Biotech startup Opentrons creates even more lab technology to help biologists take advantage of lab automation, regardless of cost NEW YORK--Opentrons, the company making lab robotics accessible, launched the most affordable fully automated thermocycler ever, bringing end-to-end PCR based workflow automation to biologists everywhere. Opentrons Thermocycler with lid open Today many products on the market [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio--As concerns about Americans’ exposure to a certain group of chemical substances continues to grow, Battelle researchers have added another tool in their suite to help assess and understand occurrence. Known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), PFAS are chemicals that have been used for decades in products that repel stains, water, grease, and oil and in firefighting [...]

BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analytics, today announced that it has formed a collaboration with Debiopharm, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, to deliver a complete clinical and genomic data management solution to support its innovative oncology pipeline, including investigational product programs for Debio 0123 (Selective WEE1 inhibitor), diagnostic molecular screening for [...]

Today the ultra-high-throughput genetic sequencer, DNBSEQ-T7, independently developed by Shenzhen’s MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), was officially delivered to business partners. The first sequencers have arrived at the joint labs of partners such as BGI Tech Solutions Co., Ltd. and WeGene. Pre-delivery user test data showed that T7 performed well according to all indicators. As [...]

Cambridge, UK – Lightcast Discovery Ltd (“Lightcast”), an early stage developer of a next-generation microfluidic platform aiming to revolutionise complex cell analysis, today announces that it has raised £1.3 m (USD 1.6m) in seed financing from private investors to develop the capabilities and applications of its platform including continuing to expand its range of pilot studies. [...]

HERCULES, Calif. – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announces that it has joined the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Corporate Partnership Programme, to help expand EMBL’s portfolio of innovative scientific training courses designed for budding young scientists. EMBL is an intergovernmental organization and [...]

Strategic agreement utilizes FDA-approved next-generation sequencing Oncomine Dx Target Test to identify RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer and thyroid cancer patients who may be suitable for LOXO-292, Lilly's RET inhibitor CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company for development of a companion diagnostic that will use the U.S [...]

  SAN DIEGO-- SGI-DNA, a company dedicated to developing transformative synthetic genomics technologies and revolutionary DNA data storage solutions, has completed a $25 million Series A financing round led by Northpond Ventures, with participation from Oxford Finance and BroadOak Capital Partners. Proceeds of the financing will support the global commercial launch of the industry’s first fully [...]

New Thermo Scientific Pesticide Explorer workflow provides food testing laboratories with a robust testing solution for the analysis of multi-class pesticides Pictured: The Thermo Scientific Pesticide Explorer workflow. Please click here to download. DENVER – AOAC 2019 – A new workflow is designed to provide a validated analytical method combining advanced high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and triple quadrupole mass [...]

First in a new range to advance identification and selection of cells with the highest productivity Assay-ready reagent kit to reduce timelines and enhance efficiency in cell line development  Cambridge, UK, Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, today introduced the Cyto-Cellect™ Human IgGK Detection Kit, to be used [...]