CARLSBAD, Calif.– Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), has been formed to develop rapid methods to detect E. coli in food. The collaboration was undertaken with the aim of […]

LEXINGTON, Mass.-– N-of-One, Inc., the leader in clinical interpretation for precision medicine in oncology, today announced an agreement with OncoDNA, the first company in Europe to provide personalized medicine in oncology based on the molecular analysis of each patient’s tumor. Under this agreement, N-of-One will provide the clinical interpretation for all of OncoDNA’s next-generation sequencing […]

Jena, Germany -– Analytik Jena’s two-day “Life Science Conference 2014” was concluded successfully in Jena today. Taking advantage of the occasion, the manufacturer of analytical measuring technology and life science products introduced patented dual chemistry (DC) technology, an entirely new technology platform for the isolation and purification of nucleic acids. “The kits from Analytik Jena […]

Ebersberg, Germany — Eurofins Genomics, international market leader in genomic services, has signed a two year contract with the UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) formerly RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd, as one of the preferred suppliers of both oligonucleotides and DNA sequencing on the recently awarded framework contract. The contract builds on the […]

The School of Chemistry at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia reports how it is using Asynt DrySyn MULTI heating block systems to support its ground breaking synthetic research in photovoltaics, water splitting and nanoimaging. In order to improve safety in his laboratories, Leone Spiccia, Professor of Chemistry at Monash University sought laboratory apparatus to replace […]

RYE, NY -– SFW Capital Partners, a specialized private equity firm that invests with management in mid-sized companies providing analytical tools and related services, today announced an investment in Essen BioScience, Inc. SFW is partnering in this investment with Essen’s co-founders, Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle, who serve as the current President and Vice-President of […]

Redwood City, CA — BaseHealth, the maker of the integrated health management platform GenophenTM, today announced the addition of Dr. Mostafa Ronaghi to the company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Ronaghi is the current Chief Technology Officer of Illumina, Inc., the leader in next-generation sequencing technologies. He is also a serial life sciences entrepreneur with a […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the new SureDirect Blood PCR Kit for amplification of DNA directly from blood and blood derivatives, without the need for nucleic acid extraction and isolation. This kit simplifies the DNA amplification workflow and decreases turn-around time by enabling PCR (polymerase chain reaction) directly from fresh, […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Zalicus Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market: ZLCS), a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops novel treatments for patients suffering from pain, today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which Horizon Discovery Group will acquire its combination High Throughput Screening (cHTS) platform and related assets for $8 million. The cHTS sale is […]

Minneapolis — Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), (d/b/a Bio-Techne) announces that Harold Wiens, a 30+ year veteran of 3M company, has joined the board of Bio-Techne, adding additional seasoned global business experience to a well-established team. Harold graduated from Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1968. He began working for 3M in […]