Albuquerque, NM – Armonica Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel DNA sequencing system based on nano-structure devices, announced that the company has been awarded an SBIR grant from the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute for “Single molecule DNA/RNA transport and Raman scattering readout in a coupled nanochannel/nanopore sequencing system.” The award of $350K [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Sedaru Inc., a leading provider of water utility management software, has been acquired by Aquatic Informatics, and will join Danaher's Water Quality platform. Headquartered in San Dimas, California, Sedaru delivers its turnkey software-as-a-service (SaaS) application for critical water infrastructure asset management and real-time monitoring of water system operations. Sedaru streamlines workflows [...]

WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced its industry-leading documentation, workflow and decision making Signals™ informatics platform is being expanded to build on existing capabilities in the biologics drug discovery space. This comes through a collaboration with Insightful Science, a software company serving the global life sciences community. With the [...]

Next-generation instrument offers data reliability with ≤1% image distortion HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Talos F200E Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ((S)TEM), combining atomic-level resolution imaging, fast energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis and enhanced data reliability, designed specifically for the semiconductor industry's increasing demand. [...]

€ 25 million investment in Molsheim, France, will create 350 new jobs Response to unprecedented global demand of key technology Production capabilities anticipated to be operational by end of 2021 Darmstadt, Germany -- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it will add a single-use assembly production unit at [...]

Next generation organ-on-a-chip (OOC) technology enables pre-clinical studies that simulate complex interaction and communication between organs, such as liver, gut, lung, and kidney Expands portfolio of easy-to-use, robust and reliable human-relevant in vitro models, for fast-tracked drug discovery and development System to be launched at Society of Toxicology’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 12th – 26th March 2021 [...]

iPSC industry-leaders combine tools, talent, and technologies to drive life science discovery forward Merger accompanied by £3.8million ($5.3m USD) investment across shareholders, which will be used to fund recruitment and growth of the business Cambridge, UK: Axol Bioscience Ltd, an established provider of iPSC-derived cells, media, and characterization services, and CENSO Biotechnologies, a cell biology CRO with [...]

Physiologically relevant model of the human colon will aid development of treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut, celiac disease, and more BOSTON, Mass. –  Emulate, Inc., a leading provider of advanced in vitro models, today launched the Emulate Colon Intestine-Chip for researchers investigating inflammatory intestinal diseases. The complete, lab-ready Human Emulation System and the Emulate Colon Intestine-Chip will [...]

Manufactured in dedicated clean-rooms with mandated changeovers before new production cycles - AMSBIO introduces new pHelper-Kan plasmid DNA optimized for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) manufacturing. Adeno-associated virus is a non-enveloped virus that can be engineered to efficiently deliver DNA sequences of interest into target cells with a low immunogenicity. Because of these unique characteristics, AAV-mediated genome [...]

ÄKTA process DCS supports the move beyond islands of automation by combining a high-quality chromatography system and proven industrial automation. The benefits of automation in biopharma are well established. Using advanced software to automate drug manufacturing processes allows for not only real-time process understanding and control but also improved consistency and repeatability. These are crucial [...]