Bio-IT World July 9, 2024
Illumina has acquired Fluent BioSciences, developer of an emerging and highly differentiated single-cell technology. Fluent Biosciences is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina and was acquired with cash on hand.
“The addition of Fluent BioSciences to Illumina will provide significant and new capabilities to our customers in a key growth area and advances our multiomics growth strategy,” said Steven Barnard, chief technology officer of Illumina in a press release. “Single-cell research opens doors to new areas of discovery, and Fluent’s innovative, accessible, and flexible single-cell method will accelerate our ability to deliver full multiomics solutions for our customers.”
Fluent’s single-cell analysis technology eliminates the need for complex, expensive instrumentation and microfluidic consumables, according to the company. This novel approach...