Health Data Research’s Cohort Discovery functionality to transform UK’s COVID-19 response through improved, safe access to data – using BC Platforms’ BC|RQUEST technology Today BC Platforms (BCP), a global leader in healthcare data management, analytics and access, announced the launch of the new Cohort Discovery (CD) search functionality on the Health Data Research (HDR UK) Innovation Gateway (The Gateway) – powered by BC|RQUEST technology in partnership [...]

Pleasanton, CA – Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) today announced that it has agreed to acquire the rapidly growing life sciences tools company Unchained Labs for $435 million, in partnership with its management team, from Novo Holdings A/S, Canaan Partners and TPG Biotech. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected [...]

DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND PROPRIETARY INSIGHTS WILL SUPPORT COMPANY GROWTH AND IMPACT WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) ("Danaher"), the global science and technology company, announced today the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board ("Board") to support its innovation and investment strategy. The Board will help the company protect and grow existing scientific innovations, support its development [...]

HiFi Sequencing and Software v10.1 Release on the Sequel II and IIe Systems Increases Scalability, Improves Usability, and Unlocks Additional Sample Types to Extend the Value of HiFi Reads MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a global leader offering a comprehensive view of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, today announced the availability of [...]

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Mediso Medical Imaging Systems today announced that it has completed the technology transfer of the new Cameleon4™ MRI spectrometer developed by RS2D (Strasbourg, France). Following the IP transfer, the new console is seamlessly integrated into the nanoScan® cryogen-free 3T and 7T MRI product line resulting in superior imaging performance. Financial terms of the agreement [...]

Microfluidic chips for use in high-resolution nanoLC/MS workflows Ghent, Belgium – PharmaFluidics NV, innovative life sciences instruments player, is excited to announce a step change in its product offering, extending the range with its next generation µPAC™ nano-LC chips, preferred workhorses for routine proteomics. The news was revealed at a broadly attended user-community meeting held on [...]

A new XRF Family Member The measurement technology specialist Helmut Fischer GmbH is launching a new, universally applicable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The benchtop instrument is easy to operate and impresses with its compact, practical design. Nevertheless, it offers the usual precision components for X-ray fluorescence measurements. As a full-range supplier in the field of surface [...]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. --  Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) today announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Precise Automation, Inc., a leading developer of collaborative robots and automation subsytems headquartered in Fremont, CA.  The total cash purchase price for the acquisiton will be approximately $70 million, subject to working capital and other adjustments.  The transaction [...]

Biotech-in-a-Box, CDD’s Solution for Combating the Opioid Crisis Burlingame, California — Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. (CDD) won $120,000 in the 2nd competitive stage of an NCATS ASPIRE Challenge hosted by the National Institutes of Health. In Oct 2019, CDD won $100,000 in the 1st competitive stage. For this challenge CDD designed a unique screening program that NCATS can [...]

FOSS announces the availability of global calibrations for testing plant-based drinks with the MilkoScan™ FT3 dairy analyser. The calibrations allow the MilkoScan FT3™ to be used for testing six plant-based drink products and a range of parameters (fat, total solids, sugar and protein) for each product type. In this way, the speed, accuracy and ease-of-use associated with [...]