CAMBRIDGE, Mass — Akrivis Technologies, LLC announced today that it has reached a strategic alliance and distribution agreement with United States Biological Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of antibodies and biochemicals used in research laboratories and production facilities. Adapting elements of nanotechnology with molecular detection and immunology, Akrivis Technologies has developed […]

Munich, Germany — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for industrial biotechnology, drug discovery and life science research, and Insilico Biotechnology, a premier provider of advanced solutions for genome-scale simulations, today announced the integration of their technologies, which creates an end-to-end platform for industrial biotechnology research. The platform integrates Genedata Selector™ for comprehensive […]

Darmstadt, Germany — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, and VeriStem™ Technologies Inc. today announced a collaboration to develop optimized technologies for the removal of undifferentiated stem cells from pluripotent stem cell cultures. The project will deliver scalable purification devices, validation methods and associated protocols for safe and effective delivery of large-scale stem […]

At the 19th annual International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC) today, AB SCIEX and the University of Wollongong (UOW) announced a research partnership to develop lipid analysis capabilities, including the most definitive and comprehensive identification of double bond position in lipids. This collaboration is part of AB SCIEX’s new Academic Partnership Program, which helps support academic […]

HAWTHORNE, CA AND LOS ANGELES, CA — BioDiscovery, Inc. a leader in integrated software solutions for genomic-based research, and the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), a program of Autism Speaks, which collects and houses genetic and phenotypic data on over 1300 families with autism, have signed a co-promotion agreement. This agreement allows AGRE to provide […]

Porto Alegre, RS — Endeeper, recognized provider of software and services for knowledge management and data integration of geological data, announced the establishment of a long-term representation agreement with Carl Zeiss of Brazil, the world leader in optics and optoelectronics industries. The commercial agreement defined the Carl Zeiss of Brazil as the exclusive representative of […]

Basel, Switzerland — Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced a major extension of its research informatics collaboration with UCB, a leading global biopharmaceutical company. UCB has expanded its use of Genedata Biologics™ to support novel discovery technologies including all antibody and other next-generation protein […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE – News) today announced that the company has entered into a Master Development Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) for current and future companion diagnostics projects. The current agreement constitutes the second collaboration between the two companies and represents another step in Life Technologies’ strategy to develop its […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China,– Complete Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNOM) (“Complete”), an innovative leader in whole human genomic sequencing, and BGI-Shenzhen (“BGI”), a leading international genomics company based in Shenzhen, China, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Through this agreement, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of BGI will launch a tender […]

BILLERICA, Mass — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, and iPS Academia Japan, Inc. (Kyoto, Japan) today announced a global licensing agreement for AJ’s induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio. The non-exclusive agreement provides EMD Millipore the opportunity to continue to develop and ultimately commercialize iPS cells for […]