Cambridge Pharmaceutical Cryo-EM Consortium to increase cryo-EM capacity HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Only two years after its formation, the Cambridge Pharmaceutical Cryo-EM Consortium is increasing capacity of Thermo Scientific cryo-EM instruments. Researchers from member companies use Thermo Scientific Krios G3i Cryo Transmission Electron Microscope (Cryo-TEM) instruments to support drug discovery for various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, oncology and the central nervous [...]

New single-cell protocols available for full-length, whole transcriptome sequencing using microfluidics technology SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation, a leader in mass cytometry and microfluidics technologies, today announced two new total RNA sequencing applications for the C1™ system. Available on Script Hub™, these single-cell workflows provide basic and translational researchers with powerful new tools to [...]

Hamburg, Germany – Sysmex Inostics, a subsidiary of Sysmex Corporation and a global leader in blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis and molecular diagnostics for oncology, announces the launch of the OncoBEAM™ EGFR Kit v2 for research use only in Europe and Asia. OncoBEAM™ EGFR Kit v2 replaces the EGFR v1 kit and joins Sysmex [...]

Accelerates sharing of genomic and health data from more than 150,000 subjects   BC Platforms, a world leader in secure genomic data management and analytics, announces the addition of the THL Biobank, hosted by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), to its Global Network of Biobanks. THL Biobank brings to the Global [...]

Basel, Switzerland Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for life science research and development, and Bayer, today announced the extension of their long-term partnership.  Genedata supports Bayer’s Crop Science division to digitalize R&D processes and this extended partnership now includes a license to the Genedata Selector® platform to support Bayer’s global discovery process and data [...]

LGC has today announced a further strengthening of its nucleic acid chemistry (NAC) offering with the acquisition of Berry and Associates, premier supplier of specialty oligo reagents. Berry and Associates’ products are sold to customers in the pharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics and academic research sectors as well as to oligonucleotide synthesis companies and contract manufacturing organisations. [...]

Hamburg, September 2018 The Eppendorf ThermoMixer® series is an established global standard for heating, cooling, and mixing of samples in the lab. All common vessels can be handled by specialized SmartBlocks on top of the mixer. The new Eppendorf SmartExtender offers a comfortable incubation tool which can easily be used as an add-on to existing [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne, a global leader of research and manufacturing-grade reagents, has announced a corporate initiative to advance cell and gene therapy research and ex vivo cell processing. Through strategic acquisitions and internal scientific innovation, Bio-Techne has become uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive, innovative, and flexible set of reagents and instrumentation across the cell and gene [...]

Jena – 24 hours of continuous operation, 163 samples, without monitoring and in minimum space: This is how compEAct works – a sulfur and nitrogen analyzer from Analytik Jena developed for the petrochemical industry. The detection power, measurement speed, and sample throughput of compEAct are peerless. Industrial customers who have already been able to test the [...]

Phase II grant to support development of innovative exosome characterization platform BOSTON -- NanoView Biosciences, an emerging leader in the field of exosome characterization, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant in the amount of $750,000. The program will focus on completing development of the ExoView™ system, the company's innovative instrument and [...]