January 10, 2020
SEQuoia Complete Stranded RNA Library Prep Kit is a high-performance kit that captures both long and short RNAs in a single library even from limited and low-quality samples. HERCULES, Calif. – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced the launch of the SEQuoia Complete Stranded RNA Library Prep Kit, a novel approach to RNA-Seq [...]
January 9, 2020
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Aspect Biosystems (“Aspect”) (“the Company”), a biotechnology company pioneering microfluidic 3D bioprinting of human tissues, today announced a US $20 million Series A financing round. Radical Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs developing and applying deep tech to solve global problems and transform massive industries, led the round with [...]
January 9, 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Element Biosciences today announced the close of a Series B financing round of $80.3 million, with participation from new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company and JS Capital LLC, as well as existing investors Foresite Capital and Venrock. To date, the company has raised a total of more than $100 million. Proceeds [...]
U.S. Silica Promotes Brad Casper to President
January 9, 2020
KATY, Texas -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced the promotion of Brad Casper to the role of President as part of the Company's long-term succession planning, with Bryan Shinn continuing as U.S. Silica's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. "Brad has been an integral part of our [...]
Reading 2D-Barcoded Tubes Directly at the Point of Storage or Retrieval
January 9, 2020
Ziath has announced that it will launch a revolutionary web-based 2D-barcoded tube identification product - Datapaq 5 at SLAS 2020** in San Diego, USA. In modern laboratories - samples are typically stored in large -80°C freezers, liquid nitrogen tanks or fully automated stores that are often inconveniently situated in an outbuilding or a basement. Datapaq 5 is [...]
MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES ELECTS GREGORY T. LUCIER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 9, 2020
Industry veteran brings business building experience to growing life science company SAN DIEGO – Maravai LifeSciences, a global provider of life science reagents and services to researchers and biotech partners, today announced that Gregory T. Lucier has been elected to its board of directors. Mr. Lucier, a 25-year veteran of the healthcare industry, is currently [...]
Omniome Closes $60 Million Series C Financing To Advance Novel Genomic Sequencing Platform
January 9, 2020
Company Raises $145 Million in Eighteen Months to Complete Development and Early Commercialization of Breakthrough DNA Sequencing Platform SAN DIEGO -- Omniome, Inc., developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform capable of delivering unsurpassed sequencing accuracy, today announced it has raised an additional $60 million with the completion of its Series C financing. The funding round was led by Madrone [...]
January 9, 2020
BRANFORD, Conn. -- Isoplexis the leader in single-cell functional proteomics, has announced today that it has raised an additional $20 million in its Series C financing, bringing the entire Series C round to $45 million. The funding will continue to drive the global commercial expansion of its IsoLight single-cell proteomic analysis platform. The recent financing was led by Northpond Ventures, [...]
SP Scientific launches the HT Series 3i Evaporators
January 9, 2020
New high-throughput, high-speed evaporator range significantly increases ease of use, with reduced environmental impact HT Series 3i Evaporator IPSWICH, UK – SP Scientific has announced the launch of the HT Series 3i Evaporators, the updated replacements for the highly successful HT Series 3 evaporator range. Already established as the ultimate in solvent removal technology, the new HT Series 3i [...]
Calibre Scientific Acquires NeXtal Biotechnologies to Further Expand its Protein Portfolio
January 8, 2020
LOS ANGELES -- Calibre Scientific is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the NeXtal Biotechnologies line of structural biology products from Qiagen NV (QGEN). NeXtal specializes in the production of unique screens and plates for protein crystallization, an important step in the complex process of structural biology studies and structure-based drug design. [...]
