Wolfenbuettel, Germany –– BIOBASE GmbH, a leading provider of expert-curated biological databases, software and services for the life sciences, today announced a strategic collaboration with the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB). Researchers in Luxembourg will use Genome Trax™ to analyze next generation sequencing variants in clinical diagnostics. In addition, both groups will collaborate to […]

Genetrix, the Spanish biotechnology holding company, through its X-Pol Biotech subsidiary, has signed a global and exclusive licensing agreement for its “Qualiphi” polymerase product with QIAGEN, the global sample and assay technologies company. Qualiphi is a DNA polymerase that was licensed from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2010. Due to its unique properties, […]

HEL is proud to be joining hands with Shenyang Sciencreat Chemicals, a member company of the Sinochem Group, to create a joint chemical safety lab. This joint lab initiative focuses on study of materials stability, reaction thermal hazard and runaway hazard, which in addition to serving member companies of the Sinochem Group, but also offers […]

ROCHESTER, NY, – Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments and accredited provider of calibration, repair and other measurement services, announced today that it has acquired Anacor Compliance Services, Inc. (“Anacor”), a nationally recognized and respected provider of specialized analytical, calibration, compliance and […]

As part of its ongoing expansion, Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe and atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), announced today that it has appointed ATSL, Advanced Technological Solutions Ltd., as its exclusive distributor in Israel. ATSL managers have served nanotechnology and surface science markets in Israel for over 11 years and offer sales, service […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., — Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the acquisition of Navigenics, Inc. This acquisition represents Life Technologies’ first step in executing against a strategy to build out its molecular diagnostics business through internal development, partnerships and select acquisitions. “Genetic analysis is becoming increasingly accessible, cost-effective and a critical part of patient clinical […]

WALTHAM, Mass. & CANOGA PARK, Calif.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire One Lambda, the leader in transplant diagnostics, for $925 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment. The purchase price includes the cost of a three-year […]

CARLSBAD, Calif., and ALEXANDRIA, Minn.,– Life Technologies Corporation and Douglas Scientific LLC today announced they have signed a collaboration and co-marketing agreement to optimize technologies from both companies and provide seamless solutions designed for high-throughput genotyping applications. This collaboration will leverage Life’s industry-leading TaqMan® Assays and Douglas’s disruptive Array Tape™ Platform. The growing demand for […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today that it has acquired MJK Automation A/S, a privately owned company headquartered in Naerum, Denmark for approximately $12.3 million (DKK 75 million). The actual terms of the transaction were not […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of California, Davis,Agilent Technologies Inc., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today a collaboration to create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help speed identification of bacteria responsible for foodborne outbreaks. The database will provide a roadmap for development […]