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Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Massachusetts COVID-19 Testing Firm

Project Beacon COVID-19 was started by F-Prime Capital, GV, and the Broad Institute to help implement COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts and its environs.

Insightful Science Acquires Data Science Company Omiq

San Diego-based Insightful said that the addition of Omiq's cloud-based platform will expand its flow cytometry software offerings.

Calibre Scientific Acquires Sequencing Sample Prep Reagent Firm BrightBox Quantitation

The deal follows Calibre Scientific's recent acquisition of French life science reagent and instrument distributor AmpliTech.

SQI to Acquire Precision Biomonitoring SARS-CoV-2 Testing Business, Technology

The deal includes the Canadian distribution rights to Biomeme's SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test, as well as Precision's TripleLock diagnostic technology.

Exact Sciences Projects up to $475M in Q4 Revenues, Acquires Testing Lab, Inks Licensing Deal

The approximately 2 percent increase over Q4 2020 results beat analysts' expectations, and the acquisition news heralds market expansion into hereditary cancer testing.

Jan 10, 2022

Hologic Preliminary Fiscal Q1 Revenues Drop 9 Percent

Jan 7, 2022

Genomics, MDx M&A Activity Exploded in 2021 Driven by COVID-19 Testing Tailwinds

Jan 4, 2022

Calibre Scientific Acquires French Reagent, Instrument Distributor AmpliTech

Dec 23, 2021

Quidel to Acquire Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for $6B

Dec 22, 2021

Co-Diagnostics to Acquire Idaho Molecular, Advanced Conceptions for up to $50M

Dec 16, 2021

Bico to Acquire Lab Workflow Software Maker Biosero for $165M

Dec 10, 2021

Eurofins to Acquire Japanese Molecular Biology Testing Provider Genetic Lab

Dec 9, 2021

Neogen Acquires Pet Testing Firm Genetic Veterinary Sciences

Dec 2, 2021

Discovery Life Sciences Acquires Contract Research Firm In Vitro ADMET Laboratories

Nov 24, 2021

IndyGeneUS AI Acquires Genetic Cryptocurrency Creator EncrypGen

Nov 23, 2021

Twist Bioscience Details Production Issues, Plans to Expand Capacity at Bay Area Facility
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Nov 22, 2021

Twist Bioscience Reports 17 Percent Growth of Fiscal Q4 Revenues, to Acquire Abveris

Nov 22, 2021

Cancer Dx Firms ACT Genomics, Sanomics Merge

Nov 9, 2021

Codex DNA Q3 Revenues Grow 75 Percent, Company Acquires Eton Bioscience

Nov 3, 2021

Cytek Biosciences Acquires Cell Analysis Business of Tonbo Biosciences

Nov 1, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires PharmaFluidics

Oct 29, 2021

European Commission Adopts Interim Measure to Hold Grail Separate From Illumina

Oct 27, 2021

Castle Biosciences Buy of Cernostics Aligns With Goal to Diversify Portfolio
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Oct 25, 2021

23andMe Gains Foothold in Primary Care, Disease Prevention With Lemonaid Health Acquisition
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Oct 22, 2021

23andMe to Acquire Telemedicine Platform Company Lemonaid Health for $400M in Cash, Stock

Breaking News
The Scan

And a Fourth?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in an Israeli study increased antibody levels but did not prevent Omicron variant infections, according to the Financial Times.

For Better Science Software

A virtual institute funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropy aims to lure software engineers to academia, Science reports.

Recommendation Explanations

The New York Times writes that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is straining to both make and explain decisions based on limited information.

Genome Research Papers on De Novo Mutation Rates, Polyploid Genotyping, Oncogene Epigenomic Translocation

In Genome Research this week: de novo mutations rates in hemoglobin subunits, analysis of variant calling methods for polyploid plants, and more.