BD Debuts New Software for Flow Cytometry Analysis
June 19, 2019
FlowJo™ software version 10.6 adds new features and integration with BD FACSDiva™ software Franklin Lakes, N.J. – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the availability of FlowJo™ software version 10.6 for flow cytometry data analysis. The software adds new analysis capabilities and enhances integration with BD FACSDiva™ software, [...]
High Performance Drosophila ChIP Kits
June 18, 2019
Porvair Sciences has introduced the first commercial ChIP kit range dedicated to Drosophila (fruit fly). Benefiting from proprietary bead-free ChIP technology, these new kits deliver high-quality ChIP-ready chromatin from as little as 5 Drosophila specimens and from a range of Drosophila tissues. The fruit fly (Drosophila) is a very widely used model organism for genetic and epigenetic research. However, until [...]
June 18, 2019
University Chooses Micromeritics TriStar II Plus Automated, Three-Station Gas Absorption System Norcross, GA- Researchers designing and synthesizing new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) are benefiting from high throughput surface area and porosity characterization with a Micromeritics TriStar II Plus automated, three-station gas adsorption system. A key focus for the group is [...]
Illumina’s takeover of PacBio raises competition concerns
June 18, 2019
Illumina’s proposed takeover of PacBio raises competition concerns in the supply of specialist DNA sequencing systems in the UK, a CMA investigation has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the proposed $1.2 billion merger of Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc (PacBio). The companies are both global suppliers [...]
Element Biosciences Secures $15 Million Series A Financing Led by Foresite Capital and Venrock
June 18, 2019
Veteran Team Reinventing Genetic Analysis Tools to Expand Access and Improve Quality SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Element Biosciences, Inc., a company focused on the development of genetic analysis tools secures $15 million in Series A funding led by Foresite Capital and Venrock. Proceeds from the financing will support the development of disruptive technologies designed to significantly improve quality [...]
IDBS E-WorkBook chosen by Solvay for global R&I digital transformation
June 18, 2019
IDBS’ E-WorkBook has been implemented by Solvay, an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, as part of a digital transformation project that has removed paper-based processes across the organization. The E-WorkBook platform was rolled out to over 1,500 users across 30 global sites and 80 labs, helping Solvay improve data capture, analysis and reporting across its global [...]
June 18, 2019
Reagecon offer an extensive range of new independent standards, suitable for use on leading brands of TOC/ TIC analysers for laboratory and online applications. Although the below list is not totally exhaustive it does include independent standards for makes and models listed alphabetically as follows: Analytik Jena® [...]
June 18, 2019
Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, today announced the launch of the LightningTM optofluidic platform, which directly visualizes phenotype and function of 1000s of T cells in days to help scientists address challenges in developing cancer immunotherapies. The product will be showcased at the upcoming 34thCongress of the International Society for [...]
June 18, 2019
Japan selects QIAGEN Clinical Insight-Interpret to handle next-generation sequencing data Hilden, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan – QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its QIAGEN Clinical Insight (QCI) offering was selected by the National Cancer Center of Japan, as part of the Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s precision medicine program, for [...]
Sartorius starts up operations at expanded site in Puerto Rico
June 18, 2019
Göttingen, Germany | Yauco, Puerto Rico Investment of more than 100 million U.S. dollars Area designed for future growth After investing more than 100 million U.S. dollars, Sartorius, a leading international partner of biopharmaceutical research and the industry, started up its expanded manufacturing operations in Yauco, Puerto Rico. The U.S. market is primarily supplied from this [...]
