We’ve upgraded the touchscreen firmware for our popular Atlas HD jacketed reactor systems to offer many of the advanced automation features previously only available using the system’s PC-based control software. These enhanced automation options – such as pH-controlled and temperature-dependent dosing – add to the system’s existing functionality to offer even greater flexibility in protocol design. The [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Complete Genomics, a U.S. affiliate of MGI, has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against Illumina in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit, filed September 30, alleges that Illumina and its customers are using various gene sequencers and related reagents, including NovaSeq 6000, HiSeq X Ten, HiSeq 3000, and HiSeq 4000, [...]

SEATTLE--NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the appointment of Mark Winham as senior vice president of Operations effective October 2, 2019. Mr. Winham worked for more than ten years in manufacturing for Applied Biosystemsand Life Technologies, serving in positions of escalating responsibility from senior director to vice [...]

Bruker and Freiberg Instruments Establish Related EPR Supply Partnership FREIBERG, Germany -- Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the acquisition of the Magnettech EPR business from Freiberg Instruments GmbH, and the establishment of a related, long-term EPR supply partnership with Freiberg Instruments.  Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Magnettech’s benchtop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) [...]

Partnership provides automation and high throughput-ready reagents without cold chain shipping and storage requirements CORALVILLE, IA – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a leading comprehensive genomics solutions provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Argonaut Manufacturing Services (Argonaut), a leading cGMP contract manufacturer and lyophilization provider. Together, they will provide custom lyophilized reagents with the goal of eliminating the need for [...]

Cambridge, United Kingdom – Congenica Ltd, a digital health technology company enabling accelerated interpretation of complex genomic data to improve disease diagnosis, has announced significant developments to its software solution, with the integration of powerful new reference data sources, DECIPHER and Mastermind® into its clinical decision support platform. Congenica® is state-of-the-art software accelerating the interpretation of complex genomic data [...]

Partnership with Genomenon Includes Placing Mastermind Genomic Search Engine at UK’s National Health Service (NHS)   Congenica Partners with Genomenon to Integrate Mastermind into Congenica Clinical Platform Partnership with Genomenon Includes Placing Mastermind Genomic Search Engine at UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Genomenon announced a partnership with Congenica Ltd today that incorporates Mastermind® Genomic Search Engine results into [...]

The University of Alberta has just received an AM73 autosampler and computer upgrade on their MT-100 series Automated Titration System. On September 25, 2019, a new shelf, sampler, and computer were installed after 12+ years of robust operation and trusted results. The MT-100 series system measures conductivity, pH, alkalinity, and gran alkalinity, and has been [...]

New MSF16 high-capacity and easy-to-use instrument is designed to advance customers’ test programs and shorten their development time NEW CASTLE, Del.--Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the new TA Instruments™ MSF16 Multi-Specimen Fatigue Instrument. The MSF16 extends the capability of accelerated cyclic testing by loading 16 specimens simultaneously, rapidly delivering insights into the failure limits [...]

LEIDEN, and UTRECHT, the Netherlands, October 1st , 2019 -- MIMETAS and Hubrecht Organoid Technologies (HUB) announce that they entered into a strategic collaboration to market organoid models on a Chip. The agreement includes a license to MIMETAS to market HUB Organoids in an assay ready format, as well as a collaborative effort to develop disease-specific models. "We're [...]