March 4, 2021
PeptiDream and YMC groups announce a formal joint-task group to scale successful lab work to multiple GMP production lines for specialty peptide drug products at the main factory of PeptiStar Inc. YMC’s patented twin-column technology will be a key technology in the venture. Work is anticipated to result in the implementation of the technology on [...]
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Launches Next-Generation CytoFLEX SRT Benchtop Cell Sorter
March 4, 2021
Simple, powerful user experience combines with reliability and scalability allowing users to focus on experimental results instead of process Indianapolis — Leading the way for more than 85 years, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences proudly announces the launch of its highly anticipated CytoFLEX SRT Benchtop Sorter — the CytoFLEX that sorts, and features expanded laser and color options [...]
SWIFT BIOSCIENCES AND SPT LABTECH ANNOUNCE ACCELERATED RESEARCH COLLABORATION
March 4, 2021
Swift Biosciences, pioneers in the development of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and SPT Labtech, providers of liquid handling solutions announce a collaboration to leverage Swift’s efficient NGS library preparation kits on SPT Labtech’s highly efficient mosquito® genomics and dragonfly® discovery. The partnership will expand the portfolio of library prep [...]
March 4, 2021
Proof of concept for automated Fire Monkey High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction/size selection process in multi-well filter plate format validated by sequencing Hands-free automated protocol on a bespoke Tecan Fluent 780 robotic liquid handler integrated with a Rotanda 460 robotic centrifuge Extraction produces library-ready homogenous, long-length DNA (average 106kb) for short- and long-read DNA [...]
Abcam Expands Presence in China to Support Increased Demand of BioPharma Sector
March 4, 2021
Scaling up R&D, manufacturing and commercial capabilities in Shanghai and Hangzhou Investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to support research, diagnostic and clinical applications Cambridge, UK – Today Abcam (AIM:ABC; NASDAQ:ABCM), a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, announced the expansion of its footprint in China with the opening of new custom-built facilities in Hangzhou and [...]
Axcend Awarded a Phase II SBIR Grant from the National Institutes of Health
March 4, 2021
Axcend® today announced that it has been awarded a Phase II SBIR Grant to continue its work in developing a “Portable Liquid Chromatography Platform for Diverse Pharmaceutical Applications.” The two-year Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award was issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences within the National Institutes of Health. This new grant is [...]
March 4, 2021
Ludwigshafen, Germany - trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, now supports the reliable differentiation between polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66) with its Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solution. Within seconds, plastic waste from the two polyamides can be sorted using a handy measuring device as part of trinamiX's solution. With this new application, trinamiX [...]
March 4, 2021
Dr. Luca Lanzano Wins 2021 Honor PISCATAWAY, NJ – HORIBA Scientific, world leader in fluorescence spectroscopy solutions, presented Dr. Luca Lanzano with the annual Young Fluorescence Investigator Award at the virtual Biophysical Society virtual event. Dr Lanzano is an Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the department of Physics and Astronomy ‘E.Majorana,’ at the University of Catania in [...]
BIO-TECHNE TO ACQUIRE ASURAGEN
March 3, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS and AUSTIN, Texas -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Asuragen, Inc. for initial consideration of $215 million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $105 million upon [...]
ERS Genomics licenses CRISPR gene editing technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical
March 3, 2021
License to Nobel prize winning CRISPR technology supports internal research and development DUBLIN, Ireland, 03 March 2021: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property today announced the signing of a license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Otsuka). The license grants Otsuka access to CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology [...]
