SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced a transformative rebranding, including a completely redesigned website and industrial design approach that collectively signals the advent of a new era of customer experience in the life science industry. The Juno system design was inspired by Fluidigm’s mission to The Juno system design was inspired […]

INDIANAPOLIS -– Surpassing the performance expectations of full-size, top-line analyzers, the CytoFLEX flow cytometer (www.cytoflexflow.com) from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences delivers high sensitivity and resolution for excellent fluorescence and nanoparticle detection. Fitting in a 16-inch square bench space and weighing just 50 pounds, the new instrument offers up to 21 configurations, from basic setup to […]

Boston, MA and Leuven, Belgium — Cartagenia, leader in providing genetic labs and clinicians with software-based workflow support for variant assessment, lab reporting, and integration of diagnostic knowledge-bases, today announced that it is part of a three-member consortium called Lungcadia that has won a three-year, €1.4 million ($1.76 million) EuroTransBio research grant to develop a […]

Stefan Oschmann, CEO Pharma and Member of the Executive Board of Merck, was elected President of IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations) during 27th IFPMA Assembly in New York, U.S.A. The term of office of Oschmann, who has been Vice President at IFPMA since 2012, runs two years. He succeeds John Lechleiter, Chairman, […]

LANCASTER, Calif. — Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that a member of its Board of Directors has elected to retire from the board and a new, outside member has been elected to fill the vacancy. Walt Woltosz, chairman and chief […]

Tokyo, Japan — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Takara Bio Inc., a leading global biotechnology company, has chosen Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling as its key software platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. The platform will be integrated with in-house and third […]

Framingham, MA – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today introduced DiscoveryQuant 3.0 Software, a new version of its proven ADME software that enables scientists to significantly reduce LC/MS method development and optimization time for high throughput drug discovery (ADME) laboratories focusing on both small molecules and biotherapeutics. Scientists can now […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Chai Biotechnologies announced Open qPCR, the world’s first open source Real-Time PCR Thermocycler. The machine was launched via a KickStarter crowdfunding campaign yesterday (https://chaibio.com/openqpcr). The Open qPCR Real-Time PCR Thermocycler Open qPCR is currently available for $1499 as part of the campaign, and is expected to ship in March 2015. The instrument […]

MIAMI — Global Stem Cells Group, Inc. has been named exclusive distributor for Adistem medical solutions, and Adilyfe, a new regenerative medicine products company founded by Adistem Ltd. Scientific Founder Vasilis Paspaliaris, M.D. in Melbourne, Australia and set to launch in early 2015. Paspaliaris made the announcement at the First International Symposium on Stem Cells […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it has agreed to acquire CyVek, Inc. (CyVek) for $60 million in cash, plus a potential earn-out payment of up to $35 million based on CyVek revenue over the 30-month period following the closing and an additional potential earn-out payment based on CyVek revenue through 2020 […]