Nashville site will deliver on strategy to enable reliable supply of critical materials used to produce new biologics and vaccines WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Nashville dedicated to the production of single-use technologies (SUT) products. This investment […]

Researcher recognized for influential work on genome editing and CRISPR applications SANTA CLARA, Calif. —  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced Dr. David R. Liu has been selected to receive a prestigious Agilent Thought Leader Award. A prominent researcher in the field of genome editing, Dr. Liu is Professor and Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — INanoBio, a startup developing early stage disease diagnostics by combining semiconductor nanotechnology with biotechnology and machine learning, today announced it has successfully fabricated initial prototypes of its novel Field Effect Nanopore Transistor (FENT) device. FENT is INanoBio’s proprietary technology, a revolutionary device that combines CMOS transistor technology with solid state nanopores for […]

INanoBio Makes Strides Towards Ubiquitous Point-of-Need DNA Sequencing SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — INanoBio, a startup developing early stage disease diagnostics by combining semiconductor nanotechnology with biotechnology and machine learning, today announced it has successfully fabricated initial prototypes of its novel Field Effect Nanopore Transistor (FENT) device. FENT is INanoBio’s proprietary technology, a revolutionary device that combines CMOS […]

HOUSTON— NuProbe scientists and collaborators recently published a new method for sensitive detection of somatic mutations using Oxford Nanopore sequencing platforms. The method, termed oncogene concatenated enriched amplicon nanopore sequencing (OCEANS), enables rapid, accurate, and affordable detection of somatic mutations as low as 0.05% variant allele frequency (VAF). This novel research will facilitate the development […]

New synthetic genome may accelerate discovery and development for diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for COVID-19 pandemicSAN DIEGO — Codex DNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNAY), a pioneer in automated benchtop synthetic biology systems, today announced the release of its first full-length synthetic genome for the highly infectious Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (B.1.617 lineage). The genome […]

PRINCETON, N.J. — Flow Robotics, a Denmark-based leading designer and producer of robots for automated liquid handling and the creator of the flowbot® ONE, announced today that it has established its North American Subsidiary, Flow Robotics, Inc., with operations in Princeton, NJ. The company’s first product, the flowbot® ONE, is designed to transform how liquid handling […]

Rolle – SOPHiA GENETICS, a world leader in data-driven medicine, today announced the opening of new offices in Rolle (VD). These new facilities will allow the growing company to expand its capacity to accommodate a new office space and a new R&D laboratory. SOPHiA GENETICS, a flagship company in Lake Geneva’s Health Valley, was founded […]

Expansion of facility in Gliwice, Poland to drive customer production efficiencies and speed-to-market of therapies, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and vaccines. RADNOR, Pa. — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, announced today a multi-year investment in […]