Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) recently announced the opening of a new 25,000 ft2 plant for synthetic biology products. Proximate to IDT’s flagship U.S. headquarters in Coralville, Iowa, the facility doubles IDT’s synthetic biology footprint, according to a May 28 news release. IDT officials see it furthering the company’s gene synthesis portfolio with differentiated offerings of…

Sherlock Biosciences announced today that it will collaborate with Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) to enable large-scale manufacturing of the Sherlock CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 kit for COVID-19 detection. Officials at Cambridge, Mass.–based Sherlock Biosciences think the company’s CRISPR-based diagnostic test, which recently received an FDA emergency use authorization, will increase testing capacity and decreasing time to result…