Chicago, IL – Linden Capital Partners (“Linden”), a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm, announced the sale of SeraCare Life Sciences (“SeraCare” or the “Company”) to LGC North America Inc. (“LGC”), a portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc. SeraCare, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners, is a developer and manufacturer of biological products used [...]

DARMSTADT, GERMANY Jasper Bos is currently heading M Ventures’ healthcare fund Succeeds Roel Bulthuis, who will leave the company at the end of 2018 Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the appointment of Jasper Bos as the new Managing Director of its strategic corporate venture capital arm M Ventures. He will follow Roel [...]

Testa Analytical Solutions e.K. has added the AYE Differential Refractometer to its existing line of high-performance instruments for chromatographic measurements. The AYE is a flexible differential refractometer that may be used in either static or dynamic mode. In static mode, the specific refractive index increment (dn/dc) of dissolved samples can be easily and precisely determined in just a few minutes. [...]

The renowned Innovative Technology Centre (ITC) at the University of Cambridge, UK has used a Uniqsis PhotoSyn flow photoreactor to efficiently scale-up a radical mediated boronic acid coupling under photoredox conditions using a novel organic acridium-based photocatalyst. The acridium-based organic photocatalyst, developed by the University of Cambridge, is demonstrated to be an efficient replacement for iridium-based photocatalysts [...]

THOROLD, ON Norgen Biotek Corp., an innovative privately held Canadian biotechnology company focusing primarily on nucleic acid and protein stabilization and purification, as well as providing high quality services to the scientific community, today announced that it has become Propel-Certified through Illumina as a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) service provider. Norgen's Propel Certification covers both [...]

Cambridge, UK: Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its new generation G:BOX Chemi XX6/XX9 multi-application imaging systems are now available. Featuring the latest, ultra-sensitive, fast capture lens, these systems ensure scientists can have total confidence that their gel and blot results are accurate and publication-ready. Utilising a state-of-the-art wide aperture f0.8 lens, the [...]

REDWOOD CITY, California -- Synthego, the leading provider of genome engineering products, and Eurofins Genomics, a global leader in bioanalytical testing, announced a groundbreaking partnership today. Through this agreement, Eurofins will distribute Synthego's synthetic single guide RNA (sgRNA) to their global customer database across 44 countries. CRISPR technology is being adopted by labs worldwide. However, researchers still [...]

Chalmers Development Corporation has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based PRIMUS Sterilizer Company, a maker of sterilizer equipment. No financial terms were disclosed. Livingstone was financial adviser to PRIMUS on the deal. PRIMUS was backed by Blue Sage Capital. Queen Saenz + Schutz PLLC provided legal counsel to both PRIMUS and Blue Sage Capital. Chalmers Development Corporation is a subsidiary of Ontario-based Chalmers Group of Companies. [...]

Porvair Sciences announce Autocapper – a new affordable microplate sealing system designed to work with reusable mat caps (friction seals) from all the major manufacturers. Set-up to quickly and securely seal 96-well deep well microplates as standard, the Autocapper is compatible with shallow well and several other plate formats (24-well, 48-well) using a range of [...]

Researchers at Newcastle University are Looking into Genetic Factors of Male Infertility Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system that impairs the conception of children. It is defined in practical terms as a couple's inability to achieve pregnancy after a year of unprotected intercourse and is a common global problem. Often in cases of [...]