Roche closing NimbleGen?

After the PCR transfer to Germany, there is a rumor that Roche will close NimbleGen.

There are these folks in

There are these folks in Quebec city just dumping millions on Roche for useless work. I think they sequence trees.... Looooooosers !

With Illumina, Roche will no

With Illumina, Roche will no longer need NimbleGen. They flushed $272 million to buy it and it has not earned a penny to date. Of course the founder made a killing. Illumina is profitable and is the market leader. 454 may also be toast.

The jig is up for RAS in

The jig is up for RAS in Indy. Leadership will not be able to find the same level of employment when everything moves to San Diego.

What I don't understand is

What I don't understand is why smilin Jack won't stop the bleeding in RAS? Only one group is profitable and they aren't funded. RAS is a perfect example of surviving despite their best efforts.

Bunch of idiots managing

Bunch of idiots managing Applied Science. They need to get rid of the good old boys starting with Baker.

Roche have just published

Roche have just published figures- arrays and PCR are dragging profits down so both units are under scrutiny .

Announced it Sept 30.

Announced it Sept 30.

They're transferring PCR to

They're transferring PCR to Germany? Really?

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