TECHNOLOGY COMPANY KNAUER REDUCED GENDER PAY GAP
March 5, 2021
The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH announced on March 5 that the gender pay gap of its employees has decreased again to a value of only 2.2%. By comparison, the German average wage gap between women and men is currently 19%. This figure means that Germany is still one of [...]
Illumina and R-Pharm Secure Registration for Two Complete IVD Sequencing Platforms in Russia
March 5, 2021
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ILMN) NextSeq™ 550Dx platform and associated reagent kits received medical device registration in Russia, as have reagents for the MiSeq™Dx which was approved previously as a medical device. Both of these in vitro diagnostic (IVD)-ready solutions are available to customers and third-party developers to create diagnostic solutions using the technology. [...]
Hanna Instruments, Inc. Welcomes New Vice President of Global Finance
March 5, 2021
Woonsocket, RI – Hanna Instruments, Inc. (Hanna) announces Eric Figueiredo as Vice President of Global Finance. He joins Hanna with over 20 years of Finance and Accounting knowledge. As part of Hanna’s executive team, Eric will lead the company’s global operational initiatives and enhance the finance and reporting functions of the organization worldwide. Eric has [...]
March 4, 2021
Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of analytical equipment to the battery research and manufacturing communities, today announced a new R&D collaboration has been formed with the University of Oxford’s Department of Materials and the Henry Royce Institute (Royce). It will work to accelerate research in future battery technologies by using benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) [...]
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 [...]
