BenchSci Raises $22 Million Series B and Launches New AI-Assisted Reagent Selection Product to Optimize $10.2 Billion in Life Science R&D Spend

TORONTO -- BenchSci, which uses machine learning to identify and resolve preclinical research inefficiencies in drug discovery, announced today it has raised $22 million in Series B financing, launched its new AI-Assisted Reagent Selection product, and expanded its contract with Novartis in a market worth more than $10.2 billion per year in life science R&D cost-saving opportunities. F-Prime [...]

Crystal Diagnostics Granted New Patent for Rapid Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

A fully automated, high throughput rapid pathogen detection platform is scheduled for market release in April 2020 Crystal Diagnostics (CDx) announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the company a second patent related to proprietary liquid crystal technology for rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogens. The Notice of Allowance complements [...]

Shoreline Biome announces new Asian distribution partnership

Microbiome products now available in China, Hong Kong, and Macau FARMINGTON, Conn.— Shoreline Biome, a microbiome research company that develops tools for characterizing microbiome populations down to the strain level, has announced a new distribution partnership in Asia. The distribution partner, Gene Company Limited, will sell Shoreline Biome’s microbiome kits and other products to companies [...]

Cellectricon and StressMarq Biosciences collaborate to develop next generation reagents and assays to advance neurodegenerative disease research

MOLNDAL, SWEDEN and VICTORIA, BC, CANADA – Cellectricon, a collaborative services provider dedicated to advancing drug discovery and research in the areas of chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases announces a collaboration with StressMarq Biosciences. As a supplier of life science reagents such as primary antibodies, antibody conjugates, proteins, immunoassay kits and small molecules, Stressmarq Biosciences will [...]

Enzene Biosciences chooses Novasep BioSC® Pilot chromatography for its automated end to end continuous manufacture of mAb.

Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, announces Enzene Biosciences (India) has chosen BioSC® Pilot for purification of biopharmaceuticals to operate in its Pune plant.  BioSC® Pilot is dedicated to the purification of biomolecules such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), from early pilot phase to small commercial production.  It fits particularly [...]

Cyprus-based EPOS-Iasis acquires MILabs innovative Optical/CT system

Aimed at achieving a paradigm shift in Oncology research by imaging and quantifying fluorescent signals deep in the brain of of animal models and to quantitate the molecular response of biomarkers to therapy Nicosia, Cyprus and Utrecht, the Netherlands EPOS-Iasis Research and Development Ltd and the University of Cyprus UCY have acquired a MiLabs Hybrid [...]

Royston Group Acquires Hamilton Laboratory Systems

February 3, 2020 – SRR Holdings, Inc., dba Royston Group, has acquired Hamilton Laboratory Solutions (“Hamilton”). Royston Group is owned by Industrial Opportunity Partners (“IOP”), an operations-focused private equity firm. Royston Group President and CEO Frank Callis shared, “We welcome the addition of Hamilton Laboratory Solutions to our portfolio of industry-leading brands and look forward [...]

NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing Enhances Product Portfolio with Rheometers

We proudly announce the extension of our product portfolio with the Kinexus rotational rheometers and Rosand capillary rheometers formerly manufactured and distributed by Malvern Panalytical Limited (“Malvern Panalytical”). NETZSCH and Malvern Panalytical look back on many years of close collaboration, making the acquisition of Malvern Panalytical’s rheology business a natural step in this journey. For [...]

WITec Japan Opens New Office in Yokohama

To better serve our growing business in Japan, WITec K.K. has relocated the national office to Yokohama. Within a two-minute walk from the JR Kannai station and close to Yokohama Stadium, home of the Baystars baseball team, our new office is conveniently accessible from all over Japan. In addition to delivering Raman imaging solutions with [...]

ZEISS and RIKEN Innovation establish partnership in bioengineering and data management

Synergizing RIKEN's excellence in basic research in bioengineering with ZEISS's expertise in imaging and sensing Oberkochen/Germany, Tokyo/Japan |  ZEISS Group ZEISS and RIKEN Innovation Co., Ltd. today entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly explore opportunities in aiming to identify projects where the combination of RIKEN’s expertise in bioengineering and image data manipulation and [...]

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