Purigen Transforms Oncology Sample Preparation with Novel RNA Purification Kit for Challenging Clinical FFPE Specimens

New Ionic® FFPE to Pure RNA Kit features simple, automated workflow for higher yields of pure RNA, including mRNA and miRNA, with less than five minutes of hands-on time per sample Pleasanton, Calif. – Purigen Biosystems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation technologies for extracting and purifying nucleic acids from biological samples, today announced the [...]

Leading CMO purchases GMP scale multi-column units with YMC’s MCSGP continuous chromatography technology

Continuous chromatography technology now planned for manufacturing suites to give CMO competitive edge with new therapies at attractive cost point Multiple production scale units purchased Devens, MA USA YMC will ship the first GMP scale twin-column HPLC systems enabled with the patented MCSGP (multi-column counter-current solvent gradient purification) process to a leading CMO. These first [...]

SWIFT BIOSCIENCES EXPANDS CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH WITH ACE2 SWIFT NORMALASE® AMPLICON PANEL

(ANN ARBOR, MICH.) Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the commercialization of DNA and RNA Library Preparation Kits recently launched a new ACE2 Swift Normalase® Amplicon Panel (SNAP) to further research on the main functional receptor for viral entry of Coronavirus. With global numbers of COVID-19 cases increasing, Swift remains committed to providing tools to [...]

Kristen Stewart to Join BD as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the appointment of Kristen Stewart to the newly created position of senior vice president of Strategy and Investor Relations.    In this role, Stewart will partner closely with the BD executive team to drive shareholder value [...]

AXT to Bring Poietis Next-Gen Bioprinters to Australia

Sydney, Australia - AXT are proud to announce that they have partnered with France-based Poietis to bring their next-generation bioprinting platforms to Australia. The NGB (Next Generation Bioprinting) system is a world first using laser-assisted bioprinting technology to print cells (from aggregates and cellular spots to single cell) rapidly and precisely in complex cellular formations in [...]

Carterra® Announces Successful Immunity Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients Using a SARS-CoV-2 Label-free Assay

A New SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Biosensor Chip was Successfully Deployed for Simultaneous Measurements of IgG, IgA, and IgM Using Only 2 µL of Serum per Patient SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA – Carterra® Inc., the world leader in high-throughput antibody screening and characterization, has announced the availability of a highly accurate assay for simultaneously measuring the concentration [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Companion Diagnostic Agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc.

Companion diagnostic will leverage the Oncomine Precision Assay to identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who may benefit from pyrotinib CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a companion diagnostic (CDx) agreement with Hengrui Therapeutics, Inc. (HTI), a U.S. subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical company Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd. (JHM), to develop a CDx that will [...]

New, Easy-to-Use, Compact, Ion Chromatography System Simplifies Water Analysis

Thermo Scientific Dionex Easion Ion Chromatography System makes everyday ion analysis simpler, while reducing total cost of ownership and need for maintenance SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Small environmental and academic teaching laboratories specializing in water analysis can benefit from simpler setup and operation and improved quality with a new, compact ion chromatography (IC) system that can bring an [...]

MOBILion Closes $35M Series B Financing Round

aMoon leads round to expand product portfolio and advance commercial efforts for MOBILion's SLIM technology for biotherapeutics characterization and novel biomarker discovery. Chadds Fords, PA. -- MOBILion Systems, Inc., a pioneer in fast, efficient, high-resolution instrumentation for biomarker discovery, diagnostics and therapeutic development, today announced a $35 million Series B funding round. The oversubscribed round was [...]

PerkinElmer Enhances Hand Sanitizer Analyzer to Detect Methanol in 30 Seconds or Less

nstrument also tests ethanol and isopropanol concentrations to confirm product efficacy WALTHAM, Mass.-- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that its Hand Sanitizer Analyzer instrument can be used to test for the presence of methanol in alcohol-based hand sanitizer products with pass/fail results delivered in 30 seconds or less. Recent warnings and recalls [...]

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