SINGAPORE –– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced that they will collaborate on new analytical approaches to analyzing specific protein-linked sugar compounds. The collaboration will address a gap in analytical tests and standards applied for drugs […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & GAITHERSBURG, Md.– Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) and OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPGN) today announced an expanded relationship and new agreement that includes collaborating on the development of test kits and custom analytic instruments for identification, screening, and surveillance testing of multi-drug resistance organism (MDRO) genes of pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. […]

Manitowoc, WI – Hamilton Laboratory Solutions recently announced it has acquired the assets of the laboratory furniture and fume hood business of Hamilton Scientific, whose corporate office had been based in De Pere, Wisconsin. Hamilton Laboratory Solutions acquired all Hamilton Scientific IP (intellectual property), and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hamilton Laboratory Solutions […]

Ludwigshafen, Germnay / Pessac, France –– BASF and Poietis, the first company in the world for 3D laser-assisted bioprinting, have signed an agreement on research and development in cosmetics. Based on the combined expertise of both companies in tissue engineering and bioprinting, the agreement aims to apply thebioprinting technology of Poietis to improve BASF’s skin […]

SAN DIEGO — BioNano Genomics, Inc., the leader in genome mapping, announced today the selection of a new distributor, Gene Company, one of the premier life science instrumentation distributors for China, to further expand the distributorship of the Irys® System. In this agreement, Gene Company covers distribution for mainland China (excluding Shanghai), with exclusive rights […]

PHILADELPHIA —— The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, and Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc., a pioneering biologics manufacturing company known for its high quality antibodies for research and diagnostic test development, announce a new multidimensional partnership to advance Wistar’s biologics and biomarker pipeline. “We are proud to have Rockland […]

Selb, Germany, NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH announced its acquisition of GABO QUALIMETER Testanlagen GmbH. GABO QUALIMETER Testanlagen GmbH, located in Ahlden, Germany, is a globally leading manufacturer of high-force dynamic mechanical thermal analyzers (DMA/DMTA). Their instruments are the industry standard in the field of tire and rubber testing. In combination with GABO’s broad range of sample holders […]

DANBURY, Conn. — Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced today that it has acquired two independent distributors of industrial and specialty packaged gases and related supplies – Cryospec, Inc. (Cryospec) in San Francisco, California, and Garland Welding Supplies, Inc. (GWS) in Garland, Texas, with combined 2014 annual sales of about $10 million. Financial terms of the […]

Toronto, Canada & London, United Kingdom — ACD/Labs, a Toronto-based chemistry software company, and IDBS, a leading global provider of advanced software for R&D organizations, today announced a new partnership to deliver an enhanced analytical sciences environment for IDBS Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) users in the chemistry and biology space. The collaborative effort has begun […]

LGC and the African Orphan Crop Consortium (AOCC) expand their partnership, using LGC’s proprietary genomic technologies to accelerate crop breeding for members of the AOCC. The AOCC is an international effort to improve the nutrition, productivity and climatic adaptability of Africa’s most important food crops, helping to decrease the malnutrition and stunting rife among the […]