Avacta Group plc signs license agreement with Astrea Bioseparations
December 21, 2020
License for the use of the Affimer platform for affinity purification applications Cambridge and Wetherby, UK: Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a license agreement with Astrea Bioseparations (“Astrea”) for the use of the [...]
December 21, 2020
GMP-scale system enables advanced purification of peptides, oligos, RNA, and dsDNA based therapies and vaccines on a continuous basis. Allentown, PA -- A state-of-the-art lab, with a focus on developing continuous purification technologies, that was inaugurated in November 2019 will be home to the first-of-a-kind continuous HPLC. Named "Kyoto Works," the 2,600m2 facility is owned by YMC [...]
December 21, 2020
MENLO PARK, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom -- Gamma Biosciences, a life sciences tools platform created by KKR, today announced a licensing agreement between Astrea Bioseparations, a leader in affinity chromatography and bioseparations, and Avacta, a developer of innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on proprietary Affimer® and preCISION™ platforms. The licensing agreement gives Astrea access [...]
DANAHER ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) announced today that Jose-Carlos ("JC") Gutierrez-Ramos has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Danaher. In this role, Dr. Gutierrez-Ramos will have responsibility for helping define Danaher's science and technology strategy across the organization, including facilitating innovation and further development of scientific and technology talent. With [...]
BERLIN-BASED MANUFACTURER OF HIGH-TECH LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS KNAUER DONATES 30,000 EUROS
December 21, 2020
All Good Things Come in Threes: KNAUER supports the Berlin City Mission's help for the homeless, the Plan International children's charity and the UN Refugee Aid It's uncomfortable outside, dark and winter! While many of us are sitting well sheltered in the warm, many homeless, sick and displaced people are having a really hard time. [...]
HTG Announces First Collaborator in Early Access Program for its Prototype Whole Transcriptome Panel
December 18, 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 signed up the first collaborator in its recently announced Early Access Program for its prototype whole transcriptome panel. The Early Access Program is intended to allow select customers access [...]
December 18, 2020
CALGARY, Alberta -- FluroTech Ltd. (TSXV: TEST) (OTCQB: FLURF), (“FluroTech” or “the Company”) is exploring strategic alternatives for its Cannabis and Hemp testing business. While the Company’s Completest® system has proven beneficial to companies operating with the cannabis and hemp sector, many entities operating in that sector have been severely impacted by the pandemic. This has resulted in [...]
December 18, 2020
Synergy between both companies in the joint business and development activities creates a solid base for significant time and cost savings in the failure analysis (FA) workflows when compared to the current industry standard. Chemnitz, Germany – TESCAN, one of the leading companies in charged particle optics, 4D micro-CT and bespoke solutions, and 3D-Micromac AG, [...]
BC Platforms delivers data platform for UK research consortium to improve detection of lung cancer
December 18, 2020
BC Platforms, a global leader in clinical and genomic data management, analytics and access, today announced it is providing its discovery and research platform BC|INSIGHT to enable ground-breaking medical research into the early diagnosis of lung cancer in order to save lives. Lung cancer is the biggest cause of cancer death in the UK and [...]
Techcomp Appoints New CEO of Laboratory Products
December 17, 2020
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Antonin Duval as CEO of Techcomp Lab Products which includes Dynamica, Edinburgh Sensors, Precisa and Froilabo. Antonin will be overseeing the growth of these brands with a commercial and product development focus. Antonin joins us from Bertin Technologies, where he enjoyed a great deal of success [...]
