During an update at the 2020 Nanopore Community Meeting, Oxford Nanopore revealed a number of key advances in its sequencing technology.  These include the release of new improvements in PromethION flow cells that have enabled a new 10 Terabase sequencing record, modal single-read accuracy of 99.1% using a new sequencing chemistry currently in development, high accuracy variant calling tools and automation options for nanopore sequencing experiments at any scale. Further [...]

- Supporting drug development research through the use of HCA and three-dimensional culture models - Tokyo, Japan - Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has entered into a partnership agreement with InSphero AG, a pioneer in the development of 3D in vitro*1 technologies for drug discovery and safety. The two companies aim to establish [...]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Seer, Inc., a life sciences company focused on enabling exceptional scientific outcomes through the power of unbiased, deep, rapid and scalable proteomics information, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 9,210,527 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $19.00 per share. All of [...]

CINCINNATI -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today that it has launched an Air-Dryable RT-qPCR Mix, driving innovation in the development of molecular tests with ambient temperature stability. This specialized master mix is designed for air-drying, a cost-effective and easier alternative [...]

Simplify drug efficacy and neurotoxicity evaluation TOKYO, Japan - Ricoh Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and Elixirgen Scientific, Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) have jointly developed assay-ready cell plates, which may dramatically simplify the drug efficacy testing for neurological diseases and the neurotoxicity testing for chemical compounds. This product contains human neurons generated from human induced pluripotent stem [...]

Positioning Australia at the forefront of healthcare innovation The Victorian Government collaborated with the University of Melbourne and Illumina to secure a $60 million investment for a world-leading genomics hub in Victoria called the Illumina–University of Melbourne Genomics Hub. This collaboration puts Victoria, the University of Melbourne’s researchers, students, and precinct partners at the forefront [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced its clinical informatics platform Alissa Interpret has been adopted by the North West Genomic Laboratory Hub (NW GLH) based in Manchester and Liverpool, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, England. The NW GLH and its partners are responsible for delivering genomic testing across the whole of the North [...]

Sherry Buck to Step Down as CFO, Effective December 31, 2020 Michael Silveira Appointed Interim CFO, Effective January 1, 2021 MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced that Sherry Buck will step down as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 31, 2020, in order to pursue another opportunity at a privately held company. Upon her departure, Michael F. [...]

Optibrium, Intellegens and Medicines Discovery Catapult combine their expertise in drug discovery and AI research CAMBRIDGE, and MACCLESFIELD, UK – The consortium behind the DeepADMET project set up to advance artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for drug discovery, today announced the successful conclusion of this project which was funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency. Optibrium [...]

PRINCETON, NJ. – Certara, Inc. (“Certara”) today announced the launch of its initial public offering of 24,390,000 million shares of its common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certara is offering 14,630,000 shares of common stock and certain selling stockholders are offering 9,760,000 shares of common stock in [...]