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 [...]

SGI-DNA Launces Vmax X2, the Most Innovative Product in the Competent Cells Market Since the Discovery of E. coli

Pioneering synthetic biology company, SGI-DNA, releases a new protein expression system, accelerating into vaccinees and personalized medicines by delivering up to 4x more soluble protein than traditional E. coli methods in half the time San Diego, California - SGI-DNA, creators of the BioXp 3200 System and Gibson Assembly Reagents, has launched Vmax X2 Competent Cells, [...]

200 Oxford Nanopore sequencers have left UK for China, to support rapid, near-sample coronavirus sequencing for outbreak surveillance

Following extensive support of, and collaboration with, public health professionals in China, Oxford Nanopore has shipped an additional 200 MinION sequencers and related consumables to China. These will be used to support the ongoing surveillance of the current coronavirus outbreak, adding to a large number of the devices already installed in the country. Oxford Nanopore [...]

Vizgen Launches with $14M Series A Financing Led by ARCH Venture Partners and Northpond Ventures

Vizgen leverages validated, proprietary technology to push the boundaries of spatially resolved, single-cell transcriptomics, yielding unprecedented insight into molecular and cellular organization of both heathy and pathological tissues. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Vizgen, a privately-held biotech company developing solutions for next-generation spatially resolved, single-cell transcriptomics, announced the closing of a $14 million Series A financing led by ARCH Venture Partners [...]

OpGen Provides Update on Curetis Group Company Ares Genetics’ Collaboration with BGI Group to Offer Next-Generation Sequencing and PCR-based Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Testing in Europe

BGI Group responds to coronavirus crisis by providing reagent kits for molecular 2019-nCoV testing by next-generation sequencing and RT-PCR Ares Genetics to launch next-generation sequencing testing service for infection control and monitoring of 2019-nCoV evolution using BGI Group reagents Ares Genetics, Curetis Group and BGI Group to collaborate in the distribution of next-generation sequencing and [...]

Miltenyi Biotec introduces world’s first operator-free GMP-compliant cell sorting system

The new MACS® GMP Tyto® Cartridge completes the gentle, sterile, microvalve-mediated, and fully closed MACSQuant® Tyto® System BERGISCH GLADBACH  – With its new MACS® GMP Tyto® Cartridge, Miltenyi Biotec opens new possibilities for fluorescence-based, GMP-compliant cell sorting – a significant step forward for translational research and medical applications. Specifically developed for the MACSQuant® Tyto® Cell [...]

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