BILLERICA, Mass. –– RainDance Technologies, Inc., an innovative genomics tools company making molecular testing of complex diseases more standardized and readily available, today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series E financing round extension. New investors include GE Ventures and Northgate Capital; all existing financial investors also participated in this round of financing. […]

Austin, TX– NanoHybrids Corporation, a provider of nanotechnology-based contrast agents announced the launch of its new website and premium product line of gold nanoparticles specially designed to improve imaging results. The company’s initial technology platform was developed in collaboration with researchers from the Biomedical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin and M.D. […]

(Ipswich, MA, USA) New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB®), a world leader in the production and supply of recombinant enzymes and related reagents for the life science industry, has strengthened its position as a key supplier to the fast-growing molecular diagnostics market by signing an agreement to manufacture and supply critical reagents to Lumora, a provider […]

SAN DIEGO– Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced that Harry F. Hixson, Jr., Ph.D., will retire as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective as of the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting on June 10, 2014. William J. Welch, the Company’s current President and Chief Operating […]

WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of the Lamina multilabel slide scanner at the USCAP 2014 Annual Meeting. The Lamina scanner is a high throughput imaging system designed to help research pathologists to more easily study protein expression and the […]

Rockville, MD –The acquisition of BioCheck expands OriGene’s IVD portfolio and capabilities for future product development, leveraging its current leading Chinese diagnostics channels. China’s IVD market is among the fastest growing in the world, and from recent annual growth rates, it is predicted to be the world’s second largest IVD market by 2017. The market […]

MURRIETA, Calif. — COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. announced today a distribution agreement for COPAN WASP®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in the United States. The COPAN WASP® provides a total solution for pre-analytical microbiology specimen processing with a robust modular system able to automatically plant and streak plates, prepare gram slides, apply susceptibility […]

WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of the Lamina multilabel slide scanner at the USCAP 2014 Annual Meeting. The Lamina scanner is a high throughput imaging system designed to help research pathologists to more easily study protein expression […]

Cinnaminson, NJ –-EMSL Analytical, Inc. is pleased to announce its purchase of the bioMerieux VITEK@MS MALDI TOF (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectroscopy). The technology uses charged molecular signatures for rapid identification of pathogens. It is particularly useful for the identification of pathogenic bacteria, molds and yeasts using a library of over […]

Kolkata, India — QIAGEN N.V. today announced the commercial launch in India of its careHPVTM Test, the only molecular diagnostic for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) designed to screen women in settings with limited healthcare infrastructure, such as areas lacking electricity, water or laboratories. HPV is the primary cause of cervical cancer in women, so screening […]