Image segmentation enables the software to reliably distinguish cells, nuclei and other objects WALTHAM, Mass. — The scanR high-content screening (HCS) station provides fully automated image acquisition and data analysis. Version 3.3 improves the deep-learning technology’s capabilities to reliably separate objects in biological samples using instance segmentation, the ability to detect and delineate distinct objects […]

– Represents First Industry Standard Control for Cancer Testing – SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced the launch of the Twist cfDNA Pan-cancer Reference Standards, a high-quality standardized control for use in the development and […]

Ensuring compliance and superior data integrity for pharma and biopharma labs SANTA CLARA, Calif. —  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that the Agilent Cary 3500 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer is now compatible with the Agilent OpenLab software suite of products. The Cary 3500 UV-Vis data can now be managed, protected, and stored in a secure central database, helping […]

Beijing, China – Sino Biological Inc. (https://www.sinobiological.com; SHE: 301047) announced today that it has launched a panel of research reagents for the newly identified Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which quickly raised concerns around the world because of the high number of mutations it carries, especially the 30-plus mutations on the Spike protein. Sino Biological’s new […]

Next Generation Sequencing Software to Help Antibody Engineers, Bioinformaticians Uncover Potential Antibody Therapeutics SANTA FE, N.M. – OpenEye Scientific and Specifica, Inc., today announced they are releasing jointly developed software to help antibody engineers and bioinformaticians at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies advance antibody discovery by identifying diverse antibody sets with better properties for downstream therapeutics […]

SARS-CoV-2 Testing including Identification of Omicron Variant  December 02, 2021 Eurofins Technologies announces the launch of the VIRSeek SARS-CoV-2 Mplex I and Mplex II Wastewater real-time RT-PCR kits to provide an efficient solution for SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater, including the Omicron variant of concern. Wastewater-based epidemiology has become an important approach in order to comprehensively monitor the profile […]

– A single-cell analysis solution that revolutionizes efficiency in drug discovery research by automating the collection of specific cells and intracellular components – Tokyo, Japan – December 1, 2021 Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has developed the Single Cellome™ System SS2000, a single-cell analysis solution that utilizes high-resolution images captured with a […]

Nanopore Community Meeting, Oxford, UK  Highlights include release of new “Kit 12” and R10.4 flow cells for >Q20 (>99%) raw read and around Q30 (99.9%) Duplex sequencing accuracy, and the new PromethION P2 device, a palm-sized, high-throughput sequencer that delivers the most accessible low-cost, high-output Oxford Nanopore sequencer Oxford Nanopore has provided a technology update at its Nanopore Community Meeting, describing a range of product releases and upgrades. These […]

Guildford, UK — IDBS announced Polar Insight, bringing new advanced data analytics and visualization tools to the Polar BioPharma Lifecycle Management (BPLM) platform. Extracting valuable insights from process and quality data across the biopharmaceutical lifecycle is a time-consuming and error-prone process, requiring laborious manual work and multiple steps. IDBS Polar replaces paper records, spreadsheets and […]

Growing CRISPR genome editing portfolio supports researchers on path to future therapeutic applications CARLSBAD, Calif. — For research applications requiring highly precise genome editing, including engineering CAR T cells and creating cellular models for disease discovery, the Invitrogen TrueCut HiFi Cas9 Protein* significantly minimizes off-target events while retaining maximum on-target editing efficiency. Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the […]