Pandemic Response CoLab: New initiative to solve COVID-19 challenges

Open to individuals, businesses and groups with the goal of developing a diverse, global community of problem solvers Cambridge, Mass.— MIT’s new Pandemic Response CoLab—a joint project of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI), the MIT Community Biotechnology Initiative (CBI) at the MIT Media Lab, and MilliporeSigma, as a founding member — has launched today with the goal of bringing together innovators from across the globe to [...]

Berkeley Lights Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Berkeley Lights, Inc., (Nasdaq: BLI) a leader in Digital Cell Biology, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 9,315,000 shares of common stock, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional 1,215,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering [...]

CleanAir Engineering validates stack measurement feasibility with Picarro EtO analyzer

CRDS proven as leap in measurement and monitoring to support accurate exposure data Santa Clara, CA – CleanAir Engineering (CleanAir) has completed a feasibility study on the measurement of Ethylene Oxide (EtO) using the Picarro G2910 EtO Gas Concentration Analyzer, by measuring this hazardous air pollutant in real-time at detection limits of parts-per-trillion (ppt) from a stack. While the mutagenic [...]

CONSUMER PHYSICS LAUNCHES NEW DRY MATTER ANALYZER TO OPTIMIZE SILAGE HARVESTING AND ENSURE CONSISTENT DRY MATTER INTAKE

The new SCiO Cup enables custom harvesters, feed companies, nutritionists, and dairy and beef producers to analyze dry matter within seconds St. Cloud, MN – Ag-tech company Consumer Physics, is introducing SCiO Cup – the world’s fastest, portable, lab-grade forage dry matter analyzer. The smartphone-operated device transforms feed analysis by enabling frequent dry matter analysis. SCiO [...]

BIO-TECHNE ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL RELEASE OF NEW ASSAY FOR DETECTING ASOS, MIRNAS, AND SIRNAS IN TISSUE

Expanding research tools to detect small non-coding RNAs in situ by combining molecular information with spatial context. MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced the expansion of the RNAscope™ platform with the release of the miRNAscope™ Assay. The RNAscope technology is an advanced in situ hybridization assay for the spatial visualization of single-molecule RNA with [...]

PerkinElmer Introduces AuroFlow® AQ Mycotoxin Platform to Support Testing for Top Six Regulated Mycotoxins in Grain Commodities

Features water-based testing strips and handheld reader delivering convenience and accuracy WALTHAM, Mass -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched its AuroFlow® AQ Mycotoxin Platform. This new solution  includes strip test versions for Total Aflatoxin, Deoxynivalenol (DON), Fumonisin, Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone and T-2/HT-2.  Lab professionals, technicians and farmers can utilize [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Response to COVID-19 Continues to Expand to Support Development and Production of Therapeutics and Vaccines

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, continues to expand global capacity and capabilities across its leading pharma services network to support customers in government, industry and academia as they accelerate development and production of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies and other treatments. The company is now supporting more [...]

ONTOLOBRIDGE – A NOVEL PLATFORM TO CONNECT USERS AND DEVELOPERS OF SCIENTIFIC VOCABULARIES

Now Available via the BioPortal National Ontology Repository Screenshot of OntoloBridge in the NCBI BioPortal OntoloBridge is now available on BioPortal! The project, funded by a collaborative U01 grant between Stanford University, University of Miami, and Collaborative Drug Discovery, was designed to bridge the gap between regular users of controlled scientific vocabularies and the creators of [...]

Stackable, Low Profile Deep Well Microplates for Lab Automation

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of low profile deep well microplates - optimised for laboratory automation. Flexibility, scalability and efficient use of storage space is essential to productive automation workflows. This new range of 96-well deep well microplates are designed to maximise storage space by offering a storage volume of 0.5ml / well [...]

QUANTERIX’ SIMOA TECHNOLOGY POWERS NEW INSIGHTS INTO COVID-19 IMMUNE RESPONSE AND REVEALS INDICATORS OF DISEASE SEVERITY

Findings from newly published research demonstrate promise of ultra-sensitive biomarker technology to identify and define high-risk populations through quantification of interferon (IFN) type I BILLERICA, Mass. -- Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced that researchers across the globe are deploying its Simoa® technology to profile innate [...]

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