Page Content Zone 1VIB is proud to announce that the lab of Han Remaut (VIB/Vrije Universiteit Brussels) has teamed up with Oxford Nanopore Technologies for the development of nanopore sensing technology. VIB pioneered work on a protein nanopore, CsgG, which was developed into a sensing nanopore by Oxford Nanopore and the latest version will soon […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and HOUSTON — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Lasergen, Inc. announced that Agilent is investing $80 million in Lasergen, an emerging biotechnology company with innovative next-generation sequencing technology. With this investment, Agilent will acquire a 48-percent ownership stake in privately held Lasergen and will join the board. Agilent has the option […]

The Swiss Metrohm AG is pleased to announce the acquisition of the majority of Snowy Range Instruments (SnRI). The acquisition comes after a longer period of successful cooperation between the two companies in the development of handheld devices for Raman spectroscopy. With the acquisition of Snowy Range Instruments (SnRI), Metrohm benefits from the know-how and […]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Bio-Techne Corporation announced that its R&D Systems® and Novus Biologicals® brands are now corporate partners of the Affinity Binder Knockdown Initiative. The global initiative is based on a crowd-sourcing model and provides independent, peer reviewed validation of antibody specificity via knockdown data submitted by independent researchers. Started in 2015, the Affinity Binder […]

WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to provide JLABS @ TMC in Houston, a newly-opened life science incubator located within Texas Medical Center’s new Innovation Institute, with instruments and lab services to address the research […]

The Hellma Group – leading manufacturer of optical solutions and components for the process industries and research and analytical laboratories – has announced the conclusion of an agreement regarding the acquisition of the assets of Axiom Analytical Inc. This acquisition will form the world’s leading supplier of optical precision modules for online spectroscopy in the […]

SAN DIEGO, Calif., – Agena Bioscience (Agena) announced its partnership to co-develop commercial tests with CapitalBio Technology (CapitalBio) for a variety of agricultural applications on the MassARRAY® System. The tests will be made available as certified services through CapitalBio. “CapitalBio has established a strong presence in agriculture through strategic partnerships and government project collaborations,” said […]

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) signed a patent license agreement (PLA) and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Biodetech, LLC, for the Agents of Biological Origin Identifier (ABOid) system in a formal signing ceremony Feb. 18 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Joseph Corriveau, Ph.D. director of ECBC, and Robert Webb, DVM, […]