Riverview, FL  Metrohm USA is proud to announce the launch of the new ProfilerF series of Total Fluorine Analyzers. The ProfilerF Wastewater system is a single analyzer system capable of measuring the total organic fluorine profile in liquid samples and, with it, the impact of potentially harmful compounds on the environment. The ProfilerF Solids analyzer [...]

BALTIMORE, MD  – PathSensors Inc., a Baltimore biotechnology company, announced today that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has expanded the company’s exclusive license to include clinical applications for CANARY™ technology. This broader license allows PathSensors to move into the point-of-care diagnostic market, focusing initially on the SARS-CoV-2 biosensor. CANARY’s™ fast and highly sensitive assays will [...]

London and Oxford, UK: Today, LGC announced the acquisition of The Native Antigen Company (NAC), one of the world’s leading suppliers of high quality infectious disease antigens and antibodies. NAC is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of critical reagents to the in vitro diagnostic (IVD), pharmaceutical and academic sectors. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of native and recombinant [...]

Lincoln, NE: The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and subsequent COVID-19 pandemic places the subject of viruses and virology in the research spotlight for good reason. Scientists are seeking to understand the virus, characterize infectivity, and understand its mechanism of action in their quest to develop therapeutics and vaccines. Key to this process are quantifiable assays that provide robust data for all aspects [...]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - New York-based biotechnology firm EpiGentek has released a series of SARS-CoV-2 research assays in combatting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two kits focus on studies of SARS-CoV-2 targeted furin or proprotein convertase (PC) cleavage activity. These first-of-its-kind tools can be used to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 targeted PC and facilitated proteases using biological [...]

Bionano’s new Bionano Prep™ SP Tissue and Tumor Kit enables routine analysis of cancer biopsies and animal tissue expanding its addressable market to include solid tumors and model genomes commonly studied in pharmaceutical research and development SAN DIEGO -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), today announced that it has launched the new Bionano PrepTM SP [...]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- The introduction of two cutting-edge dual-beam focused ion beam scanning electron (FIB-SEM) microscopes at Covalent's Sunnyvale, CA headquarters will provide clients faster, deeper, and more advanced analytical capabilities. The Helios 5, provides superlative resolution for enhanced measurement and visualization – with specialized features particularly beneficial to clients' characterizing devices or complex nanostructures. The Scios has comparable [...]

-- Multiplexed Target Enrichment Panel Sequences the Entire Viral Genome for High Coverage of Target Regions, Better Accuracy and Mutation Tracking -- CleanPlex® Technology Produces High Quality Sequence-Ready Libraries with Excellent Sensitivity in Just 5.5 Hours Using an Efficient Workflow and Reducing Sequencing Costs by 99% -- Paragon Genomics Is Developing New Barcoding Method Enabling [...]

—First Fully Embedded SDMS Provides Security and Data Integrity for All Laboratory Files and Documents— —LabVantage 8.5 Includes a Powerful New Configuration Management and Transfer Feature to Ease System Administration— —Also Offers Many Additional New Features Enhancing Productivity and Usability— Somerset, NJ –  LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including [...]

Whole-genome sequencing offers the ability to reduce pediatric diagnostic odysseys which cost at least $14 billion annually in the U.S. SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) is bringing turn-key data analysis solutions to accelerate and facilitate the adoption of whole-genome sequencing with the launch of the TruSight™ Software Suite. TruSight Software delivers ready-made infrastructure to realize [...]