Ghent University, one of the leading research institutes working on digital PCR (dPCR) technology, recently signed a collaborative agreement with Stilla technologies. Stilla’s Naica system, a dPCR equipment, offers multiplexing to detect multiple target genes in a single assay with high precision and accuracy. In this collaborative project, the two parties will be joining hands [...]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) announced today that the Group for Innovative Cancer Treatment Division of the National Cancer Center in Japan has expanded its clinical research in colorectal cancer using the Hyperion™ Imaging System to study regulatory T (Treg) cell proliferation in tumor tissue with the goal of discovering a novel target for immunotherapy. Globally, colorectal cancer [...]

Direct integration of Genedata Bioprocess® and Umetrics® Suite MODDE® software enables seamless data flow and facilitates both design and execution of experiments in large-molecule process development Basel, Switzerland ‒ Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced a new out-of-the-box integration of the Genedata Bioprocess® platform with MODDE®, the Design of Experiment (DOE) software from Sartorius [...]

Merck and the European Space Agency (ESA) today signed a Letter of Intent to extend by a further two years their cooperation agreement from 2016. DARMSTADT, GERMANY Successful collaboration extended by a further two years Partnership to include the future topics Biosensing and Biointerfaces Clean Meat and Liquid Biopsy technologies are further areas of focus [...]

New design for improved clone selection as well as media and feed optimization in fed‑batch and perfusion mimic conditions System supports Cell & Gene therapy applications, including HEK293 for viral vector production, T-cells, iPSCs and other immune-derived cell lines Official launch at the ESACT Conference in Copenhagen (May 5–8, 2019) GOETTINGEN, Germany and ROYSTON, UK -  Sartorius [...]

SigNature® T Traceability System to be Installed in Egypt to Tag Two Cotton Varietals STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA” or the “Company”), a leader in PCR-based manufacturing for product authenticity and traceability solutions, announced today it received an order for the implementation of its SigNature® T cotton traceability system in Egypt to [...]

Micromeritics Instrument Corporation today announced it has named Petra Roth, to the newly created position of European Marketing Manager.   Petra Roth had spent 15 years with industry giant Thermo Fisher Scientific in various positions, most recently as Marketing Business Partner serving the Life Sciences business unit. “We are delighted to have a seasoned professional like [...]

Organ-on-Chip specialist CN Bio has signed a distribution agreement with Sydney-based AXT Pty. Ltd., Australia’s leading supplier of high technology scientific equipment. The agreement will see AXT distribute CN Bio’s innovative bioengineering products to medical researchers in academia and industry throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific region. CN Bio is a leading lab-on-a-chip company, based in [...]

Evidence Street® issues review supporting Whole Genome Sequencing The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) technology review organization, known as Evidence Street®, issued a positive review of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for children with multiple unexplained congenital anomalies or neurodevelopmental disorders of unknown etiology, as well as rapid WGS for critically-ill infants with suspected genetic disorders. [...]

StemoniX and NCATS to explore the use of microBrain® 3D in advancing new treatments for pain, opioid misuse and addiction as part of the NIH HEAL Initiative MAPLE GROVE, MN – StemoniX® Inc., a biotech company revolutionizing how new medicines are discovered, announced that it entered into a Research Collaboration Agreement with the National Center for Advancing Translational [...]