Fluidigm and SIgN Establish the First Center of Excellence in Singapore to Advance Imaging Mass Cytometry

Fluidigm’s First Mass Cytometry Center of Excellence in Singapore and Southeast Asia for Advancement of Highly Multiplexed Tissue Imaging in Translational and Clinical Research 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 the establishment of a new Center [...]

Intabio and Protein Metrics Launch Strategic Partnership

Firms to link platforms to supercharge biopharmaceutical quality monitoring capabilities NEWARK, Calif. and CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Intabio, Inc. and Protein Metrics Inc., developers of advanced analytical tools for accelerating biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing, today announced a co-development and co-marketing agreement to couple Intabio's Blaze™ instrument system with the Byos® software suite from Protein Metrics. The integrated Blaze-Byos platform [...]

Sony Introduces Innovative New Fluorescent KIRAVIA Dyes™ Enabling Higher Brightness reagents for the Life Science Segment

TOKYO -- Sony Corporation ("Sony") today announced the launch of KIRAVIA1* Dyes™, a new family of fluorescent dyes, for use in reagents for a wide range of life science applications. Fluorescent reagents are used to study the characteristics of tissues and cells in the life sciences fields, such as immunology and regenerative medicine. KIRAVIA Dyes [...]

Vanderbilt Vaccine Center Acquires Octet HTX System to Speed Antibody Screening

SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- ForteBio, the Biologics Business Unit of Molecular Devices, today announced that to aid in the discovery of human therapeutic antibodies to viral infections like dengue fever and eastern equine encephalitis, the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center recently became one of the first academic institutes in North America to adopt ForteBio's Octet HTX system.  A centerpiece in the Biopharm [...]

Akadeum Launches Mouse Naïve Cell Isolation Products

Akadeum microbubble technology enables rapid enrichment of naïve cells without a column or magnet. ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc., an Ann Arbor-based biotech company, announced today the expansion of its product line with mouse naïve CD4+ T cell and mouse naïve T cell negative selection isolation kits. The two new kits [...]

BROOKS AUTOMATION ANNOUNCES REALIGNMENT OF ITS LIFE SCIENCES SEGMENT

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS), announced today new leadership appointments and a realignment of its Life Sciences business organization to enhance capabilities and provide for optimal growth and efficiency. Over the past decade, Brooks has undergone a transformation from a pure semiconductor automation company to a company addressing two distinct growth segments, with leadership [...]

Park Systems Announces $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund for Researchers Setting up Nanoscience Labs in North America

Park Systems, world-leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes, announces a $1 Million Dollar Nano Research Grant Fund to support researchers who are starting new nanoscience labs in North America. The Park Systems Nano Research Grant Fund provides up to twenty grants of $50,000 towards the purchase of any AFM system and accessories manufactured by Park Systems. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Park [...]

Medicinal Genomics Signs on as Agilent US Value Added Reseller

BEVERLY, Mass. -- Medicinal Genomics Corporation (MGC), a pioneer in genomics that improves the yield, safety, and transparency of cannabis, has been signed as a US Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Agilent, a global leader in the life sciences, applied diagnostics, and chemical markets. "We're very pleased to add MGC to our cadre of Value Added [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Names Paul G. Parker to Head Strategy and Corporate Development

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that Paul G. Parker will join the company, effective April 15, 2020, as senior vice president, strategy and corporate development, which also includes corporate social responsibility. Parker will report to Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive [...]

Bionano Genomics Will Be Used in Research Identifying Gene Variants that Contribute to Coronavirus Disease Susceptibility

First study to be based in Wuhan, China; European and North American studies expected to follow SAN DIEGO -- Bionano Genomics announced the launch of a global network of studies aiming to identify genomic variants that influence COVID-19 disease resistance, sensitivity, disease progression and drug response. The first study will focus on the Wuhan, China [...]

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