November 1, 2018
The Olympus high-sensitivity SpinSR10 super resolution microscope combines fast 0.005 seconds/frame acquisition speed and 120-nanometer super resolution with improvements that provide clearer images and three times the brightness of the standard SpinSR10 model. Super resolution microscopes are used in medical and biological research to observe the internal structure of cells in fine detail, and brightness [...]
Agena Launches Bone Marrow Engraftment Assay For Chimerism Analysis
November 1, 2018
San Diego, CA – Agena Bioscience, a global provider of molecular testing solutions, today announced the release of the Chimeric ID Panel designed to reduce the time and cost of performing chimerism analysis for bone marrow engraftment monitoring studies. The SNP-based panel is designed for research use with the MassARRAY® system and is accompanied by software [...]
November 1, 2018
Dublin, Ireland, and Cambridge, UK – ERS Genomics Limited and DefiniGEN Ltd announced today a license agreement to provide DefiniGEN with access to ERS Genomic’s CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology patents. DefiniGEN will combine their best-in-class iPSC (induced Pluripotent Stem Cell) differentiation platform with CRISPR/Cas9 technology to generate a range of innovative preclinical human models. “The company’s [...]
October 31, 2018
Los Angeles, CA – Calibre Scientific is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Kalon Biological Limited and Clin-Tech Limited (together “KalonBio“ or the “Company”). The Company specializes in the development and manufacture of a range of medical diagnostic kits, commercial ELISA (enzyme immunoassays [EIA]) kits and reagents for the healthcare and [...]
Dovetail Genomics Expands Distribution Network
October 31, 2018
-Dovetail increases global footprint with seven new distributors - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Dovetail Genomics™ LLC, which offers genomic products and services to address unmet needs in both human and non-human markets, expanded its growing international distribution network by signing additional partnerships in India, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Dovetails tools are used to generate accurate chromosome scale genome assemblies, identify large [...]
Akoya Biosciences Acquires Phenoptics Portfolio from PerkinElmer
October 31, 2018
MENLO PARK, Calif.--Akoya Biosciences (Akoya), a Telegraph Hill Partners (THP) company, has acquired PerkinElmer, Inc.’s Phenoptics™ portfolio. Akoya was founded in 2015 to commercialize the CODEX® multiparameter tissue analysis technology developed in the lab of Dr. Garry Nolan at Stanford University. PerkinElmer has grown its Phenoptics business, to be an industry leader in multiplex immunofluorescence. [...]
October 31, 2018
Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has released a new generation of its field-proven FluidScan® mid-infrared spectrometer handheld oil analyzer. Patented FluidScan technology collects light transmitted through one drop of a fluid sample and registers the infrared absorption spectrum. The analyzer compares spectrum data to a built-in fluid [...]
Flow Automation Just Got Smarter
October 31, 2018
Stratedigm is reinventing the way you design your automation experiments. With CellCapTure’s optional patent pending Visual Protocol Designer (VPD), users can easily create complex tasks and protocols to fully automate their experiments by utilizing a visual, drag-and-drop system. By utilizing “action blocks” for mixing, incubating, recording, and pipetting from well to well, users can now create novel [...]
Laura Clague Named to Fluidigm Board of Directors
October 31, 2018
Senior Financial Leader with Broad Corporate and Biotech Expertise SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the appointment of Laura M. Clague to the company’s Board of Directors and its audit committee. Clague is Chief Financial Officer of Retrophin, Inc., with more than 30 years of experience as a senior financial executive. Clague has served as CFO [...]
PARAGON GENOMICS PARTNERS WITH SOPHIA GENETICS FOR COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC SOLUTIONS
October 31, 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX and HAYWARD, CA - Paragon Genomics, Inc., a leader in amplicon-based target enrichment and library preparation solutions for next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays today announced a partnership with SOPHiA GENETICS designed to accelerate the global adoption of Data-Driven Medicine worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Paragon Genomics’ CleanPlex® NGStarget enrichment technologies will be [...]

