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Canon BioMedical Ceases Operations

The subsidiary of Canon USA shut down as of Dec. 31 and terminated a distribution agreement with Dutch PCR company Molecular Biology Systems.

Canon Medical Systems Acquires Majority Stake in Cancer Genomic Profiling JV

Canon Medical Systems established the Japanese joint venture — called ACTmed — with Taiwanese molecular diagnostics firm ACT Genomics.

Canon BioMedical Inks US, Canada Distribution Deal for Molecular Biology Systems' PCR Platform

The exclusive deal includes sales and marketing of a rapid thermal cycler as well as consumable microplates and pipette tips. 

Canon BioMedical Signs European Distribution Deal for Genotyping, Copy Number Assays

The deal covers Canon BioMedical's Novallele line of genotyping and copy number assays in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Canon BioMedical Inks Benelux Distribution Deal for Genotyping Assays

Sanbio, a Netherlands-based distributor that serves the Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, will distribute Canon's Novallele assays and controls.

Mar 13, 2017

U Maryland, Canon Team Simplifies Whole-Blood DNA Sample Prep With Chitosan Microparticles
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Sep 22, 2016

Canon Takes Nearly 20 Percent Stake in T2 Biosystems

Sep 9, 2015

Canon BioMedical Launches First Commercial PCR Products
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Mar 18, 2015

Canon USA Invests in Spartan Bioscience

Mar 3, 2015

Canon Launches Global Biomedical Subsidiary as Molecular Testing Platform Nears Market
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Feb 3, 2015

T2 Biosystems Inks $8.5M Lyme Disease Dx Deal with Canon US Life Sciences

Sep 23, 2014

IP Watch: Canon, Beckman Coulter, Raindance, Others Win US Patents
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Jul 17, 2014

IP Watch: Qiagen, Illumina, Canon, Others Win US Patents
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Jan 14, 2014

IP Roundup: Affymetrix, Canon, Illumina, Gamida for Life
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Jan 8, 2014

IP Watch: Dana-Farber, Roche, Canon, Qiagen, Win US Patents
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Dec 11, 2013

IP Watch: Bio-Rad, Canon US Life Sciences, Akonni, Biological Dynamics, Others Win US Patents
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Oct 29, 2013

IP Roundup: Panasonic, Asuragen, Illumina, US CDC, Canon, Aviva Bio, MIT, and More
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Sep 17, 2013

IP Watch: Canon, RainDance, Mayo Clinic, Roche, Functional Genetics, Others Win US Patents
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Sep 10, 2013

IP Roundup: Agilent, Canon, Predictive Biosciences, Meso-Scale Technologies, Luminex
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Aug 13, 2013

IP Watch: GE Healthcare, Canon US Life Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Roche, Life Tech Win US Patents
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Aug 2, 2013

IP Update: Agilent Technologies, New York University among Recent Bioinformatics Patent Winners
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Jun 18, 2013

IP Watch: Canon, NuGen, Qiagen, EliTech, Polyplus Transfection, Others Win US Patents
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Apr 18, 2013

U of Utah Lab Develops Sub-30-Second PCR; Working with Canon to Implement in MDx Platform
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Nov 29, 2012

IP Watch: PrimeraDx, Hologic, Life Tech, Agilent, Luminex, 3M, Canon, Others Win US Patents
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Nov 8, 2012

IP Watch: Arkray, Life Tech, Boston U, Canon, U of Toledo, Cellscript, UC System Win US Patents
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Study Points to Tuberculosis Protection by Gaucher Disease Mutation

A mutation linked to Gaucher disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population appears to boost Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in a zebrafish model of the lysosomal storage condition, a new PNAS study finds.

SpliceVault Portal Provides Look at RNA Splicing Changes Linked to Genetic Variants

The portal, described in Nature Genetics, houses variant-related messenger RNA splicing insights drawn from RNA sequencing data in nearly 335,700 samples — a set known as the 300K-RNA resource.

Automated Sequencing Pipeline Appears to Allow Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Detection in Nevada Study

Researchers in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics describe and assess a Clear Labs Dx automated workflow, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis method for quickly identifying SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.