The GenapSys Sequencer is exceptionally accurate and 100x smaller and more affordable than current high-throughput sequencers and will significantly expand access to genetic health insights Redwood City, CA -- GenapSys Inc. announced today that it has completed a $90 million funding round, led by Foresite Capital to commercialize the smallest and most affordable highly accurate [...]

STACS DNA delivers the only software that “understands the DNA testing process” OTTAWA, ON—STACS DNA, the sample-tracking software company, today announced that Signature Science, LLC, has selected STACS Casework DNA sample tracking and laboratory management software for its ANAB accredited laboratory in Austin, TX and the firm’s Center for Advanced Genomics in Charlottesville, VA. “Following an extensive search of [...]

WHITEFISH, Mont. -- xD Bio Inc., a privately held, Montana-based company announced today that the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the company $149,959 over 6 months for the first phase of a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant. The award supports researchers at xD Bio and collaborators at [...]

Smart capabilities deliver deep insight into samples, processes, and operational status SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a new generation of ICP-OES systems for laboratories serving the environmental, food, energy, chemicals, and materials markets. The new Agilent 5800 ICP-OES and 5900 ICP-OES systems incorporate an entirely new layer of smart capabilities that deliver deeper insight [...]

Porvair Sciences has developed a new range of filters for pipette tips for a leading separation science supplier who was looking to bring control of supply and manufacture of these components in house. Initially Porvair Sciences undertook testing to fully characterize (air flow, pore size, material make-up) the outsourced pipette tip filters the customer sought to replace. Then [...]

New extension enables researchers to explore the REAL Space of 11 billion readily accessible compounds directly from StarDrop CAMBRIDGE, UK, KIEV, UKRAINE and SANKT AUGUSTIN, GERMANY – Optibrium™, BioSolveIT™ and Enamine™, leading providers of software and services for drug discovery, today announce a three-way collaboration enabling efficient search of Enamine’s REAL Space directly from within Optibrium’s [...]

Certification of new Cambridge facility smooths path to future IVD approvals Oxford, UK. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), A Sysmex Group Company, is proud to announce that its new facility in Cambridge, UK, has achieved Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification of its quality management system (QMS). The announcement further solidifies the company’s aim to reach [...]

Virtual Companion to the Thermo Scientific TruScan RM Handheld Raman Analyzer Creates Efficiencies in Material Identity Verification for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Manufacturers TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- A new virtual companion to the Thermo Scientific TruScan RM Handheld Raman Analyzer is available for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers that continue to move toward more efficient modern digitization and cloud computing. This [...]

Manassas, VA – ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials resource and standards organization, today announced the appointment of Raymond D. Stapleton, Jr., PhD, to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer. With extensive management experience in translational sciences and the application of Lean Six-Sigma management in biopharmaceutical industries, Stapleton has the capacity and insight to [...]

The technology allows for mammalian transfection-ready DNA constructs to be synthesized, assembled into custom vectors, and amplified in a single day on the BioXp™ Gene Builder, eliminating the need to clone and copy DNA in E. coli. SAN DIEGO--SGI-DNA announces the launch of Gibson Assembly® RapidAMP™ technology—a novel approach that allows for cell-free synthesis and amplification of [...]