This funding will be used to develop a compact, low-cost device for the autonomous monitoring of hazardous substances in high-risk settings, such as oil refining, power generation, and chemical manufacturing. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Zebra Analytix—a VIC Technology Venture Development portfolio company—announced today that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National [...]

Cytiva’s Fast Trak biomanufacturing services advances pre-clinical through Phase II development and manufacturing CDMO facility offers cutting-edge automation capabilities and flexible solutions for biotechnology companies Cytiva, formerly part of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, is celebrating the completion of an extensive renovation to its Fast Trak cGMP contract biomanufacturing and process development site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, [...]

iGLS Among Labs Chosen by Spanish Health Authorities to Expand SARS-CoV-2 Screening End-to-End Workflow from Extraction through Real-Time PCR Using Fluidigm Microfluidics Technology and Reagents Screening of Critical Populations Under Way, Capacity of Up to 6,000 Tests Per Day on Single Instrument SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with [...]

DURHAM, N.C. -- Phitonex, Inc., developers of next generation fluorescent reagents for single cell analysis, launched more new fluorescent labels at one time than have been released in the past 2 decades.  Today, they also revealed a suite of fluorescent labels for a third laser line (NovaRed), introduced the first digital fluorescent labels, and are [...]

Latest updates demonstrate commitment to customers and market leadership of Phoenix Platform PRINCETON, NJ – Certara®, the global leader in biosimulation, today announced the launch of version 8.3 of its Phoenix™ platform, the industry gold standard in pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) and toxicokinetic modeling and simulation software Version 8.3 delivers new features to drive efficiencies and quality and [...]

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Berkeley Lights, Inc., a leader in Digital Cell Biology, today announced the Opto Antigen-Presenting Bead (APB) kit, a new reagent kit that activates and expands antigen-specific T cells in peripheral blood to create artificial T cells. The APB kit is ten times more effective than the current, standard dendritic cell process, which [...]

Latest updates demonstrate commitment to customers and market leadership of Phoenix Platform PRINCETON, N.J. Certara®, the global leader in biosimulation, today announced the launch of version 8.3 of its Phoenix™ platform, the industry gold standard in pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) and toxicokinetic modeling and simulation software. Version 8.3 delivers new features to drive efficiencies and quality and save [...]

Partnership targets accelerating the commercialization of enzymatic DNA synthesis; Codexis invests cash and protein engineering for equity stake in Molecular Assemblies REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SAN DIEGO  – Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDXS), a leading protein engineering company and developer of high-performance enzymes, and Molecular Assemblies, Inc., a pioneer in the field of enzymatic DNA synthesis, announce [...]

First-of-its-kind test allows for significant increase in testing capacity NASHVILLE, Tenn. - PathGroup, one of the largest private providers of pathology, clinical and molecular laboratory services in the United States, today announced the company has been selected as an early access partner for the launch of Illumina's new sequencing-based COVID-19 test, COVIDSeq. COVIDSeq accommodates more [...]

Reverse genetics system enables studies of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness Boston, MA. -- Kerafast Inc., developers of an online platform to facilitate access to unique lab-made bioresearch materials, today announced the availability of the Delta-G-VSV Pseudotyping System for coronavirus research applications. The system, developed by the Michael Whitt laboratory at University of Tennessee, enables [...]