Fluidigm, Genome Institute of Singapore Establish Asia's First Single-Cell Genomics Research Center

The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), an institute under the umbrella of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and Fluidigm Corporation

announced Friday, the establishment of the first research center in Asia exclusively dedicated to accelerating the understanding of how individual cells work, and how diagnosis and treatment might be enhanced through insight derived from single cells. The GIS-Fluidigm Single-Cell ‘Omics Center (SCOC) is expected to act as a focal point for collaborative efforts among single-cell genomics researchers across the region. The SCOC will be a visionary academic-industry partnership designed to provide integrated analytics for single-cell genomic applications to the region's researchers. This interdisciplinary center will bring