Twist Bioscience Synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA Controls Added to FDA Website as Reference Materials

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Twist Bioscience Corporation (Nasdaq: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today announced that its synthetic SARS-CoV-2 RNA Controls to provide quality control for the development, verification, and ongoing validation for diagnostic tests are now included on the U.S. Food and [...]

Avectas and Vycellix Announce Collaboration to Advance Next-Generation Solutions for the Optimized Manufacture of Cell & Gene Therapies

DUBLIN and TAMPA, Florida, -- Avectas, a cell engineering technology business and Vycellix, Inc. an immuno-discovery cell & gene therapy company, today announced that the companies have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop proprietary approaches for cell-based immunotherapeutic products. The companies will collaborate on the delivery of Vycellix’s novel RNA immunomodulator VY-M using Avectas’ [...]

One-hour coronavirus triage test developed by SQI Diagnostics to receive funding from University Health Network

Grant of $1 million used to finalize development and deployment of existing assay to triage coronavirus patients Toronto, Ontario, SQI Diagnostics Inc. (TSX-V: SQD; OTCQX: SQIDF), a life sciences and diagnostics company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics (“SQI”), has been selected by University Health Network (“UHN”) investigators to [...]

IsoPlexis and Institute for Systems Biology partner to uncover the functional immune mechanisms behind COVID-19 response

IsoPlexis teams with industry leaders to accelerate the development of improved detection methods that inform understanding and treatment of COVID-19 BRANFORD, Conn. and SEATTLE -- IsoPlexis, the leader in functional cellular proteomics, and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) announced a partnership mapping functional immune responses at the single cell level to study COVID-19. Uncovering functional immune responses using [...]

Dusty Tenney Appointed New CEO of Ultra-Low Freezer Innovator, Stirling Ultracold

ATHENS, Ohio — Stirling Ultracold, a subsidiary of Global Cooling, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of compressor-free biological sample storage systems in the life sciences, research and health care markets announced changes within its executive leadership.  Dusty Tenney has been recently appointed as the company’s new CEO.  Tenney brings deep industry experience and a proven [...]

PathSensors, Inc. Announced the Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Biosensor

BALTIMORE, MD  – PathSensors Inc, a Baltimore biotechnology company, announced today that they are developing a CANARY biosensor to detect the Novel SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent for the coronavirus disease COVID–19. The biosensor will be available for research purposes in May 2020 and validation data on the new SARS-CoV-2 product will be available [...]

Lexogen Inks Distribution Deal For India With Intra Globus Biosystems Pvt. Ltd (IGB)

VIENNA, AUSTRIA, MARCH 24, 2020 – Lexogen is pleased to announce the appointment of Intra Globus Biosystems Pvt. Ltd (IGB) as its official distributor in India, as a further step in growing its operations in the APAC region. IGB, a subsidiary of Integrated Gulf Biosystems LLC, is a well-established organization headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with a reputation of [...]

CELLvo™ Matrix Plus is a novel extracellular matrix derived from human cells that improves relevancy of cell culture studies

CELLvo™ Matrix Plus is a novel extracellular matrix derived from human cells that improves relevancy of cell culture studies The new cell culture substrate from StemBioSys supports isolation and culture of various cell types, including pluripotent cells. SAN ANTONIO, TX, March 24, 2020 – CELLvo™ Matrix Plus, a new extracellular matrix product from StemBioSys, Inc., [...]

Adam Equipment Debuts New Luna Analytical and Precision Balances

OXFORD, Conn. -- Adam Equipment, a leading manufacturer of professional scales and balances worldwide, expanded its line of balances into a new orbit with the launch of the Luna. Available in both analytical and precision models, Luna’s design combines an elegant form with intuitive function. A generously sized LCD display features large, 24mm-tall blue digits against a black background, allowing the user [...]

ZEISS Lightsheet 7 Allows Multiview Imaging of Both Living and Cleared Specimens

New Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscope Introduced Jena/Germany | ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) with its unique illumination principle allows fast and gentle imaging of whole living model organisms, tissues, and developing cells. The high stability of ZEISS Lightsheet 7 enables researchers to observe living samples over extended periods of time – [...]

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