Cyprotex PLC (AIM:CRX), a specialist ADME-Tox Contract Research Organisation (CRO), today announces the expansion of their bioanalytical capabilities within the BioHub site at Alderley Park in the UK to increase its offering to both existing customers and new customers in new markets. The new instruments include a Waters Xevo® G2-S QTof high resolution accurate mass […]

Sphere Fluidics has filed a Trademark for Cyto-Mine, its new single cell analysis instrument, in Europe. “We are also trademarking this novel, brand name in the US and will consider other regions shortly.” said Dr Frank F. Craig (CEO). “Sphere Fluidics believes that this technology will be breakthrough for biopharmaceutical discovery and development. To date, […]

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. – Vivione Biosciences Inc. (“Vivione”) (TSXV:VBI) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vivione Biosciences, LLC, announced today that through a new agreement (the “Amending Agreement”) with Litmus, LLC (“Litmus”), Vivione has acquired Litmus’ 50% royalty interest in net proceeds derived from the Molecular Design technology. The Molecular Design technology was originally developed by […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the first in a series of novel synthetic biology solutions for rational mutagenesis. The QuikChange HT Protein Engineering System is a site-directed mutagenesis solution that creates libraries of rationally designed protein variants. The screening of these variants allows scientists to quickly understand protein structure […]

Minneapolis — Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) (d/b/a Bio-Techne) announced today that it has agreed to acquire ProteinSimple for $300 million in cash. The closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The […]

Lexington, Mass. –- Quanterix Corporation, a leader in high definition diagnostics, delivering ultrasensitive single molecule measurement for the benefit of human health, today announced the appointment of Kevin Hrusovsky as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Hrusovsky brings over twenty years of experience in life science and diagnostics industries with a strong track record […]

Fayetteville, Ark. — Biodetection Instruments™ has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to develop an automated cartridge assay for rapid detection of viable Cryptosporidium oocysts, or spores, in water. Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite and is one of the most frequent causes of waterborne disease […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– LabCentral, a first-of-its-kind shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for high-potential life-sciences and biotech startups, is announcing important new milestones as it continues to make its mark as the place to be for science innovation. LabCentral has launched a new website and secured significant new sponsor agreements. In addition, a new partnership […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) has begun shipping production volumes of its FLEXsixTM integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to genotyping and gene expression customers. The FLEXsix IFC features a unique architecture consisting of six 12-assay-by-12-sample partitions that can each be run separately or together. Customers are able to either run each partition independently as […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Paul Blainey, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Biological Engineering and a researcher at the Broad Institute, is the recipient of Agilent’s sixth annual Early Career Professor Award for his work in single-cell measurement and analysis. Blainey’s […]