Cologne, Germany, and Singapore,: AyoxxA Biosystems, an international biotechnology company, today announces it has closed a 2.6 million Euro Series A financing round. The round was led by Wellington Partners Venture Capital and included NRW.BANK, HTGF – High-Tech Gründerfonds, and private investors, Rainer Christine and Dr. Gregor Siebenkotten, both formerly executive board members and co-founders […]

Seventy UK companies, universities and research organisations are to share over £7 million of government funding to undertake research that could lead to the development and commercialisation of innovative approaches to sustainable manufacturing for the process industry. The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk) will invest the funding […]

Cologne, Germany, and Singapore,: AyoxxA Biosystems, an international biotechnology company, today announces it has closed a 2.6 million Euro Series A financing round. The round was led by Wellington Partners Venture Capital and included NRW.BANK, HTGF – High-Tech Gründerfonds, and private investors, Rainer Christine and Dr. Gregor Siebenkotten, both formerly executive board members and co-founders […]

Sunnyvale, California, – Molecular Devices® today announced the release of version 2.5 of its MetaMorph® NX Microscopy Automation and Image Analysis Software, which now includes modules for the study of neuronal morphology and fiber structures, support for targeted illumination devices, and a high-speed image acquisition mode. The Neurite Tracing Application Module simplifies the challenging, meticulous […]

FALLS CHURCH, Va., – CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced the launch of CSC LabAssure, a total quality management solution that improves laboratory quality, maximizes throughput of continuous processes, ensures regulatory and safety standard compliance, and boosts efficiency. The solution enables laboratories to more efficiently perform rigorous testing and continuously monitor in real time more cost-effectively. […]

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., – Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced it will be opening a state-of-the-art Life Sciences Center of Excellence in Westborough, Massachusetts. Strategically located in the heart of Massachusetts’ renowned life-science cluster, the new center will provide Pall life sciences customers in the northeast region of […]

SAN DIEGO — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has acquired Cambridge, U.K.-based BlueGnome Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. BlueGnome, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina, is a leading provider of solutions for the screening of genetic abnormalities associated with developmental delay, cancer, and infertility. “The BlueGnome acquisition supports Illumina’s goal to be […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass — Akrivis Technologies, LLC announced today that it has reached a strategic alliance and distribution agreement with United States Biological Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of antibodies and biochemicals used in research laboratories and production facilities. Adapting elements of nanotechnology with molecular detection and immunology, Akrivis Technologies has developed […]

Salt Lake City, UT, – e-SENS Corporation, based in Research Park in Salt Lake City, UT, today announced initial investments have been secured, and a new office and lab are now open and operating, as the company prepares its first product for the market, expecting to ship samples within a year. That product will be […]

Munich, Germany — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for industrial biotechnology, drug discovery and life science research, and Insilico Biotechnology, a premier provider of advanced solutions for genome-scale simulations, today announced the integration of their technologies, which creates an end-to-end platform for industrial biotechnology research. The platform integrates Genedata Selector™ for comprehensive […]