SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK, — BioNano Genomics and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced today a strategic partnership between the two institutions that includes the purchase of an Irys™ System by NYGC. “The New York Genome Center is creating one of the largest and most ambitious genomics and bioinformatics facilities in North America, […]

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech), a cutting-edge technology company developing and manufacturing scientific and medical systems and Base4 Innovation Ltd. (Base4), the privately-owned Cambridge-based DNA sequencing company today announce that they have entered into a collaborative technology development agreement to develop a long read-length, single-molecule, nanopore-based DNA sequencing system. The system will be […]

STATESVILLE, N.C., — Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ: KEQU), a recognized global leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture products, today announced that it had acquired all of the outstanding minority shares of its subsidiary in Singapore, Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd. Through its headquarters in Singapore and its subsidiary […]

Plano, TX — Fuji Silysia is an expert in silica technology and is one of the world’s leading silica-gel manufacturing companies. The organization makes and supplies a wide range of silica-gel, micronized silica and silica-related products such as desiccants, dehumidification agents, adsorbents and chromatography gels. The SYLYSIA FCP and Bellasil line of gelled silica are […]

RADNOR, PA,- VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, announced today that it has acquired United Biochemicals Inc. Based in Sanborn, New York and founded in 1996, United Biochemicals manufactures and supplies high purity buffers and biochemicals for research, development and manufacturing processes to biotech, pharmaceutical, cell culture media […]

London, UK, Boston, US and Oss, Netherlands, – IDBS, the global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, today announced a partnership with informatics firm Vivenics, which offers solutions for life sciences research and development (R&D) organizations. Together the companies have introduced a novel Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach for the Pivot Park science park […]

LANSING, Mich., — Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of SyrVet Incorporated, a veterinary instrument business based in Waukee, Iowa. Started in 1987 by Daniel Klein, SyrVet has become an important supplier to farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians in more than 30 countries worldwide. SyrVet’s product line ranges from animal […]

Goettingen, 3 – Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment provider, postponed the planned divestiture of its Industrial Weighing Division for the time being. While this division has attracted the wide interest of a number of investors, their investment decisions are being impacted by the current uncertain economic environment. “Interest in this business is […]

Basel, Switzerland –– AB SCIEX, Genedata, and LECO announce a technology partnership that will deliver a collaborative software system, which will enable metabolomics researchers to comprehensively process and analyze experimental data across different GC/MS and LC/MS platforms. LECO Corporation, a global leader in accurate mass technologies and GC/MS instrumentation, is offering combined solutions with both […]

San Diego, California — Rancho BioSciences, a strategic life science outsourcing company announced today that they have joined as a partner in the Orion Bionetworks alliance. Orion Bionetworks is a unique team dedicated to transforming the study of brain disorders and accelerating the discovery of new diagnostics, treatments and cures by combining the power of […]