IP Group plc – Portfolio company Oxford Nanopore Technologies announces £84.4m of additional funding
October 13, 2020
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group"), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses, notes that its portfolio company Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd (“Oxford Nanopore” or “the Company”) has announced that it has raised an additional £84.4 million of new capital from existing and new investors including International Holdings Company (IHC) and RPMI [...]
Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells
October 13, 2020
Expansion of Axol Bioscience’s service offering for pre-clinical drug discovery New services combine the Company’s iPSC-derived human cells and electrophysiological expertise with Axion Biosystems’ Maestro Pro MEA platform Cambridge, UK: Axol Bioscience (Axol), a biotechnology company specializing in the use of stem cell technology to manufacture disease-relevant cell-based assay systems to the drug discovery industry, today announced [...]
October 13, 2020
Partnership Combines Twist’s Leadership in DNA Synthesis and Synthetic Biology with Neogene’s Expertise in Personalized Engineered T Cell Therapies SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & AMSTERDAM & NEW YORK--Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, and Neogene Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology [...]
October 13, 2020
—Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Will Use LabVantage Pharma LIMS to Support the Production of Vaccines for COVID-19 and Other Diseases— —LabVantage Pharma is the World’s Only Pre-Validated and Pre-Configured Pharmaceutical LIMS, Providing the Out-of-the-Box Functionality and WorkFlows Needed for Rapid Response Applications— Somerset, NJ – LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics [...]
Akoya Biosciences Receives ISO 13485:2016 Quality Certification
October 13, 2020
Akoya demonstrates ability to meet regulatory requirements for the development and production of medical-grade devices and related products MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Akoya Biosciences, Inc., The Spatial Biology Company®, today announced that the company received ISO 13485:2016 certification for the design, development, production, distribution and installation of medical devices and related services. Achieving this ISO certification signifies [...]
October 13, 2020
Partnership will develop and validate unique in vitro/in silico models for oral cavity products Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP), the leading provider of modeling and simulation solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemicals, and consumer goods industries, today announced that, through a joint proposal with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy at University of Health Sciences and [...]
October 13, 2020
Automated Ionic® Cells to Pure DNA Low Input Kit consistently recovers up to twice the amount of high-quality nucleic acid from as few as 10 cultured or sorted cells Pleasanton, Calif. – Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced the launch of [...]
Trump Administration Expands Manufacturing Capacity with Cytiva for Components of COVID-19 Vaccines
October 13, 2020
To meet the Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed goals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD ) today announced an agreement with Cytiva, headquartered in Massachusetts, to expand the company’s manufacturing capacity for products that are essential in producing COVID-19 vaccines. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of [...]
Genemod Raises $1.7M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Drive the Next Generation of Medicine
October 13, 2020
Seed round led by Defy.vc; Genemod to expand product offering and scale team SEATTLE -- Genemod, a software solution for life scientists that uses data automation to streamline and accelerate research, today announced a $1.7M seed funding round led by Defy.vc with added support by Omicron, Unpopular Ventures, Underdog Labs, and Canaan Partners Scout Fund. The funding will enable Genemod to now include a complimentary [...]
October 13, 2020
Revolutionary software program features first-of-its-kind apps to track test results allowing for quicker returns to work, school and travel, and increased peace of mind GoMeyra, an innovative new software company dedicated to providing revolutionary tech solutions for medical laboratories, announced today the launch of a customizable cloud-based lab information management system – GoMeyra LIMS. GoMeyra LIMS [...]

