Oxford Instruments today announces its membership in the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) effective immediately. Oxford Instruments NanoScience Managing Director, Stuart Woods comments: “The work that QED-C is doing is vital to progressing application and use of quantum and in particular in fostering the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. We […]

The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments, KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and has some special promotions to celebrate throughout the year. 60 years – it’s not so extraordinary for a person to reach this age but for a company it is a milestone. The average lifetime of a […]

Rare diseases affect more than 350 million people globally It is estimated that 1 in 15 people globally are affected by a rare disease Estimates are that 25 million Americans and 30 million in Europe are living with a rare disease More than 7,000 rare diseases have been identified to date Approximately 80% of rare disease are […]

SickKids will use HiFi Sequencing to explore potential genetic causes of a range of medical and developmental conditions MENLO PARK, Calif. — PacBio, a leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms, today announced it will be supporting The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada in using HiFi whole genome sequencing (HiFi WGS) […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. — As part of its ongoing commitment to support clinical oncology research, Thermo Fisher Scientific is calling for new proposals for its Oncomine Clinical Research Grant. The latest request for submissions from the global scientific community will award funding for molecular profiling research that helps accelerate the use of genomic sequencing in oncology. The […]

Facility will enable transformational research on the composition and structure of chemical samples SANTA CLARA, Calif. & BURLINGTON, Vt. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the University of Vermont (UVM) today announced the establishment of the Agilent Laboratory for Chemical Analysis (ALCA). The facility will be a hub for advanced instrumentation that will allow students, institutional colleagues, […]

Company Shows Another Year of Record Growth and Advancements STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — INDIGO Biosciences, Inc. (INDIGO), the recognized industry leader in nuclear receptor and in vitro toxicology testing solutions, has announced a record earnings year for 2021. INDIGO showed more than a 17% percent increase in revenue vs its previous record in 2019. “INDIGO provides […]

DEERFIELD BECH, Fla. — Unidentified remains from a cold case with the Oregon State Police has officially been confirmed as Kenneth W. Heasley, thanks in part to DNA Labs International’s newest forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) technology, the ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit. In 1998, Kenneth W. Heasley and Gary A. Gelsinger were out fishing when a witness reportedly saw their boat capsize and go out […]

New facility supports University of Montreal researchers with advanced imaging tools WALTHAM, Mass. — Olympus continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing bioscience research with the opening of the new Olympus Discovery Center at the University of Montreal’s Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur le cerveau et l’apprentissage (Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Brain and Learning, […]