Company Announcements

In October, Pressure Biosciences announced a collaboration with Phasex, a supercritical fluid–based processes services firm. Phasex will use Pressure Biosciences’ Ultra Shear Technology to enable the development of stable, water-soluble nanoemulsions of nutraceuticals.

Zymo Research announced in October a joint agreement with VWR to sell and distribute its DNA purification, RNA extraction, microbiomic analysis and epigenetics products throughout North America.

Product Introductions

ReSyn Biosciences released a range of integrated high-performance magnetic reagents for manual and automated SPE-based cleanup prior to MS injection.

Cole-Parmer launched in August the Arcis DNA Prep Kit for DNA and RNA extraction in three minutes with two steps.

In September, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Plasmid Purification Midi and Maxi Kits for low-endotoxin plasmid DNA isolation. The kits allow isolation of transfection-quality plasmid in about 30 minutes. The Kits are based on silica membrane–based columns and the Thermo Scientific FastVac vacuum manifold.

Biotage released in September the EVOLUTE HYDRO SPE plates with the ability to perform sample hydrolysis within the walls of the extraction plate, followed directly by sample cleanup using SPE without the need for sample transfer. CX (mixed-mode strong cation exchange) and ABN (wettable/nonpolar) phases are currently available.

In October, CEM debuted the EDGE (Energized Dispersive Guided Extraction) extraction system for rapid sample preparation of GC and LC samples. It combines traditional pressurized fluid extraction with dispersive SPE. A complete solution, it combines analyte extraction and sample cleanup in a rapid single-step procedure. Preparation time is as little as 5 minutes, and 12 samples per hour can be processed.

Sales/Order of Notes

In October, Circulomics won a $1.7 million US Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop new applications for its Nanobind DNA/RNA extraction technology. Including this grant, the company’s funding totals $8 million.