USF Health Heart Institute acquires 7T PET/MR and PET/CT imaging systems from MR Solutions for preclinical research The USF Health Heart Institute acquires 7T PET/MR and PET/CT integrated imaging systems – establishing the first comprehensive preclinical imaging suite at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. The 290-square-foot imaging suite includes three pieces of leading-edge MR Solutions equipment operated from [...]

LIMERICK, Pa.-- Rockland Immunochemicals Inc. has developed a critical antibody reagent essential to antibody tests used to determine SARS-CoV-2 exposure for patients suspected to have contracted COVID-19. This antibody specifically reacts with the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein present in patient samples and has shown in various independent testing laboratories in the United States, Europe and Asia to be [...]

Cambridge, UK - Genestack Ltd. today announced that its flagship multi-omics data catalogue, curation and integrative search product, Omics Data Manager (ODM), has been licensed and implemented by AstraZeneca. Genestack’s ODM is an enabling technology providing a central hub for organising and querying multi-omics data from multiple sites, including transcriptomics and proteomics. Curation tools, such as ODM, will enable AstraZeneca [...]

MALDI-2 Increases Small Molecule Sensitivity by One or Two Orders of Magnitude New prm-PASEF Workflow for Translational 4D Proteomics Large-Scale, High-Precision Peptide CCS Measurements for Deep Learning Short-gradient dia-PASEF Methods for High Throughput 4D Proteomics Unique CCS-enabled Mobility Offset Mass Aligned (MOMA) for Identification of Isobars ‘Run & Done’ Novel IP2/GPU Real-Time Search Engine for High-Throughput [...]

Dr. Linda Kidder will focus on key life science markets and applications HORIBA Scientific, a global leader in Raman, fluorescence spectroscopy and particle characterization solutions, is pleased announce that Dr. Linda Kidder has joined the company as our new Life Sciences Business Development Manager. Dr. Kidder will focus on developing and expanding our suite of [...]

With extended applications, Tapestri Designer, the only AI-powered cloud-based tool for single-cell panel designs, will improve drug development and CRISPR quality control studies SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California. Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA and multi-omics analysis, today announced extended capabilities for Tapestri Designer, the first-ever automated, cloud-based tool for designing targeted single-cell [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Benchling, the leading life sciences R&D cloud platform, announced it closed $50 million in Series D funding led by Alkeon and joined by new investors Spark Capital, Lux Capital and ICONIQ Partners, as well as existing investors Thrive Capital and Benchmark. The round comes at one of the most pivotal moments for the biotechnology industry [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. --Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in commercialization of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), has announced the release of its Swift Normalase™ Amplicon Panel (SNAP) SARS-CoV-2 kit. Targeting the full viral genome in a single tube reaction with a rapid 2-hour workflow, Swift's assay enables research and surveillance activities [...]

The UltraMicroscope Blaze enables 3D imaging of large or multiple cleared samples across scales BERGISCH GLADBACH - Miltenyi Biotec today announces the UltraMicroscope Blaze. With cutting-edge optics, it is the world’s first and only fully automated light sheet microscope. The new instrument enables users to image an entire mouse or multiple samples at subcellular resolution [...]

A new study has been initiated to evaluate whole-genome and RNA-sequencing as a first line diagnostic approach for patients in Sweden with acute leukemia. The study is conducted jointly by the national R&D platform Genomic Medicine Sweden and the biotech company Illumina – and is coordinated from Karolinska Institutet. Richard Rosenquist Brandell, photo: Creo Media [...]