Definiens Immunoprofiling Panel

Bioarray has launched its PGS+PGD Single Biopsy kit which screens aneuploidies and identifies embryos with pathological mutation from a single biopsy sample. The kit uses next-generation sequencing technology and bioinformatics analysis to determine whether an embryo carries aneuploidies, such as trisomy of chromosome 21, and allow for users to reject embryos affected by the mutation and/or select those not affected. Users can expect results to be processed within three to five days.

SeraCare Life Sciences has launched version two of its iQ NGS QC Management software. The software supports laboratories' workflows from sample preparation to variant calling enabling lab managers to review and assess run performance, determine run pass or fail status, and identify potential sources of assay drift that could cause problems, according to the company. The software also generates a report that can be used for audits or inspections. The software integrates with existing data systems like Illumina BaseSpace and LIMS.

Premaitha Health has updated its Iona noninvasive prenatal test, which now includes the first trimester combined test risk score as an option in its software. The company said that it completed a validation study to show that the Iona test in combination with the first trimester combined screen was as accurate as estimating prior risk using maternal age.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched droplet digital PCR Genome Edit Detection assays, which can characterize edits generated by CRISPR-Cas9 or other genome editing tools. The assays use ddPCR technology which increases the signal-to-noise ratio, allowing users to quantify extremely rare edits, even those with frequencies of 0.5 percent and from as little as 5 nanograms of genomic DNA. Users can expect to obtain results within one day.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a new mass spectrometer and new chromatography columns. The ISQ EC Single Quadrupole mass spectrometer integrates with existing ion chromatography and HPLC systems, and the Chromeleon Chromatography Data Software has instrument control for the new mass spec embedded. The MabPac RP 1mm columns are designed for analyzing monoclonal antibodies, fragments, variants, antibody drug conjugates, and proteins using high-performance reversed-phase chromatography. They can operate with small sample volumes at low flow rates for direct injection into a mass spectrometer.

TATAA Biocenter has launched GrandPerformance assays for expression profiling single circulating tumor cells. The assays' workflow is based on preamplification allowing precise measurements of 96 specific expression markers per cell. They are also optimized for single-cell sensitivity.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched CFX Maestro Software for CFX Real-Time instruments. It is a complete workflow solution for real-time PCR data collection and analysis that enables researchers to set up and run qPCR experiments with ease, the company said. The software includes tools to support reference gene selection, efficiency-corrected relative normalization, data visualization, statistics, and multiplate analysis.