August 24, 2020
Kits detect traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces such as plastics, ceramics and stainless steel WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today introduced two COVID-19 environmental testing kits to help food processors and contract labs detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in food plants such as plastic, ceramic [...]
KromaTiD Awarded Direct to Phase II SBIR Grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute
August 24, 2020
Longmont, CO – KromaTiD, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a Direct to Phase II SBIR grant by the National Human Genome Research Institute. The award supports development of a structural variant discovery platform – dGH DSCVR™ – enabling efficient discovery of genomic structural causes of rare disease and measurement of unwanted structural rearrangements [...]
August 20, 2020
- Lonza to utilize of IsoPlexis' IsoLight® automated proteomics platform - IsoLight® to be used for functional quality analytics for cell therapy products produced on Lonza's Cocoon® Platform, an automated cell manufacturing platform BASEL, Switzerland and BRANFORD, Conn. Quote from Matthew Hewitt, Head of Clinical Development and Personalized Medicine, Lonza: "This collaboration between Lonza and IsoPlexis highlights the [...]
UK Biobank Democratizes Data Access with its own Cloud-Based Data Analysis Platform
August 20, 2020
Among the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the world remains dangerously exposed to the novel and unknown health risks, despite exponential developments in our ability to improve and prolong life. Access to the right data could help scientists develop faster responses not only for global pandemics, but also for long-term improvements in [...]
Hygiena Releases GlutenTox ELISA Rapid G12, A More Sensitive, Faster Gluten Test
August 20, 2020
Improved test provides significant advance in determining gluten in food Hygiena, a leader in food safety testing, announced the release of GlutenTox ELISA Rapid G12, an improved test for the most immunotoxic peptide in gluten. The test provides more accurate results in less time than either previous versions or competitors’ ELISA tests for gluten. GlutenTox [...]
Ocean Insight Announces Dr. Michael Edwards as New President
August 20, 2020
Ocean Insight, the Applied Spectral Knowledge company, has named Dr. Michael Edwards as its new president. Edwards joined the company in July 2020. Edwards will be responsible for leading the delivery of Ocean Insight’s mission to apply spectral knowledge, and for supporting customers across academia and industry in developing spectroscopy-based solutions that address major challenges [...]
Cannabis’ First Portable HPLC Now Delivers 11+ Cannabinoids
August 20, 2020
Next Gen LightLab 3 Lets Non-technical Users Test Like a Laboratory NEW LONDON, NH – Orange Photonics, a cannabis testing instrumentation provider, announced the release of LightLab 3 its next generation, portable, high-performance liquid chromatography-based analyzer. LightLab is designed for non-technical users in cannabis-specific testing applications. Cannabis and Hemp touching businesses and regulators have long [...]
August 20, 2020
Alfa Chemistry announced to provide varieties of analytical chemical reagents, which could be widely used in multiple applications, such as chromatography, spectroscopy, titration (including Karl Fischer titration, acid-base titration, etc.), food microbiology, microscopy, water quality analysis, gravimetry and other analytical applications. New York, USA - On August 18, 2020, the US-based analytical testing company Alfa [...]
Rose City Labs Adopts Medicinal Genomics’ qPCR Technology for Cannabis Testing
August 20, 2020
Portland-based lab is the first in Oregon to move to microbiological methods for identifying pathogens BEVERLY, Mass. -- Medicinal Genomics Corp. (MGC), a pioneer in harnessing cannabis genomics to improve the agricultural productivity, safety and transparency of cannabis, today announced that Rose City Labs, a multistate state operating organization, has selected Medicinal Genomics' PathoSEEK® qPCR [...]
COVIDSeq™ Test Expands to More Customers
August 20, 2020
FDA amendment leverages the power of various Illumina sequencers for COVID-19 testing Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Illumina an amendment to the previous Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), expanding the installed base of next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems that can run COVIDSeq, a diagnostic test for COVID-19. With this amendment, more labs can embrace NGS’ [...]
