Agreement gives Teleflex access to Arcis’ nucleic acid sample preparation technology Daresbury, UK: Arcis Biotechnology (“Arcis”), the nucleic acid sample preparation solution provider, today announced it has signed a technology access agreement with Teleflex Incorporated, a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: TFX). Teleflex will harness Arcis’ advanced nucleic acid sample preparation chemistry in the [...]

CE IVD Mark brings NGS-based clinical test for solid tumors to Europe CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Marking a milestone in bringing its Oncomine Dx Target Test to Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that it has CE-IVD marked its next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based solution that screens biomarkers across solid tumors. Thermo Fisher will highlight the test during the European Society for [...]

Five new genomics startups focused on therapeutics, diagnostics and informatics Illumina Accelerator welcomes five new startups to its eighth investment cycle. The genomics-based company creation engine focuses on building early-stage genomics companies and helps startups validate and create next-generation sequencing applications and bring those products to market. During the six-month cycle, Illumina Accelerator offers the [...]

Sydney, Australia - The University of Sydney has installed a new generation X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) as a teaching tool within the School of Chemistry. The XRD is the sixth generation of Rigaku’s MiniFlex benchtop instruments and will help prepare students for practical skills in industry and provide capacity to produce research-grade data for materials characterisation. The [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--DNAnexus Inc. announced today it has been granted an Authority to Operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for the management and analysis of biomedical data on its cloud-based platform. This authorization enables Federal agencies to rapidly and securely integrate cloud-based biomedical informatics into their research and services, in compliance [...]

HORIBA KOREA conducts sales and service for automotive, environmental, scientific, and medical products, as well as production of automotive engine-emission gas analyzers, air pollution analyzers, and compact water quality analyzers. With the completion of the new site, its head office and factory in Bucheon, sales office in Seoul Special City, and service center in Suwon [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Planetary Emissions Management Inc. (PEM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ABB's Measurement & Analytics business unit, to explore commercial manufacturing of new laser-based technology for high precision measurement of 14CO2 in a benchtop portable instrument. The Radiocarbon Infrared Spectrometer (iRIS-III) technology was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, and is licensed exclusively [...]

AUSTIN, Texas VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in developing lab scale Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) based analytical instruments and Shimadzu, a leading manufacturer of analytical and medical instruments, today announced a Global Solutions Distribution agreement. The non-exclusive agreement combines the VGA gas chromatography detectors from VUV Analytics with the Shimadzu gas chromatography product line. Shimadzu Corporation, along with their [...]

This is the 31st DART-related patent for IonSense and further strengthens its position in ambient ionization. The invention enables high-throughput screening of drugs of abuse. SAUGUS, Mass. -- IonSense, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent related to its Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART®) mass spectrometry technology.  [...]

AUSTIN, Texas VUV Analytics, Inc., pioneers in developing lab scale vacuum ultraviolet based analytical instruments, today announces the release of VUVision 3.0 Data Analysis Software. VUVision Data Analysis Software simplifies GC analysis by providing an intuitive interface for analyte characterization by Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy.  VUVision 3.0 now includes integration with the National Institute of [...]