NanoString Announces the Creation of the GeoMx Breast Cancer Consortium
December 11, 2019
Consortium Plans to Apply Spatial Analysis to Major Challenges in Breast Cancer Research SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2019-- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a leading provider of life science tools for translational research, today announced the formation of the GeoMx™ Breast Cancer Consortium (GBCC). The consortium is focused on using the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler to address some of the most challenging [...]
Genovis Launches Immobilized SialEXO® for Efficient Biopharmaceutical Sample Preparation
December 11, 2019
LUND, Sweden--Genovis enzymes are used as platform methods in analytical workflows using mass spectrometry within the biopharma industry. Immobilized SialEXO benefits mass spectrometry but will significantly impact analytical workflows using capillary electrophoresis (CE). Charge variants of proteins are often analyzed using CE and the technology is well established for protein analysis and quality control. From our [...]
Twist Bioscience and Pandion Therapeutics Expand Antibody Optimization Collaboration
December 11, 2019
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 an expanded antibody optimization collaboration with Pandion Therapeutics. Based on the successful completion of its first project for Pandion, Twist Biopharma, a division of Twist Bioscience, will apply [...]
Anton Paar and Covalent Metrology Announce Broad Collaboration, Silicon Valley Demo Showroom
December 10, 2019
UNNYVALE, Calif. -- Anton Paar, a leading manufacturer of laboratory and process instrumentation, has selected Covalent Metrology to be the home of its new Silicon Valley demo showroom. Anton Paar joins other industry leaders in selecting Covalent as a partner for their Silicon Valley demo showroom and applications lab. Collaboration with Covalent provides instrument manufacturers significant customer traffic, [...]
IDBS expands operations in India to capitalize on R&D growth
December 10, 2019
IDBS, a software informatics solution provider for biotech and pharma, has expanded its global reach in India and made two strategic hires in the region. The latest move by the firm is in response to growing demand and an expanding customer base in the region. R&D spending in India is expected to reach US$94 billion [...]
Markes becomes licensed world commercial supplier of thin-film solid-phase microextraction (TF-SPME)
December 10, 2019
Markes International Ltd has entered into a licensing and supply agreement with JP Scientific Ltd, producer and patent holder of thin-film solid-phase microextraction (TF-SPME), allowing Markes to supply the novel sampling device worldwide for a wide range of applications. TF-SPME is a sampling technique that uses carbon mesh sheets impregnated with sorbent phase(s). It is [...]
SCIEX Joins Genedata’s Ready-to-Run Partner Program
December 10, 2019
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, announced that it joined the Ready-to-Run Partner Program at Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D. This will help SCIEX and Genedata address increasing data analysis requirements, and support the incorporation of AI, machine learning, and automation in the industry. Ready-to-Run integrations [...]
December 10, 2019
PARIS -- Stilla Technologies, the provider of pioneering digital PCR (dPCR) solutions for high-precision genetic analysis, today announced three key hires: Khaled Bahi joins as CFO, with Jerome Leclercq named Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations Europe & Asia and Quang Tran named Quality & Regulatory Affairs Director. These hires come at a time of [...]
GEDmatch Partners with Genomics Firm
December 10, 2019
SAN DIEGO, CA — GEDmatch, a pioneer in consumer genealogy, today announced that it has joined with forensic genomics firm Verogen, Inc. in a move that allows the company to ensure ongoing privacy protections and enhance the customer experience for users of its website. “I am confident that we have found an ideal partner for [...]
Creoptix Appoints Line Stigen Raquet as Chief Executive Officer
December 10, 2019
Wädenswil/Zurich, Switzerland – Creoptix AG, a Switzerland-based company focused on next-generation bioanalytical instruments, today announced the appointment of Line Stigen Raquet as Chief Executive Officer with effect from beginning of January 2020. After seven years in the position, Matyas Vegh has decided to pursue new opportunities outside the company. “I am grateful to Matyas for his [...]

