Sartorius Introduces Arium® Smart Station for the Ultimate in Convenience and Flexibility for Dispensing Pure and Ultrapure Water

Göttingen Compact design allows placement of stations in laboratory locations where bench space is limited Ergonomic design and intuitive touch-activated color display provides greater user convenience and control Connect multiple Smart Stations to one water system to provide access throughout the lab The life science group Sartorius today introduced the Arium® Smart Station for dispensing [...]

Illumina Appoints Susan Tousi as Chief Commercial Officer and Dr. Alex Aravanis as Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research and Product Development

SAN DIEGO --  Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that it is appointing Susan Tousi as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Dr. Alex Aravanis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Head of Research and Product Development. “We’re fortunate to have Susan and Alex, two of the strongest leaders in the genomics industry, take on these large, [...]

PerkinElmer to Acquire In-Vitro Diagnostics Company Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings PLC

Endocrinology testing specialist expands PerkinElmer’s immunodiagnostics segment WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) (“PerkinElmer”) and Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings PLC (LSE: IHS) (“IDS”) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer whereby PerkinElmer will acquire IDS for approximately $155 million (£110 Million). The transaction has a total [...]

Akoya and ZEISS to Co-Market Innovative CODEX® Spatial Biology Workflow

The partnership brings together one of the world’s premier microscopy vendors and Akoya’s high-parameter CODEX® System for advancing the emerging field of spatial phenotyping and discovery MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Akoya Biosciences, Inc., (NASDAQ: AKYA), The Spatial Biology Company®, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ZEISS to co-market Akoya’s CODEX® spatial phenotyping [...]

Sphere Fluidics announces enhanced Cyto-Mine capability and performance

Simplified design reduces manufacturing time and offers improved functionality to help streamline antibody discovery, cell line development, cell therapy, and synthetic biology workflows Cambridge, UK: Sphere Fluidics, a company developing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, today announced it has enhanced the capability and performance of its Cyto-Mine® System. The simplified design [...]

Pacific Biosciences Further Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Dr. Catherine Ball to Newly Created Position of Senior Vice President of Research

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, long-read sequencing platforms, today announced the appointment of three new hires to its growing team. Dr. Catherine Ball joins the company as Senior Vice President of Research, Kathleen Lynch joins as Head of Global Government Affairs and Corporate Communications, [...]

QIAGEN Announces Creation of Scientific Advisory Board and Agenda for Annual General Meeting in June 2021

New Board to consult Managing Board and Supervisory Board on scientific developments to ensure QIAGEN remains at the cutting edge in the Life Sciences and Molecular Diagnostics A Supervisory Board committee is renamed to “Nomination & ESG Committee” as part of sustainability commitment with greater focus on Environmental, Social and Governance topics QIAGEN’s Annual General [...]

NanoString’s GeoMx Mouse Whole Transcriptome Atlas Expands Leadership in Spatial Genomics by Enabling Genome-Wide RNA Profiling

Accelerating Discovery by Providing High Throughput Spatial Analysis of any RNA Target in the Primary Model Organism for Discovery SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced the commercial availability of the Mouse Whole Transcriptome Atlas (WTA) for spatial analysis research using [...]

NIH to use Oxford Nanopore’s PromethION in Alzheimer’s and related dementias research

Scientists at the NIH CARD, have purchased the Oxford Nanopore’s PromethION devices for use in expanded Alzheimer’s and related dementias research. We’re delighted to be supporting this important project from the NIH, to further understand the genomic changes that occur in Alzheimer’s and dementia, at unprecedented scale.” — Gordon Sanghera, CEO at Oxford Nanopore Technologies [...]

Aceto Expands Life Science Manufacturing with Acquisition of Finar Limited

Transaction expands Aceto’s GMP manufacturing footprint and global presence PORT WASHINGTON, NY— Aceto, a leading global provider of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Finar Limited. Finar is a leading manufacturer, supplier, and distributor of pharmaceutical excipients, lab chemicals, aquaculture inputs, and food grade additives.  [...]

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