January 3, 2019
Bryan Shaw Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, now has expanded thermal analysis capabilities with addition of Bryan Shaw to its team. Shaw, who started his work in polymer research 17 years ago at Georgia Tech, brings extensive experience to PTA - formally known as Micromeritics Analytical Services (MAS) - in thermogravimetric [...]
Verily Announces $1 Billion Investment Round to Fund Growth and Innovation
January 3, 2019
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Verily, an Alphabet company, today announced a $1 billion investment round, led by Silver Lake, as it advances plans on business strategies that are additive and complementary to its current life sciences portfolio. Other new investors in the round include Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and other global investment management firms. The capital [...]
January 3, 2019
Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), the leader in digital cell biology, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration to explore multiple lines of inquiry aimed at advancing cellular therapies, including CAR-T therapeutics, with Megan Suhoski Davis, Director of the Product Development Laboratory (PDL) within the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies in the University of [...]
January 3, 2019
MADISON, Wis.--Promega Corporation’s latest microsatellite instability (MSI) technology has been granted innovation designation by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Promega MSI technology has been validated in labs around the world. With innovation status, the path to become classified as an invitro diagnostic (IVD) will gain elevated efficiency by having a program coordinator assigned [...]
Entry Level Academic Reactor Flask Heating System
January 2, 2019
Asynt announces the DrySyn UNO Base - a versatile entry-level reactor flask heating system with heat resistant handle making it the perfect way to conduct safe experiments in academic teaching and research labs. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the new DrySyn UNO Base provides a simple but effective tool for safe heating and clamping [...]
AMSBIO Expands Wnt Signaling Pathway Product Portfolio
January 2, 2019
AMSBIO has expanded its range of Wingless/Integrated (Wnt) recombinant proteins, stable reporter cell lines, antibodies and ELISA kits to assist researchers in the fields of developmental biology and oncology. The Wnt family of cysteine-rich secreted polypeptides comprise more than 16 mammalian family members involved in several important cell functions such as cell cell-cell communication, proliferation, migration, [...]
Leading cell culture media company changes name to “FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc.”
January 2, 2019
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc. (President: Yutaka Yamaguchi, FISI), a US subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno), and a leading company in cell culture media, today announced that on January 1, 2019 in the United States, the company changed its name from Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc. The new company name combines the “FUJIFILM” [...]
Announcing VACUETTE SAFELINK – A Safe Connection
January 2, 2019
To provide an optimal solution for blood collection, Greiner Bio-One has developed the new VACUETTE® SAFELINK Holder. This sterile tube holder provides a safe, needleless option for blood collection procedures from a female luer port. The VACUETTE® SAFELINK provides a secure luer lock connection, making this holder a safe and easy-to-use accessory for transfer of [...]
Neogen acquires Canadian animal genomics laboratory
January 2, 2019
LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the assets of the Edmonton-based Delta Genomics Centre — a major animal genomics laboratory in Canada. With the acquisition, Delta’s laboratory operations will be renamed Neogen Canada, and become Neogen’s fifth animal genomics laboratory — joining locations in the U.S., Scotland, Brazil, [...]
Luminex Corporation Completes Acquisition of MilliporeSigma’s Flow Cytometry Portfolio
January 2, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of MilliporeSigma's flow cytometry portfolio for $75 million in combined stock, asset and inventory purchases. The acquisition is expected to contribute $40 million to $50 million in revenue to Luminex in 2019. "We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction and excited to welcome [...]
