QIAGEN launches new QIAseq FastSelect solutions to accelerate RNAseq
October 14, 2019
Highlighting broad portfolio of universal NGS solutions at American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) 2019 genomic research conference Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of innovative new technologies for faster, simpler library preparation for next-generation sequencing (NGS) in the growing field of RNA research. QIAGEN [...]
Lexogen partners with BlueBee to automate data analysis for CORALL RNA-Seq kit
October 14, 2019
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, AND RIJSWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS – Lexogen and BlueBee, global experts in transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics, respectively, have announced the implementation of the CORALL Total RNA-Seq data analysis pipeline on the BlueBee platform. Released by Lexogen earlier this year, CORALL is a novel all-in-one RNA-Seq Library Prep Kit, which enables fast and cost-efficient generation of UMI-labelled [...]
INTEGRA offers a Clear Advantage™ for NGS library preparation
October 14, 2019
INTEGRA Biosciences has a suite of products designed to lower the cost of PCR setup and NGS library preparation. From Clear Advantage™ multichannel reagent reservoirs to VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic multichannel pipettes, the company’s products can help to ensure efficient and reliable pipetting while reducing experimental costs. As the price of NGS equipment has [...]
Jens Niessner confirmed as CFO of the NETZSCH Group effective 1 August 2019
October 13, 2019
Selb – On 1 August 2019, the NETZSCH Group, headquartered in Selb named Diplom-Kaufmann Jens Niessner to the permanent position of Member of the Executive Board for Finance, Controlling and M+A. He took over this function on 1 January 2019 on an interim basis, in addition to his management duties for NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme [...]
* NEW * STANDARDS FOR ELEMENTAL IMPURITIES IN PHARMACEUTICALS ICH Q3D
October 11, 2019
Reagecon has introduced a NEW range of Standards for ICP, ICP-MS Elemental Impurities ICH Q3D, in the context of Pharmaceutical products, almost all of the major pharmacopoeias have published new regulations pertaining to Elemental Impurities. This publication presents in clear and concise detail, the history that predated these new regulations, the new methods that are recommended and specifics relating [...]
Introducing the Renishaw Virsa™ Raman Analyser
October 11, 2019
The Virsa Raman Analyser is a versatile, fibre-optic-coupled Raman spectroscopy system designed for reliable, detailed remote analysis. It enables the expansion of applications of Raman spectroscopy to a new range of samples and environments beyond the confines of a laboratory Raman microscope. The power of laboratory Raman, wherever you need it The versatile system offers [...]
Phitonex Announces $2M Seed Funding
October 10, 2019
Fluorescent Dye Platform Will Enable New Breadth and Depth in Single Cell Analysis DURHAM, N.C. -- Phitonex, Inc., developers of next generation fluorescent labels for biomarker detection on single cells, announces that is has closed a $2M seed round led by private investors. In life science research and diagnostics, the number of questions per individual cell is the [...]
October 10, 2019
The study, done in collaboration with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will leverage the Mission Bio Tapestri® Platform to improve the measurement of residual cancerous cells remaining post-treatment SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Mission Bio, Inc., the pioneer in high-throughput single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics, today announced that it has been awarded a [...]
Optibrium introduces Augmented Chemistry™ services to guide successful drug discovery
October 10, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, UK, 10 October, 2019 – Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the introduction of its Augmented Chemistry™ services, which provide collaborators with novel artificial intelligence technologies to supplement their skills and experience, enabling them to make more effective decisions and advance their drug discovery projects. In discovery projects, it is important [...]
MilliporeSigma Becomes the First to Use Acoustic Technology for Cell Therapy Manufacturing
October 10, 2019
Acquisition of FloDesign Sonics marks next step in autologous manufacturing Burlington, Massachusetts – MilliporeSigma today announced it has acquired FloDesign Sonics, of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, developer of a unique acoustic cell processing platform for the industrialization of cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Financial details were not disclosed. “Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapies, or CAR-T for short, employs the [...]
