Santa Clara, CA 12/1/11—Agilent Technologies has announced the acquisition of two firms. Financial details were not provided. Agilent has acquired Halo Genomics, whose HaloPlex technology provides sequence-selective sample preparation in next-generation sequencing (NGS). “Halo Genomics’ unique technology and talented R&D team will expand Agilent’s solutions for emerging sequencing applications and accelerate our entry into the […]

On November 30, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s €79,271 million ($105,713 million = €0.75 = $1) R&D program for 2014 through 2020. The program aims to unite existing EU research programs, simplify and streamline EU funding for R&D, and promote strategic priorities. The program encompasses major EU mechanisms for […]

In its broadest sense, correlative microscopy refers to the combination of multiple microscopy techniques to observe the same structure or event. Recent announcements by two major microscopy providers suggest that correlative microscopy will be a focus of their businesses in coming years. Although correlative microscopy can take many forms, the use of light microscopy (LM) […]