SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Covalent Metrology announces an expansion of its thermal characterization services through the installation of two top-of-line systems from TA Instruments for Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The new DSC 2500 and TGA 5500 systems are unrivaled in performance for thermal stability and thermal property testing, enabling Covalent to expedite analysis [...]

A new NAP-XPS system has successfully been installed at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, in the research groups of Prof. Dr. Bernahrd Klötzer, Prof. Dr. Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser and Prof. Dr. Thomas Loerting. It is a multi-method system designed for a wide variety of different operando experiments, like investigations of catalytic properties of solid surfaces and the [...]

AMSBIO has announced a new range of AAV reference materials of full capsids and empty capsids of 6 different serotypes. Critical to enable meaningful comparisons between research studies and clinical trials, these well-characterized reference standards are extensively quality analyzed with molecular based assays and transmission electron microscope. Gene therapy researchers have long expressed the importance [...]

Highly complementary cell counting and analysis capabilities bolster preclinical portfolio and enhance QA/QC capabilities in cell and gene therapy and biologics manufacturing WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nexcelom Bioscience for $260 Million in cash. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021. Nexcelom is [...]

The Bio-Rad iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR Detection Kit Receives AOAC International Approval HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced that AOAC INTERNATIONAL has approved Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR Detection Kit for the detection of four hazardous Aspergillus species: A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, and A. terreus in cannabis flower and in both nonsolvent- and solvent-based cannabis concentrates. The iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR [...]

Today, BC Platforms (BCP), a global leader in healthcare data management, analytics and access, was pleased to announce a new partnership with Artisan Biomed (Artisan), a genomics services and health solutions provider that aims to develop precision medicine in South Africa. This partnership provides Artisan with enhanced integration with BCP’s world-class genomics platform, which could boost [...]

Commencing development of novel AI-based cell analyzers and testing techniques TOKYO, JAPAN. MAY 12, 2021 Sysmex Corporation (HQ: Kobe, Japan; Chairman and CEO: Hisashi Ietsugu) and ThinkCyte, Inc. (HQ: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Waichiro Katsuda) announced today the signing of joint development and investment agreements during May 2021 for the commercialization of an AI-based cell [...]

License agreement to enhance GenScript’s CRISPR offering for gene and cell therapy research Dublin, Ireland and Piscataway, New Jersey: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, and GenScript Biotech Corporation (GenScript), the world’s leading research reagent provider, today announced a non-exclusive license [...]

Nuclera, a fast-growing biotech company developing enzymatic protein and gene synthesis technologies, and E Ink, the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, are pleased to announce the acquisition of E Ink’s digital microfluidics unit into the newly formed US subsidiary of Nuclera. Combining the technologies of the two companies will enable the delivery of a [...]

UPPSALA, Sweden-- Biotage is pleased to announce the launch of the new Biotage® Extrahera™ LV-200 - a compact, automated sample preparation workstation, dedicated to 96 well arrays for microelution technologies and classical Supported Liquid Extraction (SLE), Solid Phase Extraction (SPE), Phospholipid Detection (PLD) and Protein Precipitation (PPT) formats. The new Biotage® Extrahera™ LV-200 workstation is a GLP [...]