Novacyt to acquire Primer Design
Cancer diagnostics company Novacyt is to acquire Primer Design, a molecular diagnostics company founded by Dr Rob Powell, Dr Jim Wicks and Prof. Tom Brown in 2005, for up to £12.35m (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN152002).
Prof. Tom Brown awarded Oxford University Impact Award
Tom Brown has been given a lifetime award for external engagement and promoting impact at the University of Oxford (http://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/news/mpls-impact-awards-2015-16).
Molecular BioSystems hot article
The article The effect of sequence context on the activity of cytosine DNA glycosylases has been included in the 2015 Molecular BioSystems hot article collection (http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=mb&themeid=1a950772-d597-4953-acf0-d254d9fbf766)