Fiscal year 2017: Eppendorf continues to generate growth above the market average
April 24, 2018
Group sales of €690.3 million with organic growth of 7.9% in local currencies Income from operations increased to €145.5 million; EBIT margin of 21.1% Stronger strategic investments for further sustainable growth Hamburg – The Eppendorf Group can look back at 2017 as a very satisfactory business year. With Group sales of €690.3 million (prior year: [...]
Cell Based Screening Array Enhances Drug Discovery
April 24, 2018
Porvair Sciences has collaborated with Persomics Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA) to develop and supply ANSI/SLAS format Arrays as an OEM product for their ImagineArray™ platform. On the Persomics ImagineArray™ platform, traditional microplate wells are replaced with contact-printed spots on a slide which is mounted into an SLAS/ANSI format frame. Each spot is a unique experiment [...]
Quartzy Signs On OriGene, Advansta and Jackson ImmunoResearch to Expand Access to Key Lab Supplies
April 23, 2018
The industry leaders in specialized substrates and antibodies join with Quartzy to revolutionize digital lab supply procurement PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Quartzy, the only free online laboratory supply management and ordering platform, announced today a new authorized distributor agreement with OriGene, Advansta and Jackson ImmunoResearch. Adding these life science leaders to Quartzy's supply chain and product portfolio marks another major [...]
April 23, 2018
Beer SpoilerAlert™ assay and Encompass Optimum™ workstation enable next-day detection of spoilage organisms and hop resistance genes for brewers ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix Inc., a developer of fully automated molecular testing solutions, has expanded its Beer SpoilerAlert™ assay to detect more organisms that may cause spoilage in beer. The Beer SpoilerAlert assay now detects over 60 bacterial and yeast [...]
Canon BioMedical Signs Exclusive Agreement to Distribute NEXTGENPCR Products
April 23, 2018
Canon BioMedical signs distribution agreement for the US and Canadian markets with Molecular Biology Systems MELVILLE, N.Y. Canon BioMedical announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Molecular Biology Systems (MBS) B.V. to market and sell their NEXTGENPCR instrument, consumables, and accessories in the USA and Canada. Under the terms of the [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces $50 Million Investment to Enhance Biologics Capabilities
April 23, 2018
Project will increase capacity to meet growing customer demand ST. LOUIS -- Thermo Fisher Scientific announced today that is investing $50 million in its St. Louis, Missouri site which is one of the company's Centers of Excellence (COE) for Biological Commercial Manufacturing. The investment is part of a deliberate strategy to continue expansion of the company's global network of biologic drug [...]
Brad Kreger Joins Fluidigm as Senior Vice President, Global Operations
April 23, 2018
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the appointment of Brad Kreger as Senior Vice President, Global Operations. In this role, Kreger leads global manufacturing, supply chain, demand planning, and distribution for Fluidigm. As a member of the executive leadership team reporting to President and CEO Chris Linthwaite, Kreger will be responsible for driving long-term strategic changes and process [...]
AMRI Expands NMR Spectroscopy Capabilities in Europe
April 23, 2018
AMRI invests in state-of-the-art NMR technology as part of its capabilities expansion in Europe ALBANY, NY AMRI will expand its nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy capabilities in Europe with the addition of the Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer. “NMR is a core technology of our analytical services offering. Our investment in this state-of-the-art [...]
Merck Receives Patent for CRISPR Technology in China
April 23, 2018
Merck today announced that the Chinese Patent Office has issued a notice granting Merck’s patent application for the company’s CRISPR technology used in a genomic-integration method for eukaryotic cells. DARMSTADT, GERMANY Patent in China covers integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells Company to license CRISPR-related patents to interested parties, [...]
Qkine backed by Cambridge Enterprise and a quintet of angels
April 23, 2018
University of Cambridge spin-out Qkine has closed its seed investment round supported by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University, and a team of five angels led by Jim Warwick. The amount is undisclosed. Qkine is a specialist manufacturer of proteins that are used for control of stem cell growth and differentiation. The backing of this strong team [...]

