Automated Fire Monkey HMW-DNA Extraction Validated on Tecan Robot Supports Rapid Growth in Multiplexed DNA Sequencing

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

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

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 [...]

Distinguishing PA6 from PA66 at the push of a button: trinamiX adds new application for plastic sorting to its Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution

Ludwigshafen, Germany - trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, now supports the reliable differentiation between polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66) with its Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solution. Within seconds, plastic waste from the two polyamides can be sorted using a handy measuring device as part of trinamiX's solution. With this new application, trinamiX [...]

HORIBA Scientific Presents Young Fluorescence Investigator Award at Virtual Biophysical Society Event

Dr. Luca Lanzano Wins 2021 Honor PISCATAWAY, NJ – HORIBA Scientific, world leader in fluorescence spectroscopy solutions, presented Dr. Luca Lanzano with the annual Young Fluorescence Investigator Award at the virtual Biophysical Society virtual event. Dr Lanzano is an Associate Professor of Applied Physics in the department of Physics and Astronomy ‘E.Majorana,’ at the University of Catania in [...]

BIO-TECHNE TO ACQUIRE ASURAGEN

MINNEAPOLIS and AUSTIN, Texas -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH), a global life sciences company providing innovative tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Asuragen, Inc. for initial consideration of $215 million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $105 million upon [...]

ERS Genomics licenses CRISPR gene editing technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical

License to Nobel prize winning CRISPR technology supports internal research and development DUBLIN, Ireland, 03 March 2021: ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property today announced the signing of a license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Otsuka). The license grants Otsuka access to CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology [...]

New Water Quality Monitoring Solution Maximizes Operational Efficiencies and Boosts Productivity

The Thermo Scientific Orion 8000 Series Analyzer Platform meets the high-quality water analysis needs of both municipal and industrial facilities Caption: The Thermo Scientific Orion 8000 Series Analyzer Platform maximizes operational efficiencies and boosts productivity. Waltham, MA – Municipal and industrial facilities where high quality water analysis is of critical importance can now benefit from [...]

Breast Cancer Cell Line Array

AMSBIO announce a new HER2 control cell line array that was developed and is proven as an effective slide quality control for HER2 expression in breast cancer tissue samples.This new FFPE cell pellet microarray delivers a full dynamic range of HER2, ER and PR expression, validated by the Ventana system, to give immunohistochemical data in strong concordance with the routinely processed tissue sample.sections.Using cell line [...]

Dotmatics announces licensing agreement for informatics software with Compugen

Compugen selects Dotmatics’ cloud-based LIMS and ELN solution to drive efficient drug discovery Agreement marks the first implementation of Dotmatics SaaS technology in Israel, further extending global access Bishop’s Stortford, UK: Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today [...]

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