Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany today announced that two of its Life Science business’ CRISPR-assisted genome-editing patents have been allowed in the United States. Technology provides more tools to fight difficult-to-treat diseases Life Science business actively licensing its CRISPR-Cas9 technology for therapeutic and other uses Committed to ethical use of genome-editing technology Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, [...]

BRANFORD, Conn. -- IsoPlexis, the leader in functional cellular proteomics, today announced the appointment of John Strahley as Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Mr. Strahley will be responsible for the company's strategic planning, finance, accounting, investor relations, and treasury functions, among other pivotal roles. "We look forward to welcoming John to IsoPlexis' executive leadership team," said Sean Mackay, [...]

SHANGHAI, China -- Burning Rock and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in gene sequencing and array-based technologies, jointly announced today that they are joining forces to promote the development and standardization of NGS-based cancer therapy selection in China based on Illumina’s NextSeqTM 550Dx system. In 2015, Illumina’s sequencing technology and Burning Rock’s development and commercial capabilities were for [...]

WILMINGTON, Del.  -- CloudLIMS, a leading provider of laboratory informatics, announces the launch of a ready-to-go-live COVID-19 LIMS. CloudLIMS is preconfigured with CDC approved COVID-19 biorepository SOPs and can be quickly set up in less than a week. With the global pandemic gaining a strong foothold worldwide, CloudLIMS previously announced the offering of its flagship product, CloudLIMS [...]

Blue-Ray Biotech Corporation, a professional PCR instrument manufacturer, today releases its real-time PCR system, the TurboQ. Designed for multiplex PCR and routine detection with versatile features, TurboQ can greatly help bio-scientists and clinical lab practitioners in performing COVID-19 diagnostic testing and researches. Mr. Fed Chu, Sales Manager of Blue-Ray Biotech, explains why the company is [...]

Mérieux Equity Partners and Korys announce the launch of a new investment platform in Venture Capital to support innovative companies in the healthcare and nutrition sectors, in Europe and North America. OMX Europe Venture Fund FPCI ("OMX Europe") was launched with a significant financial commitment representing more than two thirds of the target size of [...]

Serstech has today received a patent approval for its SERS solution, which is used in combination with any of Serstech’s Raman instruments – the Serstech 100 Indicator or the recently launched Serstech Arx and Arx+. SERS is an acronym for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and is based on the signal amplification caused by resonance in [...]

Company to provide 50 Ion Torrent Genexus Systems for consortia members at a subsidized price to support global COVID-19 research CARLSBAD, Calif. -- To accelerate national, multi-institutional efforts focused on mapping coronavirus transmission and epidemiological studies, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announces the SARS-CoV-2 GlobalAccess Sequencing Program for research consortia and industry groups battling the spread of the [...]

AMSBIO has extended its COVID-19 research portfolio with the introduction of a service to provide custom lentivirus pseudotyped with spike glycoprotein from SARS-CoV-2 to help researchers identify potential targets for development of therapeutic drugs and vaccines. Various research groups around the world have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 uses its spike glycoprotein S, a main target for neutralization [...]

NEWARK, Calif. -- Intabio, Inc., a developer of analytical solutions that provide profound efficiency gains across all stages of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing, today announced the launch of its new website providing fresh information about Intabio's Blaze™ iCIEF-MS system. The new website features updated product information and a detailed look into Blaze's proprietary microchip-based technology. Commercial launch [...]