Grenoble, France, -– CYTOO S.A., a life sciences systems and tools company that offers solutions for cell-based assays and High Content Screening (HCS), announced today new results that demonstrate the ability of the Company’s 2D+ Cell Culture Platform to enable two new high content analysis (HCA) approaches: (i) quantitative density mapping of trafficking compartments and […]

Billerica, MA — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, was presented with a Bronze Stevie® Award for its Milliflex® Quantum rapid microbial detection system in the New Product of the Year category at the 10th Annual American Business Awards last night. The Milliflex® Quantum system works faster than traditional testing […]

Porto Alegre, RS — Endeeper, recognized provider of software and services for knowledge management and data integration of geological data, announced the establishment of a long-term representation agreement with Carl Zeiss of Brazil, the world leader in optics and optoelectronics industries. The commercial agreement defined the Carl Zeiss of Brazil as the exclusive representative of […]

Basel, Switzerland — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced a major extension of its research informatics collaboration with UCB, a leading global biopharmaceutical company. UCB has expanded its use of Genedata Biologics™ to support novel discovery technologies including all antibody and other next-generation protein […]

BILLERICA, Mass — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, and iPS Academia Japan, Inc. (Kyoto, Japan) today announced a global licensing agreement for AJ’s induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio. The non-exclusive agreement provides EMD Millipore the opportunity to continue to develop and ultimately commercialize iPS cells for […]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. –– Station X Inc., a company dedicated to simplifying the analysis and visualization of genome-scale data in clinical and research settings, today announced the closing of a second round of equity financing led by Runa Capital, an international venture capital firm. The $5 million round also included follow-on commitments from existing investors […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.– AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a global initiative focused on biologics. This new initiative is in response to the fundamental shift of the pharmaceutical industry into biopharmaceutical development. AB SCIEX’s BiologicsFocus Initiative consists of four components: new product development; beta software evaluation program; one-on-one connections program; […]

HAWTHORNE, CA AND LOS ANGELES, CA — BioDiscovery, Inc. a leader in integrated software solutions for genomic-based research, and the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), a program of Autism Speaks, which collects and houses genetic and phenotypic data on over 1300 families with autism, have signed a co-promotion agreement. This agreement allows AGRE to provide […]

LA JOLLA, CA —— Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), a privately held company developing and commercializing genomic-driven solutions to solve a range of global challenges, today announced they have purchased from Febit Holding GmbH the worldwide rights to three families of patents and patent applications related to key synthetic genomic technologies. All related know-how, equipment and […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation – (NASDAQ: LIFE) the world’s leader in human identification solutions, today launched GlobalFiler™ and GlobalFiler™ Express, two new DNA kits that will revolutionize how crime labs perform forensic testing around the world — making it faster, easier and cheaper to process DNA samples. By increasing the number of genetic […]