomic profiles with potentially targetable alterations in 99.7 percent of patients with carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) who have detectable alterations, according to results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. “Our research is the first …
July, 2017
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26 July
Adaptive’s ImmunoSEQ Platform to be Used for Immunosequencing-Based Biomarker Discovery in NCI Trials
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adaptive Biotechnologies, a pioneer in combining next-generation sequencing and expert bioinformatics to profile T-cell and B-cell receptors (TCRs and BCRs) of the adaptive immune system, today announced a translational collaboration with the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of …
June, 2017
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30 June
Illumina Granted FDA Approval for Next-Generation Sequencing Cancer Companion Diagnostic Test Kit
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced its Extended RAS Panel, an FDA-approved next-generation sequencing (NGS) kit that meets the newly published guidelines for evaluation of colorectal cancer from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), and the …
February, 2017
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1 February
Clovis Oncology and Strata Oncology Collaborate to Accelerate Enrollment in Prostate Cancer Development Program
BOULDER, Colo. & ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) and Strata Oncology, Inc. today announced an agreement to accelerate patient identification and enrollment for Clovis’ ongoing TRITON (Trial of Rucaparib in Prostate Indications) clinical trial program, which includes Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials of rucaparib in …