SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) announced today that it has been selected as the genotyping supplier by the Green Super Rice project coordinated by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences as part of their effort to develop, within the next three years, at least fifteen new rice varieties and deliver them to small-hold […]

Darmstadt — Xavo and BSSN Software are proud to announce a collaboration that integrates Seahorse Scientific Workbench and Xavo Lab Logistics. The joint solution enables customers to review analytical and biological screening results in the context of their sample management system. This end-to-end integration of instrument data into the screening workflow will lead to faster […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and Technology Company, announced today it has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with IROA Technologies, LLC to distribute IROA’s Mass Spectrometry Metabolite Library of Standards™ (MSMLS). The agreement partners IROA’s MSMLS product portfolio and software with the industry-leading eCommerce and supply chain capabilities […]

Danvers, Massachusetts — ­ Beckman Coulter Genomics, provider of expert sequencing solutions for research and healthcare institutions worldwide, announces the publishing of studies detailing the early results of the strategic collaboration between Beckman Coulter Genomics (BCG) and the Linding Lab at UCPH, Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC). By developing advanced algorithms to integrate data […]

OTTAWA, CANADA – WiLAN (TSX:WIN)(NASDAQ:WILN) today announced that the Company’s subsidiary, Advanced Microscopy Inc. has entered into a patent license agreement with Nikon Corporation. The license relates to technology that provides enhanced image processing capabilities. It has potential applications including, but not limited to, life sciences, material sciences, and semiconductor research. The license resolves litigation […]

SHANGHAI and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi NextCODE, a precision medicine company using the genome to improve health worldwide, and the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University (CHFU), based in Shanghai and serving 2.3 million patients nationwide per year, today announced the signing of a landmark agreement for advancing precision […]

Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”), the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announces that its Bioproduction business has signed a license agreement with LakePharma, Inc., a leading contract research organization (CRO). The terms of the license cover […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC) at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) have shared results from two important scientific papers that advance understanding of how gene mutations drive cancer progression. The two landmark studies, published this week in the journal CELL, are some of the early […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automation and cryogenic solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and life science markets, and PharmaSeq, Inc., a provider of technology based on the ultra-small light-activated microtransponder (p-Chip®), announced today a definitive exclusive agreement to license PharmaSeq’s p-Chip technology for use in life sciences applications. The emphasis […]

Berlin, Germany, and Fairfield, Australia: Lateral flow immunoassays represent popular point of care diagnostics, as they are easy to use, cost-effective and produce rapid results. Both companies, SCIENION and Axxin, take an active part in this market segment and contribute with its technologies towards state-of-the-art products and services for its customers. Joining forces in this […]