NATO Innovation Fund leads $35 Million Series A in Portal Biotech alongside Earlybird to deliver world’s first full-length single-molecule protein sequencer

Breakthrough proteomics platform technology unlocks full-length protein sequencing and characterisation, accelerating drug development and diagnostics The NATO Innovation Fund and Earlybird led a $35 million Series A round in Portal Biotech, a pioneering biotechnology company headquartered in London. This represents one of Europe’s largest investments into a life sciences tools company and positions Portal Biotech [...]

Epigenica Closes $2.2 Million Investment Round to Scale Cutting-Edge Epigenetic Solutions

Financing to accelerate commercialization of flagship products, service business, and entrance into U.S. market STOCKHOLM -- Epigenica AB, a pioneer in high-throughput epigenetic screening tools and solutions, announced today that it has closed a $2.2 million round (SEK 21.5M) to fuel its growth and commercial expansion across key markets. This round was led by Voima Ventures, a Nordic early-stage [...]

Pixelgen Technologies Awarded $14.7 Million in Blended Funding from European Innovation Council Accelerator

Funding to accelerate platform expansion into new applications in cell-to-cell interactions and tissue STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Pixelgen Technologies today announced that it has been awarded grant and equity financing of EUR 12.5 M  ($14.7 million) from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, a funding initiative under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program designed to support highly innovative start-ups with [...]

Chungnam National University and SCIEX Accelerate the Realization of “Industry on Campus” with Global Headquarters Alliance

Strategic MOU signed with global mass spectrometry leader SCIEX SEOUL, South Korea -- SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chungnam National University. The agreement, signed by Chris Hagen, President of SCIEX, and Kim Jung-Kyum, President of Chungnam National University, emphasizes the significance of this [...]

Introducing the iQue® 5 HTS Platform: empowering scientists with unbeatable speed and flexibility for high throughput screening by cytometry

Combined market-leading speed and 27 channel capacity enable maximum flexibility and data generation New fluidics and clog detection systems further simplify operation and reduce instrument downtime   Intuitive software supports 24 hours of continuous runtime and easy analysis of complex high-throughput datasets Göttingen, Germany  -- The life science group Sartorius launches the new iQue® 5 High-Throughput [...]

Danaher Appoints Martin Stumpe as Chief Technology and AI Officer

WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, today announced that Martin Stumpe will be appointed Chief Technology and AI Officer, effective October 1, 2025. He will report directly to Rainer Blair, President and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment marks a pivotal step in Danaher's digital transformation and its ambition to lead the [...]

Danaher appoints Greg Milosevich to Executive Vice President, Life Sciences

WASHINGTON -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, today announced that Greg Milosevich has been appointed by its Board of Directors to be Executive Vice President of Danaher with responsibility for its Life Sciences business, effective July 1, 2025. Mr. Milosevich has served as Vice President and Group Executive of the [...]

STEMCELL Technologies Introduces STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System to Accelerate Research Discoveries

New instrument automates tissue processing for researchers in cancer, immunology and other science fields VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - To help scientists accelerate their workflows, STEMCELL Technologies has commercially launched the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociator System—a new benchtop instrument that automates, standardizes, and streamlines tissue dissociation, the process of breaking down tissue samples into single-cell suspensions for research purposes. [...]

Miraomics, Pythia Biosciences and LatchBio Release a 30 Million Cell Atlas and an Agentric AI Framework for Molecular Data Curation

LatchBio provides white-labeled data infrastructure, analysis tools and delivery portals for biotech solution providers. In collaboration with Miraomics and Pythia, the company released a 30 million cell atlas spanning 150 diseases, 200 tissues, and 27 technologies available for immediate access on a usage basis. The company also released an agentric AI curation framework used to [...]

QIAGEN Announces Election of Stephen Rusckowski as Chairman of Supervisory Board

Stephen H. Rusckowski elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board after AGM; former Chairman Lawrence A. Rosen did not stand for re-election following 12 years of service Shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM – including first-ever annual cash dividend and a synthetic share repurchase authorization of up to $500 million VENLO, Netherlands -- QIAGEN N.V. [...]

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