SEATTLE -- Phase Genomics, Inc., the biotech leader providing proximity-ligation solutions for the genomics community, announced today the receipt of a $1.7MM grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This funding will fuel the commercialization of a first-in-class solution for the discovery of DNA viruses, employing a novel reagent kit and [...]

New acquisitions expand SPT Labtech’s laboratory automation solutions for the life sciences industry Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, recently completed the acquisitions of Apricot Designs ("Apricot") and BioMicroLab ("BML"), integrating the two companies into its sample-preparation platform company SPT Labtech. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Representing the third and fourth acquisitions [...]

Rockville, MD -- Psomagen, Inc., a US-based genetic sequencing and data analysis service provider, is proud to expand its next-generation sequencing capabilities to include end-to-end single cell sequencing (SCS) services. These services, which include gene expression and single cell immune profiling, are powered by the Chromium platform and Next GEM-based technology from 10x Genomics, a life science [...]

Newcastle-based human stem cell model specialists, Newcells Biotech, have secured a total of £5.25m worth of funding to accelerate their growth plans in the international life sciences market. The funding comes from two existing backers. Mercia has invested from its Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and EIS funds and the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), which is [...]

Thomas Ebeling appointed to the Supervisory Board Venlo, the Netherlands – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announced today the appointment of Thomas Ebeling, a leading international executive with extensive experience in the healthcare, media and consumer goods industries, as a member of the Supervisory Board with immediate effect. Mr. Ebeling joins QIAGEN as part [...]

WALTHAM, Mass. -- PerkinElmer, Inc., (NYSE: PKI) a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today provided an update on the COVID-19 Valencia Branch Laboratory’s (VBL) accreditation process. The VBL is operated by PerkinElmer in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The VBL started operations on November 1, 2020, and Laboratory Field Services (LFS) performed [...]

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 announced that Berry Genomics, a leading commercial next-generation sequencing (NGS) provider in China, will add Twist’s NGS target enrichment and library preparation tools to its offering. The [...]

Pharma Test introduces cooling racks for the Dissolution Sampling Robot DSR-M. The Dissolution Sampling Robot DSR-M can now be equipped with optional cooling racks that allow for cooling the collected samples and to maintain a stable temperature of as low as 5 °C (41 °F) by use of a conventional laboratory refrigerated circulator. Cooling racks for the [...]

Utrecht, the Netherlands GenDx has completed IVD registration in Canada for two NGSgo products. 1) NGSgo®-AmpX v2 for individual HLA gene amplification 2) NGSgo®-MX6-1 for multiplexed amplification of six HLA genes in one tube The amplification products can be used to obtain high-resolution HLA genotyping information by means of downstream sequencing applications, and genotype analysis [...]

The power and resolution of the Molecular Cartography™ platform is illuminating important cellular interactions in COVID-19 pathology, neurology, and developmental biology research MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany – Resolve Biosciences, the pioneer in Molecular Cartography™, today announced initial results from several prominent early access collaborations with leading laboratories across Europe. Teams of scientists are currently using [...]