LEXINGTON, Mass., — Quanterix Corporation, developer of the Single Molecule Array (Simoa) technology, announced today that it has appointed Paul Chapman as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chapman joins the company at a pivotal time, as it moves from development to commercialization of its revolutionary digital ELISA platform that improves conventional immunoassay […]

ALBANY, N.Y. — Underscoring the significant role universities play in fostering research, entrepreneurship and economic growth, the University at Albany’s RNA Institute recently awarded two teams of science and business students $50,000 each in its inaugural Student Venture Fund program. Made possible through funding from Waltham, Mass-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the fund challenges students […]

SEATTLE — NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Greg Norden, former Chief Financial Officer of Wyeth, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Norden will serve as the Chairman of NanoString’s Audit Committee. Mr. Norden is a senior […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced it will use a fuel cell system to self-generate electricity for its company headquarters, along with its manufacturing and distribution center in Carlsbad, California. The Bloom Energy fuel cell system will begin operating in August and will reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent, increase energy […]

CORNING, N.Y., — Corning Life Sciences, a segment of Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), today announced the opening of a life sciences lab in Palo Alto, Calif. The new lab is housed within the existing Corning West Technology Center and will further expand Corning’s customer- and research-centric approach to developing leading products and technologies for the […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its newly appointed Chief Sustainability Officer, Cristina Amorim, has been named Sustainability Executive of the Year at the Ethical Corporation’s annual Responsible Business Forum awards ceremony. She received the honor in recognition for her strategic role in Life’s emergence as a Corporate Social Responsibility […]

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Sofie Biosciences, Inc., a molecular imaging company offering a comprehensive range of products from preclinical imaging systems to novel diagnostic PET imaging probes, announced today that the Department of Energy has awarded the company a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase II award, for approximately $1M, […]

Belfast – Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and modular spectroscopy solutions, announces the launch of its multi-wavelength imaging portfolio.. The portfolio comprises of the TuCam, a state-of-the-art two camera adapter for simultaneous imaging with maximized field of view, as well as the Optosplit II, a cost-effective dual emission splitter that […]

LEXINGTON, Mass — BioScale, Inc. a life science company that develops ultrasensitive protein analysis technology, presented findings of recently completed research studies on phospho-protein analysis of the in vitro and in vivo kinase expression in the MAP kinase pathway at the 22nd Biennial European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Congress, held in Barcelona, Spain, July […]

Microfluidics expert Dolomite has enhanced its world leading Mitos P-Pump range with the introduction of intelligent closed-loop Flow Control which provides unparalleled control of flow rates from 70 nl/min to 5 ml/min. The improved flow rate precision of the new software benefits the fields of droplet generation, micro process engineering and microreaction kinetics. By connecting […]