SKOKIE, IL – Integrated DNA Technologies (“IDT”), the global leader in custom nucleic acid synthesis, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the oligonucleotide synthesis business of AITbiotech Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“AITbiotech”). With this acquisition, IDT expands its customer base across Southeast Asia making it possible for these additional customers to now have […]

Norwich, UK — Plant Bioscience Limited (PBL), a technology development and intellectual property (IP) management company, announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement that grants Thermo Fisher Scientific a world-wide, non-exclusive license to the Baulcombe patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,753,139, 7,704,688, 8,097,710, 8,258,285, 8,263,569, 8,299,235, 8,349,607, 8,759,102 and 8,779,236) for use in […]

Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy technologies, announces that their inVia confocal Raman microscope connects to Bruker’s Dimension Icon AFM. Renishaw is an experienced supplier of integrated Raman-AFM solutions, having offered them for over 16 years. The latest addition to the range of instruments it supports is Bruker’s Dimension Icon AFM. This additional […]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Chiral Technologies, Inc., part of DAICEL CORPORATION, the global market leader in enantioselective chromatography, announced that its new business unit, Diffinity Genomics, will begin selling Diffinity RapidTip® products through Fisher Scientific’s online catalogue as an Encompass Preferred Supplier in the United States. Diffinity Genomics has developed innovative technology for the purification […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO) today announced that it has completed the divestment of its Genetic Assays & Platforms (GAP) Business Unit to ADSTEC Corporation, and one of its affiliates (ADSTEC). ADSTEC is a privately-held Japanese company that manufactures and sells specialized instruments and reagents for the biotechnology industry. Transgenomic transferred all rights […]

PRINCETON, NJ –– Certara®, the global biosimulation technology-enabled drug development company, today announced that it has acquired XenologiQ, a UK-based quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) consultancy. “This transaction strengthens Certara’s modeling and simulation capabilities, increases its leadership in mechanistic pharmacology, and supports the company’s precision medicine vision,” said Certara Chief Executive Officer Edmundo Muniz, M.D, Ph.D. […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automated and cryogenic solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences, announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of BioStorage Technologies, Inc. BioStorage, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an industry leader in the storage of biological samples for […]

SAN DIEGO, CA — Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), the genomics based, informatics driven company, announced today that the company has acquired Cypher Genomics, Inc., a leading genome informatics company offering highly accurate, rapid and robust human genomic interpretation software solutions. The San Diego-based company has 14 employees who will join HLI including Cypher CEO and […]

Leica Microsystems signed a 14-month supply contract with NKT Photonics to deliver significant numbers of its market leading SuperK EXTREME supercontinuum lasers. The SuperK EXTREME powers the Leica TCS SP8 X high-end confocal microscope used globally for high-resolution bio imaging. NKT Photonics CTO, Christian Poulsen on the collaboration with Leica Microsystems: “We have worked with […]