Vial Sampling Kits for PFAS Analysis
January 4, 2021
Finneran Porvair has introduced new Convenience Kits for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing. Because Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances don't break down they can accumulate over time in the environment and in the human body. There is increasing evidence that exposure to PFAS can adversely affect human health. As a result, regulatory bodies** are increasingly legislating [...]
Gerald Vogt becomes new CEO of Stäubli Group
January 1, 2021
Stäubli, a global leader in industrial and mechatronic solutions, is starting the new year with a new Chief Executive Officer. Gerald Vogt, previously responsible for the global business of the Robotics Division, will take over as CEO from retiring Rolf Strebel on January 1, 2021. With Gerald Vogt, an experienced manager from within the company's [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Programmable Dye Platform Pioneer Phitonex
December 31, 2020
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Phitonex, Inc., a Durham, North Carolina-based company that has pioneered a spectral dye platform for high-resolution biology applications designed to accelerate research and development in cell therapy, immuno-oncology and immunology research. Phitonex's product offering will enable Thermo [...]
December 31, 2020
Münster/Altenberge evorion biotechnologies GmbH is pleased to announce that it has closed a financing round with a group of new and existing investors and entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Jüke Systemtechnik GmbH. The goal of the financing round and strategic partnering is to: expand commercialization of evorion’s CellCity System as an integrated solution [...]
Bionano Genomics Granted 180-Day Extension by Nasdaq to Regain Compliance with Bid Price Rule
December 30, 2020
SAN DIEGO -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), announced today that Nasdaq has granted the Company an additional 180-day compliance period, or until June 28, 2021, to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum $1.00 closing bid price per share requirement. Nasdaq's determination is based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of [...]
December 30, 2020
TUCSON, Ariz. -- HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTGM) (HTG), a life science company whose mission is to advance precision medicine, today announced that it has received notification of the issuance of Canadian patent number 2877729 for “Nuclease Protection Methods for Detection of Nucleotide Variants.” The patented technology involves a nuclease protection method using wildtype [...]
A SP2000 robot has been successfully commissioned at the Hygiene-Institut des Ruhrgebiets
December 29, 2020
A second generation of the Skalar robotic analyzer with extended possibilities has been successfully commissioned at the Hygiene-Institut des Ruhrgebiets in Gelsenkirchen, Germany The SP2000 robot platform offers fully automatic analysis of pH, conductivity (EC), turbidity and acid capacity in drinking and swimming pool water and additionally the measurement of the Spectral Absorption Coefficient (SAC) [...]
Twist Bioscience to Offer Synthetic RNA Control for UK Variant Strain of SARS-CoV-2
December 23, 2020
-- VUI-202012/01 Variant May Increase SARS-CoV-2 Transmissibility by 70% -- -- Controls to be Used to Develop, Verify and Validate Tests that Identify More Transmissible Variant -- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today [...]
Eppendorf AG: Corona bonus of 500 Euros for all employees
December 22, 2020
Global workforce to receive Corona special payment in December Eppendorf thanks for major contribution in the fight against COVID-19 and commitment to the company Hamburg – All employees of the Eppendorf Group receive a one-time special payment of EUR 500 or the equivalent in the respective local currency with their December salary. In this way, Eppendorf [...]
December 22, 2020
BOSTON -- 908 Devices Inc., a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced the closing of its upsized initial public offering of shares of its common stock, with 7,475,000 shares offered and sold by the Company at a public offering price of $20.00 per share, which [...]
