Symcel appoints two new board members to bolster R&D business growth and expansion into the clinical diagnostics market   L: Stefan Löfås, R: Erik Walldén  Symcel – the company behind the revolutionary cell-based assay tool for real-time cell metabolism measurements, the calScreener™ – has announced the appointment of two new highly experienced board members; Erik Walldén and [...]

The center will be based around LUMICKS’ C-Trap™ optical tweezers–fluorescence microscope, which for the first time enables real-time observation and probing of biomolecular interactions. The approach will be pioneered in several pharmacology and biology assays with the aim of accelerating the discovery of potential new drugs. Read less Amsterdam, the Netherlands – LUMICKS, a world leader [...]

Shanghai Facility to Improve Customer Service SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today opened a new logistics hub in Shanghai, designed to enable faster delivery of parts, supplies, and consumables to laboratories in China. The 20,000 square-foot warehouse in Shanghai is the first of five forward stocking locations being established to improve delivery [...]

COLUMBIA, Md. —Shimadzu is celebrating 30 years as a leader in the development of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). This technology has become ubiquitous in analytical and clinical laboratories because of its versatility, ease of use, low operating costs and unique capabilities.     The innovative MALDI-TOF MS technologies and applications developed [...]

Uniqsis introduces the FlowLab Plus™ for process research chemists looking for a flow chemistry system combining top performance with true operational flexibility. FlowLab Plus™ is a versatile flow chemistry system built around the Uniqsis Binary Pump™ dual channel reagent delivery system. The system is configured to run both manual and automated flow chemistry reactions. It [...]

TESCAN is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Laurent Dumas, M.C. for the position of Application Manager in TESCAN USA. Mr. Dumas is responsible for overseeing a team of applications specialists, managing a collection of FIB and SEM workstations, organizing product demonstrations and sample evaluations and ensure the laboratories are maintained at the highest [...]

Sysmex Corporation (HQ: Kobe, Japan: Chairman and CEO: Hisashi Ietsugu), the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe1 (Location: Kobe, Japan; President: Tasuku Honjo) and Kyoto University (Location: Kyoto, Japan; President: Juichi Yamagiwa) have begun joint research related to the Drug Discovery Innovation Program2: Developing Technologies for Diagnosing Immunological Diseases, which the Foundation is promoting. [...]

Berkeley Lights and ChemPartner Collaborate on Accelerating Antibody Discovery   Emeryville, Calif.  Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with ChemPartner Co., Ltd. (ChemPartner) focused on accelerating ChemPartner’s monoclonal antibody (mAb) discovery workflow utilizing the Beacon®Optofluidic platform. The goal is to expand ChemPartner’s antibody discovery [...]

Porvair Sciences has introduced the JG Finneran 50-position stackable rack for 12mm vials and tubes. This new stackable rack is designed to hold 12mm vials and tubes in the optimum orientation for pipetting tasks. Available in blue, black and white as standard, the 50-position rack is securely stackable saving valuable bench space. Constructed from durable, chemically-resistant polypropylene the [...]

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced an agreement with Navigo Proteins GmbH (“Navigo”) for the advancement of exclusive novel affinity ligands used in monoclonal antibody (mAb) and non-mAb downstream purification processes. Under the terms of this agreement, Repligen and Navigo will co-develop a portfolio [...]