Basel, Switzerland — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for industrial, agricultural, drug discovery, and life science research, today announced that Evonik is extending its collaboration with Genedata. Building on its long-standing partnership with Genedata, Evonik is using the Genedata fully integrated offering that includes Genedata Selector™ for the management and analysis of […]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, today announced that it has acquired ChemSW, Inc., an Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) compliance solutions provider. This acquisition furthers Accelrys’ scientific innovation lifecycle management strategy by providing solutions for managing and tracking the source, use and disposal […]

FarmIQ in conjunction with Illumina and the International Sheep Genomics Consortium (ISGC) are today announcing completion of the “Ovine Infinium® HD SNP BeadChip”. This new chip is capable of identifying up to 600,000 points across the sheep genome (otherwise known as single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs). It is one of the first high-density chips developed […]

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced an extension to the LNA™ longRNA GapmeR product line with the launch of a novel on-line bioinformatics tool for the design of custom LNA™-gapmer antisense oligonucleotides for specific and efficient inhibition of mRNA and lncRNA. The new on-line LNA™ […]

Newton, MA – Bodkin Design and Engineering LLC (BD&E), is an electro-optic systems and solutions research and design firm that develops innovative, cost effective optical sensing products for medical device, diagnostic, life science, and biotechnology industries. The prototype immunoassay platform was developed in collaboration with Boston University and Zoíray Technologies, Inc. The novel assay design […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced that Sigma® Life Science, its innovative biological products and services business, has entered a non-exclusive license agreement with Horizon Discovery for use of Sigma’s CompoZr® Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) technology. The agreement gives Horizon the commercial freedom to apply the technology alongside its proprietary rAAV technology […]

Marcy l’Etoile, France – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire BioFire Diagnostics Inc., a privately held U.S.-based company specialized in molecular biology. BioFire invented, manufactures and commercializes its multiplex PCR FilmArray® system, a simple and rapid molecular biology solution dedicated […]

Middleboro, MA – Brookfield Engineering announces the release of RheocalcT Software delivering total control of both instrument and test parameters. RheocalcT gives the operator the ability to fully automated viscosity testing from a dedicated PC when using the new DV3T Touch Screen Rheometer and the new DV2T Touch Screen Viscometer. The user interface for RheocalcT […]

Vienna, Austria – VelaLabs, a provider of analytical services to the global biopharmaceutical industry, and Evercyte, a producer of standardized, relevant cell systems, today announced that they have entered into a cooperation to commercialize immortalized target cells for the characterization of biosimilars in a GMP environment. Combining Vela’s long-standing expertise in the characterization of biosimilars […]

Solon, Ohio – As a leading manufacturer and supplier of biochemicals and innovative research reagents, AMRESCO’s ability to deliver a comprehensive array of products with guaranteed quality and value is integral to their continued success and business growth. The diversity in life science research is dependent upon access to myriad biochemicals for customized experimental conditions, […]