CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SALZBURG, Austria – Quanterix Corporation, enabling a new generation of diagnostic tests based on the revolutionary Single Molecule Array (SiMoA™) technology, and Sony DADC Austria AG, today announced that they have entered into a collaboration for the development and manufacture of “smart consumables” for use in the life science and in vitro […]

FREMONT, Calif. – Biomerix Corporation and Gel Company today announced a strategic distribution agreement for the Biomerix 3D Scaffold, a novel three-dimensional tissue scaffold. Under the agreement, Gel Company will market and distribute the Biomerix 3D Scaffold to researchers in the life science community across the United States. The Biomerix 3D Scaffold consists of a […]

TAP Biosystems, (the new corporate identity of The Automation Partnership), a leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science applications, today announced the appointment of a network of new distributors throughout South East Asia, to help researchers in the region to access TAP Biosystems’ innovative automated bioprocessing and cell processing technologies. TAP Biosystems […]

PLANEGG, Germany – Biomax Informatics today announced the expansion of its long-term licensing and services agreement with Royal DSM to include solutions for synthetic biology using Biomax’s BioXM™ Knowledge Management Environment. The BioXM system is a unique generic software platform for dynamic modeling, visualization and analysis of biological and biomedical networks. By enabling an agile […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. Magellan Biosciences, a global manufacturer of products designed to make diagnostic testing easier, more cost-effective, and less labor intensive, announced that it has sold its microbiology business, TREK Diagnostic Systems, to Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO). The sale will enable Magellan to focus all its resources on its LeadCare® and Dynex® businesses, both […]

WALTHAM, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired TREK Diagnostic Systems, a global provider of microbiology solutions, including blood culture, microorganism identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) products, from Magellan Biosciences. Based near Cleveland, Ohio, the company had full year revenue in 2010 […]

MILFORD, Mass. – SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS), a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced that the Company has retained Lazard to provide advisory services to the Board of Directors. In addition, the Company announced that it […]

ARMONK, N.Y. and CAMDEN, N.J. – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Coriell Institute for Medical Research, the largest biobank of living human cells, is using IBM technology to advance its research of human genetic disease and to more efficiently maintain its massive collection of biological resources. As a result, Coriell can now better protect […]

Integra Biosciences and InSphero AG, a pioneering developer of advanced 3-dimensional microtissue models, have announced today that they will cooperate on providing high performance liquid-handling solutions for 3D cell culture. Ernst Freydl, Director of Marketing at INTEGRA Biosciences commented ‘Initial customer feedback on systems integrating our Viaflo electronic pipettors with Insphero’s unique hanging drop cell […]