Timegate Instruments Ltd Joins Bio-Rad’s KnowItAll Raman Spectral Identification Partner Program

As a Partner, Timegate Offers its Customers Access to the Largest Global Raman Library and Identification Software from Bio-Rad OULU, Finland and HERCULES, Calif.–Timegate Instruments Ltd, developer and manufacturer of time-gated Raman spectrometers and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that [...]

QIAGEN and LabCorp deepen relationship with widespread use of bioinformatics solutions

Seven-year collaboration expands LabCorp’s use of QIAGEN’s QCI platform with QIAGEN’s Human Gene Mutation Database for rare and hereditary workflows Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced an agreement with LabCorp® (NYSE: LH) to extend their current QIAGEN Clinical Insights (QCI) license with QIAGEN’s Human Gene Mutation Database [...]

SOPHIA GENETICS WELCOMES MILTON SILVA-CRAIG TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Boston, MA, US & Lausanne, Switzerland: SOPHiA GENETICS, leader in Data-Driven Medicine, announced today that Milton Silva-Craig joined its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Silva-Craig brings over 25 years of experience holding executive positions in healthcare. Silva-Craig is a successful leader who has demonstrated expertise in growing and scaling businesses in various fields of [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Latest Forensic Laboratory-Qualified Capillary Electrophoresis Platform

Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification brings trusted technology and validated workflow to forensic DNA laboratories SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Forensic scientists now have access to the Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification, an affordable and easy-to-use capillary electrophoresis (CE) platform that is able obtain gold-standard quality STR-based DNA profiles without compromising [...]

Everingham & Kerr, Inc. is pleased to announce that a Cianflone Scientific Group has been acquired by King Tester Corporation & Salt Creek Capital

Mt. Laurel, NJ Everingham & Kerr, Inc. announced today that Main Line Equity Partners has divested Cianflone Scientific Group (consisting of Cianflone Scientific and Tensitron; collectively “CSG”) to King Tester Corporation, a Salt Creek Capital portfolio company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, CSG is a [...]

GenapSys Raises $90M Series C Led by Foresite Capital to Commercialize Its Breakthrough Electronic Gene Sequencer

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 [...]

Signature Science Selects STACS Casework Software for Commercial DNA Laboratories

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 [...]

Montana-Based xD Bio Inc. Receives STTR Grant for Genomic Work

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 [...]

Agilent Announces New ICP-OES Systems with Innovative Instrument Intelligence

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 Secures Major Contract for Pipette Tip Filters

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 [...]

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