Rainbow Scientific, Inc. (Windsor, CT) and SciGene (Sunnyvale, CA) announced today at the Association for Molecular Pathology Annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ , a new partnership whereby customers in North America can now purchase SciGene’s line of sample preparation reagents for FISH-based tests directly from Rainbow Scientific, Inc. Products to be sold under the agreement […]

PLANEGG, Germany — Biomax Informatics AG will invest nearly 1 million Euro over the next 4 years to transfer its successful systems medicine approach from respiratory and chronic diseases to mental health. The European Commission is co-financing this step with €650,000 as part of the METSY project. In the project, Biomax will provide the knowledge […]

Jena, Germany — Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) AG Co. KG (“E+H KG”) concluded an option agreement with the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Analytik Jena AG, Klaus Berka, and with the Thüringer Industriebeteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG (“TIB”) today. Through it, the contract parties have the right to purchase or transfer the shares of Analytik Jena AG […]

PHOENIX — Maverix Biomics Inc., today announced at the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2013 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona that the company has signed a non-exclusive strategic co-marketing agreement with QIAGEN to streamline the interpretation of raw next-generation sequencing (NGS) data into meaningful and actionable insights. The Maverix Analytic Platform will complement QIAGEN’s sample-to-insight […]

PHOENIX, Arizona; REDWOOD CITY, California; and HILDEN, Germany — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has begun enrolling molecular diagnostics laboratories in an Early Access Program to complete the development of a new web-based solution to deliver faster, easier-to-use and high-confidence clinical interpretation and reporting of observed gene variants in […]

WALTHAM, Mass. – Excelitas Technologies, a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized optoelectronics to OEMs seeking high-performance technology solutions, announced that it has acquired Lumen Dynamics, a privately-held innovation leader and volume manufacturer of lamp and LED-based UV curing and fluorescence illumination systems. “Lumen Dynamics’ technology and innovative product portfolio complement Excelitas’ existing […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. and UTRECHT, The Netherlands –– One of the most comprehensive studies of genetic mutations in ovarian cancer was published today, demonstrating an unprecedented level of genetic variation that exists in both primary tumors and metastatic lesions of ovarian cancer. The study highlights potential new pathways for therapeutic intervention and suggests that sampling and […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue and GE have entered into a university-industry partnership that exemplifies a new approach to expediting the academia-based technology commercialization process. The agreement, signed this month, will merge the expertise of GE’s corporate technology commercialization group with innovations being developed at Purdue to commercialize new technologies. “GE already benefits from a […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. –– Life Technologies Corporation and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) announced today an agreement enabling JAX to use Life’s Transcription Activator-Like Effector technology (TALs) to generate and market novel mouse disease models. Jackson Laboratory will also establish a program to maintain and distribute TAL-modified mice developed by researchers in pharma and academic labs. Life […]

Austin, TX — The 2013 INspiring INnovation Tour is a nationwide series of multi-track events sponsored by Perkin Elmer dedicated to sharing scientific knowledge. These events provide an opportunity for researchers to share their ideas and experiences with others in their industries. Last year over 1100 scientists and researchers participated in these events. Bioo Scientific, […]