February 14, 2019 by Team Pillar
In NGS library prep using traditional multiplex PCR, paired primers flank individual regions of interest to generate PCR amplicons. When amplifying contiguous gene targets with overlapping regions, the innermost primers [more]
January 30, 2019 by Team Pillar
Presented on January 22, 2019 at the Clinical & Research Tools Showcase, by Dr. Paul Waring. A discussion of the current state of precision medicine for oncology and unmet diagnostic [more]
November 14, 2018 by Bill Wright
Helen Fernandes, PhD, Co-director of Genomic Oncology at Columbia University, presented a talk on October 31, 2018 during the Corporate Workshop Day at the 2018 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) [more]
October 2, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
The first cell-free Pillar Biosciences publication answers several questions about reported discordance between genotyping matched tumor tissue and circulating tumor DNA collected and processed under different conditions. Last year two [more]
September 24, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
Being unaware of oncology precision medicine or being oversold on oncology precision medicine are both undesirable outcomes There are two opposing forces at work in genetic and genomic testing for [more]
September 11, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
The annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology – Precision Health 2018 meeting was held in La Jolla California on Sept 6 – 8, 2018. Pillar Biosciences presented a poster called [more]
August 27, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
At this year’s Next Generation Diagnostics Conference held in Washington DC, Pillar Biosciences presented a poster entitled “Development and Evaluation of a Lung Cancer Fusion RNA Panel” with first author [more]
August 7, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
Choosing between multiplex PCR enrichment methods? A few reasons to look at alternatives to AmpliSeq. If you turn back the clock to late 2011, it was an exciting time for [more]
July 23, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
At 18% growth compounded annually, you’ll need to double your productivity every four years Market research is a strange animal. This industry depends upon the opinion of those they follow [more]
June 21, 2018 by Dale Yuzuki
Overlapping multiplex PCR gives single-well simplicity and outstanding data quality Introduction There is an ongoing need for the clinical laboratory operations to be made more streamlined, simplified and economical. With [more]