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MAY 09, 2017

Automating Liquid-Handling Amplifies PCR-Based Assays - by Caitlin Smith on Biocompare With the advent of PCR-based genomic screening assays, scientists can ask more questions—and get faster answers—than ever before. Concomitant advances in liquid handling and automation make it possible to boost sample throughput, as well as save time and increase reproducibility. Here’s a look at some new liquid-handling features available to researchers today for automating PCR-based genomic s...

MAY 08, 2017

Money still missing as the plan to synthesize a human genome takes another step forward - by Ryan Cross on Science Ryan Cross on Science - Tuesday morning, more than 200 biologists, businesspeople, and ethicists will converge on the New York Genome Center in New York City to jump-start what they hope will be biology’s next blockbuster: Genome Project-write (GP-write), a still-unfunded sequel to the Human Genome Project where instead of reading a human genome, scientists create one from scratch and incorpora...

APR 28, 2017

World Class NHS Facility Drives Research and Innovation in Next Generation Sequencing Dr Alka Saxena, is the Head of the Genomics Research Platform at the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London’s Genomics Research Platform, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London. The BRCs aim to turn scientific discoveries into improved healthcare services. SelectS...

APR 20, 2017

Automated liquid handler vendor vs third party plastic company - by Dr John Comley on DDW "Many of the shortcomings and challenges of tip-based liquid handling can be avoided altogether by using a tipless system such as the Labcyte® Echo® Liquid Handler."

APR 10, 2017

Acoustic Dispensing for High Throughput Single Cell Sequencing Workflows - with Dr. Stephan Lorenz, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK Dr. Stephan Lorenz, Head of the Single Cell Genomics Core Facility at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK was filmed speaking at the Labcyte Genomics Symposium. Dr. Lorenz explains the importance of single cell analysis versus cell population studies for obtaining better discrimination of individual gene expression within a population. In this way, it is possible to answer questions that bu...

APR 10, 2017

Improve RNAi Screening and Cell Assay Workflows with Acoustic Dispensing - with Dr. Jani Saarela, Institute for Molecule Medicine Finland Dr. Jani Saarela a Senior Researcher in the High Throughput Biomedicine Unit, Institute of Molecule Medicine Finland (FIMM) discussed the advantages of acoustic dispensing in automated screening used by the unit, at the Labcyte Genomics Symposium.

APR 06, 2017

ARTICLE: To Build a Better Healthcare System, Sharpen Our Basic Tools - Mark Fischer-Colbrie on GEN Magazine Reproducible Labs Results Yield More Drug Discovery and Faster Time-to-Market - by Mark Fischer-Colbrie, CEO, Labcyte Inc.

APR 05, 2017

Accelerating Synthetic Biology Using Automated Workflows - with Dr. David McClymont, SynbiCITE Dr David McClymont, Head of Automation at SynbiCITE, discussed automated synthetic biology approaches, at the Labcyte Genomics Symposium. SynbiCITE have taken the standard language and working methods of synthetic biology, combined these with engineering principles, and scaled this up using automation hardware and software to build a high-throughput, industrial-scale facility. This system has b...

APR 04, 2017

Advantages of Automated Workflow Miniaturization for Synthetic Biology - with Dr. Linda D'Amore, GeneMill Foundry Dr. Linda D’Amore is Operational Manager at the GeneMill Foundry in Liverpool. One of four foundries funded by the BBSRC, it is also part of the Centre for Genomic Research, which offers high-throughput genomics platform analysis. Specifically, GeneMill provides high-throughput construction and testing of synthetic DNA constructs, using a variety of platforms.

APR 03, 2017

Single Cell Genomics for Bioenergy and Environmental Applications - with Dr. Robert Bowers, Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Dr. Robert Bowers, from the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), described new technologies applied to investigate microbial function in extreme environments, at the Labcyte Genomics Symposium. Learn about the latest single-cell and metagenomics projects on diverse environmental samples such as deep ocean, sub-sea floor hydrothermal vents, geothermal hot springs and sub-glacial la...