Tecan is focusing its growth strategy on its Life Sciences core business Subsidiary REMP AG and other related assets sold to a leading provider of sample management systems Selling price of CHF 12 million; additional deferred payments of between USD 4.4 million and USD 7.7 million Impairment charges of an estimated CHF 28 million in […]

POWAY, Calif. – NEXUS Biosystems, Inc., a leading innovator and worldwide provider of automated sample management systems, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire REMP AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tecan, as well as other related assets. Under this agreement, NEXUS will acquire all activities of Tecan’s REMP® Sample Management business segment from […]

Agreement brings together strengths of two global leaders in biosafety testing service industry Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, jointly announced with BioOutsource Ltd. that they have formed a strategic alliance. The industry knowledge, scientific strength and modern facilities of the two companies combine to […]

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the company has obtained a worldwide co-exclusive license for the biomarker PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) from QIAGEN to develop real-time and endpoint PCR diagnostic assays. Johns Hopkins University owns the patent for the PI3K biomarker and has previously granted an exclusive license to QIAGEN’s wholly owned subsidiary […]

SAN DIEGO – Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance the study of cell biology, stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, today announces the availability of the Celigo™ Adherent Cell Cytometer in Japan. Celigo is the Company’s proven platform for non-invasive in situ live cell imaging, providing unsurpassed speed, […]

Roche NimbleGen (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that Seoul-based genomic services provider Macrogen, Inc. has officially joined the Roche NimbleGen Certified Service Provider (CSP) Program. Macrogen has been certified to process customer samples for NimbleGen Comparative Genomic Hybridization/Copy Number Variation (CGH/CNV) services in their lab in Seoul. As a CSP, Macrogen will process […]

Ann Arbor, MI – Accuri Cytometers, Inc., a world leader in providing life science researchers with easy-to-use, cost-effective flow cytometers, today announced completion of a $6 million Series E preferred stock financing. The financing included current investors Arboretum Ventures, Baird Venture Partners, Fidelity Biosciences, Flagship Ventures and the InvestMichigan! Program co-managed by Credit Suisse. Accuri […]

Hummingbird Scientific will develop nanoscale imaging technology in partnership with University of Washington’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. SEATTLE – Washington Technology Center has awarded $100,000 in state funding to the University of Washington to support a research collaboration with Hummingbird Scientific. Hummingbird Scientific, a developer of electron microscopy products located in Lacey, Washington, is partnered […]

Exclusive worldwide cooperation in next-gen sequencing solutions provides full service for customers Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing (NGS) and Genomatix Software GmbH, a leading company in complex analysis and interpretation of such NGS data, announce their decision to combine their expertise and join forces to offer state-of-the art solutions for comprehensive […]

Groton Biosystems is pleased to announce they have partnered with New England Controls (NEC), a local business partner for Emerson Process Management, in order to provide a complete solution for automated data collection, data reporting, and feedback control for all types of bioreactors and fermentors. NEC’s Operations Maintenance & Intelligence (OM&I) team will support Groton’s […]