November 27, 2018
BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and analytics, announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with the UK’s national biobanking platform in order to enable clinical and genetic data to be integrated, supported by the recently established Health Data Research UK; a research institute set up to help improve lives [...]
Announcing New Labware Series: Disposable Gel Cutting Tips
November 27, 2018
Hercuvan Disposable Gel Cutting Tips are specially designed to offer convenience and user-friendly operation to excise nucleic acid and protein bands from gels. It allows safe band removal and free from contamination. Furthermore, using sharp scalpels may damage the transilluminators and gel trays. The gel band is neatly extracted and contained in the tip, followed by [...]
November 26, 2018
Cambridge, UK – Fluidic Analytics Ltd has raised $31 million to continue developing its transformational products for characterising proteins and their behaviour. The proceeds of the financing will be used to continue the commercial roll-out of the company’s lab-tools pipeline and to develop further high-value clinical applications of its technology. Proteins and their behaviour are crucial [...]
November 26, 2018
NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has created an open partner ecosystem designed to help independent software vendors (ISVs) and life sciences companies team more effectively to accelerate drug discovery efforts and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes. The ecosystem is an integral part of the cloud-based informatics research platform that Accenture and Merck (known as MSD outside the United [...]
November 26, 2018
KEELE (UK), PORT WASHINGTON, NY (USA) & LONDON (UK) – Cobra Biologics, an international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with a focus on advanced therapy medicinal products(ATMPs) has won a £1.5m shared grant from Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s innovation agency. Co-winners, Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, an [...]
Twist Bioscience Appoints Experienced Technology Executive Jan Johannessen to Board of Directors
November 26, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO--Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA, today announced the appointment of Jan Johannessen to the company’s board of directors. He will also serve as chair of the audit committee. Mr. Johannessen brings more than 25 years of executive and financial leadership experience [...]
LGC acquires Seracare Life Sciences, strengthening its position in clinical quality control tools
November 26, 2018
Today, LGC announced the acquisition of SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories. SeraCare provides quality control materials for infectious disease testing through their ACCURUN® reagents as well as in the fast growing clinical next-generation sequencing (NGS) market which it addresses through its Seraseq® brand of [...]
Linden Sells SeraCare to KKR’s LGC
November 26, 2018
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 [...]
Merck appoints Jasper Bos as Managing Director of M Ventures
November 23, 2018
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 [...]
Differential Refractometer for Precise dn/dc Determination
November 22, 2018
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. [...]
