PAC’s Headquarters are now ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited for Calibration and Testing
January 10, 2019
PAC is pleased to announce that its headquarters facility located in Houston, Texas has been approved for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board for: manufacturing testing and calibration, as well as in-house depot and field testing and calibrations services. The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the largest multi-disciplinary accreditation body in [...]
FACIT Makes Follow-on Investment in AI-based genomics company, DNAstack
January 10, 2019
TORONTO, ON – FACIT, a business accelerator for Ontario oncology innovations, announced a follow-on investment in Toronto-based start-up DNAstack. The start-up is developing advanced data standards and technologies that make it easier for scientists to find, access, analyze and share complex and large volumes of multi-omics data in the cloud. In conjunction with this investment, FACIT [...]
NRGene and Syngenta Expand Genomics Collaboration in Key Crops
January 10, 2019
Following a successful pilot, Syngenta has chosen the GenoMAGIC platform to support its advanced molecular breeding program in maize DURHAM, N.C. & SAN DIEGO & NESS ZIONA, Israel--Syngenta, a leading global agrochemical and seed company, and NRGene, the leading genomics-to-breeding solution provider, announced today a key milestone in their multi-year collaboration. The deal centers around NRGene’s cloud-based [...]
January 10, 2019
Following successful beta program, theSimoa SP-X next generation benchtop and CorPlex are launching ahead of schedule to further revolutionize cancer research, immunotherapy monitoring, and drug development LEXINGTON, Mass.-- Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ:QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, today announced the much-anticipated full launch of its Simoa SP-X Imaging [...]
January 10, 2019
Novogene Tianjin to offer end-to-end sequencing through interpretation and reporting by integrating LifeMap’s leading TGex Clinical NGS tertiary analysis platform with their sequencing and bioinformatics services in China Partnership to expand LifeMap’s access to the Chinese Market ALAMEDA, Calif. – LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: AGE) announced today that Tianjin [...]
Tosoh Corporation Invests in Semba Biosciences, Inc.
January 10, 2019
Tokyo, Japan—Tosoh Corporation underwrote a capital increase for and acquired a stake in life science supply company Semba Biosciences, Inc. (Semba), to strengthen and expand its bioscience business. Through this investment, Tosoh will strengthen its collaboration with Semba to not only build synergies with its TOYOPEARL® liquid chromatography separation and purification media business, but also to [...]
TOPTICA welcomes new Director of Marketing Jan Brubacher
January 10, 2019
Since January 2019, Jan Brubacher heads the marketing and communications department at TOPTICA Photonics AG in Graefelfing near Munich. In this role, Jan will have the responsibility for the global presence of all companies using the TOPTICA brand. He will work with his team to ensure market presence and strategy leading all inspiration, coordination and [...]
Solentim Strengthens Team | Claire Richards appointed Head of Biological Science
January 10, 2019
NEWS – Bournemouth, UK: Solentim, the innovator and leader in Cell Line Development instrumentation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Richards as their new Head of Biological Science. Claire Richards began her career at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute/Cambridge University where she did her PhD in the Cancer Genome Project Group. Shortly after [...]
January 9, 2019
MedEngine Oy, a company specialized in high-quality medical data science services, and BC Platforms AG, a world leader in genomic data management and analytics, today announce a major strategic alliance to create turnkey research solutions for the pharmaceutical and health sectors. The first-of-a-kind partnership brings together BC Platform’s global network of biobanks and MedEngine’s expertise [...]
January 9, 2019
Fremont, California Applied Spectra, Inc. has acquired the rights from Australian Scientific Instruments Pty Ltd (ASI) to manufacture, sell, and support RESOlution, Alphachron, and RESOchron Instruments. The acquisition of ASI product lines expands Applied Spectra’s product portfolio into excimer laser ablation (LA) and helium thermochronology instrumentation. Existing and future customers of RESOlution, Alphachron, and RESOchron [...]

