Two Pore Guys (2PG) has come a long way in a little over 18 months Background of Two Pore Guys At the recent Next Generation Diagnostics Conference in Washington DC (#NGDx18) Two Pore Guys had a nice exhibit where I had the privilege of meeting Tyler Shropshire Ph.D., their Sr. […]
It is something of a tradition for me to give some reviews of notable presentations from past AACR conferences. For example, here’s one that I did while at SeraCare for #AACR16, here’s one from #AACR15, and another one here from #AACR14. (Briefly looking for highlights from 2017, well it looks like […]
The world of content marketing is an ever-changing experience. A bit of history A few years ago it was a full-time effort to conduct video interviews, write blog posts, and help the sales team in other ways at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Genetic Systems Division. (You can see some of that […]
It has been almost five years since I wrote this post about Bionano Genomics and OpGen, and tools to look at structural variation. At that time OpGen was mapping bacterial genomes and Bionano Genomics would do insect genomes (about 100x as large), and the open question at that time was […]
During the flurry of activity at the recent Advances in Genome Biology and Technology, I made it a point to take a close look at the newest CMOS-based NGS instrument from Illumina, called the iSeq 100. And it’s a good time to get a little perspective where next-generation sequencing has […]
Background Back in 1989 in Belgrade Yugoslavia, Radoje Drmanac had an idea that would shape the next decade of genetic analysis, which was being able to sequence megabases of DNA information by a collection of 11-mers to 20-mers. Doing the mathematical calculations, this paper lays out what kind of DNA […]
I have had the privilege of attending this conference every year (except for one) for over 10 years, and this year has a few memorable experiences, presentations, conversations and introductions. Companies come and go; the mix of attendees is of course different every year; and I’ve had enough change in […]
Now that another year has passed it is great to see the NanoString Digital Spatial profiling microscope near its commercial launch. The platform will be in early access to select customers in the fourth quarter of 2018, and full commercial launch in the first half of 2019. For those interested […]
With the beginning of the influential JP Morgan Healthcare investor conference this week in San Francisco, you can expect an avalanche of news from companies large and small regarding all things therapuetic and diagnostic. With an official count of about 9,000 attendees, there are many more in San Francisco who […]
John Iafrede (Massachusetts General Hospital, MA) “There is a tidal wave of cell-free approaches; little performance testing; and the big question is who is going to pay for it.” This year’s Assocation for Molecular Pathology was held in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 15-18, 2017. (You can find the […]
While at the Association for Molecular Pathology in Salt Lake City Utah, I was able to interview Gang Song CEO of Pillar Biosciences to ask him about the challenges in the clinical laboratory that Pillar is tackling, about the basics of SLIMamp technology, and recent news. Check it out! #AMP2017
With over 2000 clinical laboratory professionals in molecular diagnostics and pathology, plenty of technology and offerings on display. This year the Association for Molecular Pathology takes place in Salt Lake City Utah, and promises an abundance of new technology as well as the new accompanying science around diagnostic testing. Since […]
