ERS Genomics and Axxam announce CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement to enhance discovery services

DUBLIN, Ireland, and MILAN, Italy: ERS Genomics Limited (“ERS Genomics”), which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR-Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Axxam S.p.A. (“Axxam”), a leading discovery biology company, today announced the signing of a license agreement granting Axxam access to ERS Genomics' CRISPR-Cas9 patent portfolio, to support [...]

Fluidigm CyTOF Technology Used to Evaluate Stem Cell Therapy as a Potential Treatment for COVID-19 Pneumonia

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced that Fluidigm® CyTOF® technology was used in a clinical study producing preliminary evidence that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy improves outcomes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, providing key information about [...]

Labguru integrates free video conferencing & documenting tool to support remote lab collaboration during COVID-19

Cambridge MA – Electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) pioneer, BioData, today announces its support for the global science community with the introduction of a new video conferencing service in its leading Labguru ELN platform, free of charge for all customers. The new LabRoom tool facilitates live global collaboration, experiment planning and tracking, as well as data collation and analysis, all within the Labguru electronic web notebook. Jonathan Gross, Founder and CTO of BioData explains: "Faced with the COVID-19 global pandemic, adapting to [...]

Wiley Acquires Bio-Rad’s Informatics Spectroscopy Software and Spectral Databases

Latest Acquisition Enhances Wiley Science Solutions Furthering Laboratory Impact HOBOKEN, N.J.--John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWA) (NYSE:JWB), a global leader in research and education, today announced the acquisition of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.’s Informatics products including the company’s spectroscopy software and spectral databases. The acquisition adds expertise, content, and powerful software to Wiley’s Science Solutions segment. Terms of [...]

Quartzy Opens East Coast Fulfillment Center

PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Quartzy, the world's most popular laboratory productivity platform, announced today the launch of an east-coast fulfillment center to better serve its customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. For these customers, this new fulfillment center will provide next-day access to thousands of lab supply products. Quartzy helps scientists manage the unique [...]

NanoMosaic Announces Exclusive License to Nanoneedle Technology from Harvard

BOSTON -- NanoMosaic L.L.C. announced today it is commercializing technology for high-throughput, high-sensitivity analyte detection initially developed at Harvard University, through an exclusive license agreement with Harvard Office of Technology Development. NanoMosaic's screening tools may aid in a number of biomedical fields including the early detection of disease, prognostic monitoring, biomarker discovery, and infectious disease [...]

New NGS service lab now open in Middleton, WI for expanded global support

Back in September 2018, LGC acquired Lucigen Corporation. The ISO accredited site is based in Middleton, Wisconsin and employs just over 75 people. Lucigen specialises in enzymes, competent cells, and cloning systems to support applications in diagnostics, drug discovery, synthetic biology and gene editing, and now as a part of the Biosearch Technologies portfolio, is expanding [...]

Miltenyi Biotec launches new tool for coronavirus-specific T cell research

Specially developed research-grade PepTivator® Peptide Pools for SARS-CoV-2 BERGISCH GLADBACH – Miltenyi Biotec today launches the SARS-CoV-2 PepTivator Peptide Pools, a new addition to its popular PepTivator Portfolio specifically developed to help researchers currently investigating COVID-19. Based on decades worth of experience in developing products for virus-specific T cell research, SARS-CoV-2 PepTivator Peptide Pools work [...]

BIOKÉ and abc biopply announce a distribution agreement for the Benelux countries

LEIDEN - BIOKÉ, a business unit of Cell Signaling Technology Europe, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with abc biopply, an innovative and dynamic biotech company, to distribute abc biopply’s 3D CoSeedis™ cell culture technology in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux), effective immediately. “We cannot wait to bring the novel 3D CoSeedis™ cell [...]

DR. ROELAND NUSSE: GAIRDNER AWARD RECIPIENT AND BIO-TECHNE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER

MINNEAPOLIS  -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced a member of its board of directors, Dr. Roeland Nusse, has become one of the 2020 Canada Gairdner International Award recipients. The Gairdner Foundation was established in 1957 with the main goal of recognizing and rewarding international excellence in fundamental research that impacts human health. Annually, seven awards [...]

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