Miltenyi Biotec launches all-in-one kits for stimulation and analysis of SARS-CoV-2–reactive T cells
December 1, 2020
T cell activation an important parameter in COVID-19; linked to execution and control of multiple mediators in controlling infections1, 2 BERGISCH GLADBACH – Miltenyi Biotec today launches new all-in-one kits for the efficient stimulation and functional analysis of SARS-CoV-2‒reactive T cells. Specifically developed for fast and rapid detection in PBMC samples after stimulation with the SARS-CoV-2 [...]
Congenica Appoints Dr. Muthu Meyyappan as Chief Commercial Officer
December 1, 2020
Cambridge, United Kingdom - Congenica, the digital health company enabling rapid and accurate analysis of complex genomic data to transform people’s lives, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Muthu Meyyappan as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Muthu will lead all aspects of Congenica’s sales and marketing and will be based in Boston, MA. [...]
Eppendorf SmartBlock™ for Cell Thawing: Reproducible and Reliable Process
November 30, 2020
Eppendorf offers now a further building block in supporting scientists with tailored solutions for the daily lab routine: Controlled and reliable cell thawing is mandatory for further downstream experiments in every cell handling lab. Although water-bath based or even manual thawing of cells is still commonly used, these methods are not the desired ones due [...]
November 30, 2020
ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS, 23 November 2020 – Today, Tracamyl announced the acquisition of the brand Geneye from Biowire for an undisclosed amount. The Geneye brand was launched in 2016 by Biowire, a company based in Hong Kong. Bertrand Coissac, Managing Director of Biowire comments: “For the past several years, we have worked closely and with great success [...]
Fire Monkey v8 HMW DNA extraction delivers 30Gb+ yield from sequencing on the ONT MinION
November 30, 2020
Increased yield can drive disposable costs for MinION to $35/Gb and for PacBio to <$10/Gb Fire Monkey version 8 (FMv8) record-breaking 30Gb+ yield of raw DNA data from an E. Coli sample on a single Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION flow cell (Fig. 1) Increased yield boosts DNA recovery and improves sequencing (Fig. 2) Based [...]
November 30, 2020
Riffyn was selected as a key digital-infrastructure partner of BioMADE — the $87.5M DoD-sponsored biomanufacturing network — to future-proof America’s biomanufacturing economy. OAKLAND, Calif.--Riffyn, a pioneer of cloud-based software provider for scientific R&D, announced today that its flagship software, Riffyn Nexus, has been selected as the digital backbone for 90-and-growing bio-innovators of Bioindustrial Manufacturing And [...]
Bruker Launches the Q4 TASMAN™ Series 2 Advanced Spark-OES Metals Analyzer
November 27, 2020
KARLSRUHE, Germany – Bruker today announces the launch of the new Q4 TASMANTM Series 2, a versatile, high-performance spark-Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES) for the metals industry. The Q4 TASMAN Series 2 extends Bruker’s line of benchtop OES systems, combining reliability and outstanding analytical performance with low cost of ownership. The Q4 TASMAN Series 2 employs MultiVisionTM, the innovative dual optics concept, [...]
John Morris Group named as Distributor for Alpha MOS
November 26, 2020
As of November 2020, John Morris Group will be the new distributor for Alpha MOS sensory analysis solutions in Australia and New Zealand. The John Morris Group is excited to announce that, as of the 27th November 2020, it will be the new distributor for Alpha MOS sensory analysis solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Together, the two companies plan [...]
Digitalization of Production: Merck and Siemens Collaborate
November 26, 2020
Merck today announced a collaborative partnership with Siemens for the digitalization of production. DARMSTADT, GERMANY Collaboration is to advance modular production in industry In the future, it will be possible to meet customer and market requirements quicker, more efficiently and more flexibly Merck invests € 10 million in modular technical infrastructure Merck, a leading science [...]
908 Devices Announces Filing Of Registration Statement For Proposed Initial Public Offering
November 25, 2020
BOSTON--908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and [...]

