Illumina and Sequoia Capital China Partner to Launch Genomics Incubator in China

Partners Announce Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), the global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Sequoia Capital China, a leading investment firm, today announced a collaboration to catalyze the startup ecosystem in China with the launch of the Sequoia Capital China [...]

Across International Offers Ultra-Low Freezers Crucial to Speed Up the COVID-19 Vaccination Roll Out

LIVINGSTON, N.J. -- As the nation grapples with the nightmare of the COVID-19 crisis, the Livingston, New Jersey cold storage freezer, refrigerator and storage box manufacturer Across International, with its Sparks, Nevada, branch to service the West Coast, has immediately risen alongside local emergency responders to face the unprecedented challenge. The lab equipment provider has deployed the most versatile, [...]

LECO Releases ChromaTOF® Tile Analytical Software

St. Joseph, Mich. – LECO has released a revolutionary new data analysis software for GCxGC data: ChromaTOF Tile. This software provides an industry-first data comparison tool that identifies statistically significant differences between classes of samples, reducing days-to- weeks of work down to hours, or even minutes. Based on Dr. Robert Synovec’s tile-based Fisher ratio analysis, [...]

New software release: HTAccessV5

The new HTAccessV5 software for the FormacsHT and FormacsHT-I has been extended with a suite of Smart functionalities to allow the correct measurement of TOC. These new functionalities include Smart NPOC, Smart sparging and Smart dilution. A characteristic of environmental analysis is the diverse range of sample types encountered by laboratories. Therefore, the ability to [...]

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd – Mobile laboratories use LamPORE COVID-19 test, UK Government LamPORE evaluation report shows high accuracy

Mobile COVID-19 testing laboratories containing Oxford Nanopore’s LamPORE test are now being deployed in a pilot programme, to support testing efforts, including in remote locations. There are four mobile LamPORE units, currently located in Aberdeen, Telford, Brent and Newbury — where they are being used to support local testing services. This week the first unit [...]

ROY PROUJANSKY, M.D., AND IRVING NACHAMKIN, DRPH, JOIN RHEONIX BOARD

ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix Inc. today announced the appointment of Roy Proujansky, M.D., and Irving Nachamkin, DrPH, MPH, to its board of directors. "I'm honored to welcome Drs. Proujansky and Nachamkin to our board," said Greg Galvin, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Rheonix. "They join Rheonix at an exciting time as we provide critical testing solutions to [...]

New subsidiary in France

The Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau AG continues its international expansion. In early November 2020, Huber opened a new support and service center based in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. The new subsidiary will serve end users and partners in France under the name "Huber France Services". Located in a modern industrial park near Straßbourg, Huber France Services corporate building [...]

SeqOnce BioSciences Announces RT-qPCR Assay to Detect SARS-CoV-2 N501Y Variant

Assay quickly identifies mutation found in U.K. SARS-CoV-2 N501Y PASADENA, Calif. -- SeqOnce Biosciences, Inc., announced today the launch of its new AzureSeq One-Step Universal RT-qPCR kit for the detection of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 N501Y variant. The AzureSeq One-Step Universal SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR N501Y kit uses a single-tube reaction targeting the N1 nucleocapsid gene, both [...]

Scitara Raises $5 Million to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Scientific Laboratories

Investment to expand Scitara Digital Lab Exchange (DLX) platform capabilities aimed at digitalizing laboratory data, establishing strategic partnerships, and fulfilling customer demand Marlborough, MA: Scitara Corporation, a global provider of laboratory-specific, cloud-based software solutions for the biopharmaceutical and industrial markets, today announced the closing of $5 million in a Series A round. The investment was led by Northpond [...]

SwissDeCode closes first venture round to accelerate development of technology for real-time certification of food authenticity and quality

The funding is led by VisVires New Protein (Singapore), with EIT Food (Belgium) joining the round Renens (VD) – Swiss biotech company SwissDeCode has closed its first venture round, raising CHF 3.7M from VisVires New Protein (VVNP) and EIT Food (Europe’s leading food innovation initiative). The new funding comes after a recent award of €2.5M [...]

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