Entries by Tanya Samazan

10x Genomics Debuts First Plate-Based Assay

10x Genomics has begun shipping its latest Flex assay for its Chromium instrument platform, responding to the needs of the single-cell sequencing market for easy to use, higher-throughput and scalable solutions. For example, the burgeoning field of cell atlases, or maps of an organism’s cells, requiring larger data sets and thus the faster generation of […]

Precision Cell Systems: Bringing Companies Together to Share Resources

As the life science analytical instrument industry faces the challenges presented by uncertain government and academic funding and slower CapEx spending by biopharma companies, plus nervousness from potential investors, companies introducing new technology for life science research are facing a more difficult environment for raising money. Formed earlier this year, Precision Cell Systems (PCS) is […]

analytica Comes to the US

The first analytica USA exhibition and conference will be held in Columbia, Ohio, from September 10 to 12. This is the first time analytica, a series of lab technology, analysis and biotech exhibitions held worldwide by trade fair organization Messe München, will take place in the US. analytica USA will host 260 plus exhibitors. analytica […]

Syncell: Advancing Spatial Proteomics

Founded in 2020, Syncell launched its first products at the beginning of last year. The Microscoop Mint and Synlight photolabeling kit and Synpull protein extraction reagents together offer a subcellular solution for spatial proteomics by utilizing laser nano-pulldown (LNP). In 2024, the company closed a $15 million Series A funding, led by Taiwania Capital. The […]

SDi Forecasts Growth in Demand for Analytical Instruments 2024–2029

Tariff announcements and changes in the academic and government funding landscape in the US are the latest challenges facing the laboratory tools industry. But, according to Strategic Directions International’s (SDi’s) 2025 “Global Assessment Report,” despite these challenges and others, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for laboratory instruments will increase in coming years. Five-Year Market […]

NIH Disruptions and Lab Tool Companies: Stocks React

One likely effect of the new US government’s recent actions to disrupt NIH grant funding to US universities has been a hit to stock prices of suppliers of life science instrumentation for university R&D.  The Trump Administration’s actions include restrictions and terminations of grants, as well as delays or cancellations of grant review meetings and […]

Federal R&D Obligations for the NIH Decline in FY24

The recent plan by the Trump Administration to cap indirect costs for NIH academic research, which has been put on hold by a federal judge, as well as cuts to several other agencies that are major funders of R&D, has put the spotlight on federal R&D spending. This month, the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) National […]

SLAS2025: Lab Automation and More

The SLAS2025 International Conference and Exhibition, one of the annual conferences of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS), will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from January 25 to 29.  SLAS is a professional society whose members include researchers as well as developers and providers of lab […]

LAUDA: Temperature Control Innovation

Founded in Germany in 1956, family-owned LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG (LAUDA) has become one of the most well-known companies for laboratory temperature-control equipment. Today, the company boasts $120 million in annual sales and a workforce of 600. End-markets served include the pharma/biotech (32% of sales), automotive (20%), chemical (20%), medicine (10%) […]

Survey Results: Life Science Labs and Sustainable Consumables

Life science labs view sustainable consumables as important but face challenges in purchasing and using them. These results are part of Bioinfomatics’ latest report, “2024 Perceptions of Environmental Sustainability in the Life Sciences.” Bioinformatics, part of Science and Medicine Group (SMG), is a research and advisory firmserving the life science industry. SMG is a leader […]