ASTM D1655 specifies ASTM D7236/IP 534
January 7, 2021
ASTM D1655 Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels now includes ASTM D7236/IP 534 Test Method for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester (Ramp Method) as an alternative to ASTM D93 Pensky-Martens, ASTM D56 Tag and IP 170 Abel The Small Scale test method and the uniquely approved Setaflash Tester have been in use [...]
Business Growth Precipitates Consolidation and Expansion Opportunities at YMC in USA
January 6, 2021
YMC plans expansion of lab development services and consolidation of its Allentown, PA, location into its larger Devens, MA, facility. The new location will facilitate an increase in customer services and a larger site staff to support the future growth of consumable products. Devens, MA -- YMC America business operations will relocate to Devens, MA, [...]
Exum Instruments, Inc. Celebrates the Commercial Success of the Massbox™
January 6, 2021
Scientific Instrument Company Launches at the Speed of Light DENVER, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Exum Instruments, Inc., a Denver-based company building next generation scientific instruments and software ecosystems to increase the speed and breadth of materials development and discovery, has announced two major milestones. Achieved its 2020 commercial sales goals Incorporated only three and half years [...]
January 6, 2021
BEVERLY, Mass.-- Adeptrix Corp, the developer of advanced bioanalytical tools based on its proprietary BAMS™ (Bead Assisted Mass Spectrometry) platform technology, today announced the closing of its Series A investment round with Bruker Corporation as a new minority investor. The proceeds will go toward accelerating commercialization of multiple BAMS products and establishing custom BAMS assay [...]
Carlyle to acquire majority stake in Rigaku Corporation, a leading manufacturer of X-ray equipment
January 6, 2021
In one of its largest ever investments, Carlyle Japan will support Rigaku’s continued global expansion Tokyo, Japan – Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Mr. Hikaru Shimura, President and CEO of Rigaku Corporation (“Rigaku”), Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announce today the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Rigaku, through a holding [...]
Nature Methods Selects Spatially-Resolved Transcriptomics as the Method of the Year for 2020
January 6, 2021
NanoString’s GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler Highlighted as a Versatile Platform for High Plex Spatial Analysis of RNA and Protein SEATTLE-- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for discovery and translational research, today announced that the journal Nature Methods has selected spatially-resolved transcriptomics as their prestigious Method of the Year for 2020. [...]
TwinStrand Biosciences Appoints Dr. Gary Gilliland to Board of Directors
January 6, 2021
SEATTLE -- TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc., a next-generation DNA sequencing technology company, announced today that Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to its Board of Directors as the company's fifth board member. Dr. Gilliland brings over 30 years of clinical and research leadership experience, most recently serving as president and director of the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [...]
Canadian Business Leader Sells C-Therm to Top Exec
January 6, 2021
Fredericton, N.B. – Canadian business leader and serial entrepreneur Charles Cartmill announced today the sale of C-Therm Technologies Ltd. to the company’s top executive Adam Harris. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cartmill commented, “I am proud to sell the business to Adam, who launched C-Therm with me 14 years ago. Adam has been an [...]
Vizgen Announces U.S. Accelerator Lab to Advance Pharma R&D
January 6, 2021
Proprietary in Situ Single-Cell Omics Technology Speeds Drug & Biomarker Discovery Vizgen, a life sciences company developing the next generation of in situ single-cell genomics, today announced the launch of its Pharma Accelerator Lab in response to high demand from leading pharmaceutical companies who are increasingly turning to single-cell and spatial transcriptomics solutions to accelerate [...]
ScaleReady Launches With the Mission to Revolutionize T Cell Therapy Manufacturing
January 6, 2021
- ScaleReady is a joint venture between Bio-Techne, Fresenius Kabi, and Wilson Wolf - ScaleReady’s mission is to make the business of cell and gene therapy practical and viable by providing the most simple, scalable and versatile manufacturing platform in the industry - ScaleReady will provide sales, marketing, and application support for customers globally ScaleReady, a joint venture [...]

