​Cayman Chemical, in collaboration with BMG LABTECH GmbH, has developed a novel assay kit to measure mitochondrial function under a dynamic range of oxygen concentrations. The Mito Stress Test (ACU Format) is designed to measure oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and extracellular acidification (ECA) simultaneously and in real time under tightly controlled atmospheric conditions using open-flow respirometry. The assay […]

Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of modeling and simulation software and consulting services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemicals industries, today announced that it has signed a distributor agreement in India with Electrolab India Pvt. Ltd. John DiBella, vice president for marketing and sales of Simulations Plus, said: “The Indian pharmaceutical market […]

SAN DIEGO and CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND –– Congenica and Edico Genome today announced the companies have partnered to offer their complementary platform technologies as an all-in-one, genome data analysis solution that accelerates clinical labs’ and hospitals’ progression from DNA sequencing to diagnosis for inherited diseases, which otherwise can take months or years, while also reducing costs. […]

MADISON, Wis.–Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company and a leading developer and manufacturer of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), a novel network of stem cell scientists that extends from the University to its affiliated hospitals and the biomedical industry. […]

MADISON, Wis.–Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company and a leading developer and manufacturer of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with STEMCELL Technologies, a world leader in iPS cell culture media. “This joint agreement with STEMCELL Technologies will make iPSC technology widely available to researchers worldwide, helping […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis, today announced Microsoft Corp. will purchase ten million strands of DNA from Twist Bioscience for expanded digital data storage research. The strands of DNA will be long-chain oligonucleotides used by researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington to encode digital […]

TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents, and services for molecular profiling applications, announced that it has entered into a research agreement with Centre Léon Bérard, which provides the framework for molecular profiling studies aimed to advance precision medicine. The initial project utilizes the HTG EdgeSeq Oncology Biomarker Panel to retrospectively […]

TUCSON, Ariz. — HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents and services for molecular profiling applications, announced that it has entered into a master services agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo) for work to be performed in HTG’s VERI/O laboratory. The initial project includes the development of a custom assay for the detection […]

Automated Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach Provides Confidence in Results with Increased Sample Throughput and Decreased Turnaround Time Reno, Nev. – Hamilton Robotics continues to strengthen their ongoing partnership with Illumina, Inc. through the collaborative development of the VeriSeq™ NIPT Solution for high-throughput noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). This automated, next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflow is a simple six-step […]

–Alliance provides wider access to oncology biospecimens to accelerate discovery and translational studies   Beltsville, MD, and Philadelphia, PA – ReproCELL and Fox Chase Cancer Center today announced a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating oncology discovery and translational studies. Through this alliance, ReproCELL will augment its Global Repository of biospecimens with samples from the Fox […]