MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced that obtaining microbial genomes with high accuracy and contiguity has become faster and more affordable thanks to new multiplexing tools it will feature at the upcoming American Society for Microbiology (ASM) annual meeting in Atlanta. The increased throughput of the PacBio® Sequel® System enables multiple microbes to be sequenced [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today it has reached agreement to acquire all of the stock of QT Holdings Corporation d/b/a Quad Technologies. The transaction is expected to close in early July and to be financed through available cash on hand. "We are extremely excited to welcome Quad Technologies and its line of advanced [...]

The MS-5000 and MS-5000X debut today at Penn State Molecular Biology Symposium AKRON, Ohio--Rotunda Scientific Technologies introduced two new advanced research spectrometers today at the Penn State Summer Symposium on Molecular Biology. The new “MiniScope” spectrometers are affordable and provide laboratories with enhanced performance at a fraction of the size and weight of anything commercially [...]

Zymo Research and CosmosID announce their partnership to provide microbiome researchers with an integrated end to end solution for accurate microbiome analysis.   The partnership combines Zymo Research’s complete microbiomics product portfolio from sample collection/preservation, mock microbial community standards, nucleic acid isolation, and library preparation with the largest curated microbiome database maintained and powered by CosmosID. The combined technologies of [...]

Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex, Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacturer of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announced today that it has opened an office to directly serve customers in Singapore. Phenomenex has been doing business in Singapore through distributors since 1993. Direct presence allows Phenomenex to provide customers with a variety [...]

Mannheim, German Park Systems world-leading manufacturer of Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), announces the appointment of CN Technical Services Ltd as the sales representative of Park Systems in the United Kingdom and Ireland. CN Tech’s excellent customer service and 10-year experience in delivering excellent technological solutions in UK microscopy market has earned them to UK representatives [...]

New Rigaku QuickDetect mode provides users with the ability to identify residues or non-visible amounts to help keep first responders safer Wilmington, Massachusetts – Rigaku Analytical Devices, a leading pioneer of handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers, announces the addition of QuickDetect™ mode, a capability that provides automated colorimetrics for trace or non-visible amounts to its existing [...]

Canadian Firm to Operate Alongside Existing Process Sensing Technologies Companies Michell Instruments, Analytical Industries and Rotronic   BOSTON, SAN FRANCSICO AND HERZLIYA, Israel--Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, has reached an agreement for its platform in the process-measurement market, Process Sensing Technologies (PST), to acquire LDetek, a global manufacturer of gas chromatography instruments and [...]

BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker today announced that it has appointed Gerald N. Herman to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Mr. Herman commented: "Bruker is a leader in several life science tools and molecular diagnostics markets, and we have unique opportunities in front of us to extend our innovative thinking into adjacent [...]

Gonorrhoea, Deadly Plague and Dysentery Among Collection of Bacterial Genomes Now Publicly Available Through Collaboration with Pacific Biosciences HINXTON, United Kingdom and MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The genomes of more than 3,000 bacteria, including some of the world’s most dangerous, have been sequenced by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in collaboration with Pacific Biosciences (PacBio). Infecting tens of millions of [...]