MIRAMAR, Fla. — Kimera® Labs, one of the nation’s top manufacturers of placental MSC (pMSC) derived exosomes, today announced the establishment of a novel and more relevant method to quantify and characterize exosomes – the Ross Unit (Ru), in an effort to standardize the measurement of nanovesicle technology. Kimera® Labs has announced a revolutionary method to quantify and characterize exosomes, […]

Staff at Techcomp Research and Engineering Centre (TREC) were delighted to take the keys this week to a new facility situated alongside their Scottish HQ in West Lothian. The facility will enable TREC to further support the research and development requirements of Techcomp’s three core technologies: Molecular Spectroscopy, Chromatography and Laboratory Products. It expands the […]

FAELLANDEN, Switzerland – Bruker announces the connection of the 1,000th NMR magnet to LabScape Remote Monitoring services, helping customers with remote magnet monitoring, even while working remotely during the pandemic. Bruker’s remote magnet monitoring ‘keeps an eye’ on cryogen levels through a secure data connection, avoiding costly quenches due to low cryogen levels. The high magnetic […]

More than $600 million in investments will enable reliable supply of critical materials used to produce new vaccines and biologics WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced more than $600 million in capital investments to expand its bioprocessing production capabilities through 2022. These investments are expected […]

Ohio-based company continues to help international communities plan COVID-19 Vaccine distribution plans by sharing learned experiences with the likes of Walgreens, Puerto Rico National Guard, University of North Carolina and others providing flexibility as vaccine requirements adjust. Athens, Ohio — Stirling Ultracold, innovative developer and manufacturer of ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers for life science and […]

City to Change Street Name to ‘Genomics Place’ PLEASANTON, Calif. — 10x Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TXG) today announced expansion plans to support the company’s continued growth in Pleasanton across two properties. Along with the leasing of a second building in the same complex as its current headquarters, 10x has acquired the site of the former […]

The life science group Sartorius has joined the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) as a corporate partner. The purpose of this global non profit organization founded in the USA is to promote women’s business networks and career advancement in the life sciences, thus achieving gender parity in leadership positions in this sector. The HBA has more […]

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has extended its existing strategic joint research collaboration with the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, by another five years. Existing 15-year collaboration to run for another five years Joint research platform “Sustainability Hub” to be set up Future collaboration from the perspective of sustainability Darmstadt, Germany — Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, […]

The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments KNAUER Wissen­schaftliche Geräte GmbH announced on March 5 that the gender pay gap of its employees has decreased again to a value of only 2.2%. By comparison, the German average wage gap between women and men is currently 19%. This figure means that Germany is still one of […]

SAN DIEGO —  Illumina, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ILMN) NextSeq™ 550Dx platform and associated reagent kits received medical device registration in Russia, as have reagents for the MiSeq™Dx which was approved previously as a medical device. Both of these in vitro diagnostic (IVD)-ready solutions are available to customers and third-party developers to create diagnostic solutions using the technology. […]