Investment led by Foresite Capital with strategic investment by Microsoft will support expansion in translational informatics, clinical trials, and broadened use of biomedical data MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–DNAnexus, Inc., the global leader in biomedical informatics and data management, today announced closing a $58 million financing led by new investor Foresite Capital with strategic investment from Microsoft […]

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announces that, mainly as a consequence of the new U.S. tax legislation, it will take an after-tax charge on net income of approximately $110-120 million (or about $0.47-$0.52 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2017, and an additional after-tax charge in […]

2017 Year in review It’s been a busy year for us here at Spectradyne, so we thought we would give you a quick review! Sales update In 2017, Spectradyne doubled the installed base of nCS1TM instruments! Installations include our first overseas customer (in Germany), our first university customers, and several major pharmaceutical customers. Looking ahead to […]

Epigenetic Markers and Sustained Cytoprotection for Stroke Treatment IRVINE, Calif. — Zymo Research Corp. has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The STTR Program requires small businesses to collaborate with a research institution. The program’s goals according to their website are as follows: Stimulate technological innovation. Foster […]

Community-owned database empowers individuals with cryptocurrency for contributing genomic data SAN DIEGO — Luna DNA, the first and only genomic and medical research knowledge base powered by the blockchain and owned by its community, announced $2 Million in Seed funding today. The round included several individual investors and former executives from Illumina ILMN 0.34%, the world leader in DNA sequencing and […]

Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has signed an agreement with Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, for them to acquire 50% of Spectris’ environmental monitoring business EMS Brüel & Kjær (‘EMS B&K’) for a total cash consideration of AUD76.6 million […]

New York, NY - Schrödinger, Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to revolutionizing drug discovery through advanced computational methods, announced today that it has received a payment from Sanofi for reaching a major milestone in its multi-year, multi-target drug discovery collaboration. The project in which the milestone was achieved is one of several programs that Schrödinger is […]

The facility will address increasing demand for small-volume mAb CDMO services Lyon, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, announces a €17M investment in a dedicated GMP mAb production facility. The facility will be located in Pompey (FR) and will be operational by mid-2019. The investment, part of […]

APIX Analytics, a leading supplier of next generation miniaturized gas analyzers, announced today a series B investment of almost 8 million euros from its historical investors and two new investors.  Both the Ecotechnologies fund, managed by Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas Développement fund joined Demeter Ventures (formerly EMERTEC Gestion), ALIAD (Air Liquide), Kreaxi, ENGIE New Ventures, […]