BERKELEY LIGHTS AND TPG BIOLOGICS ENTER INTO A STRATEGIC COLLABORATION FOR CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT
May 23, 2018
Program Implements Beacon Platform for Creating Workflow Efficiencies to Accelerate the Drug Development Process Emeryville, Calif. – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI), a leader in digital cell biology, announced today a program with Taipei-based TPG Biologics, Inc. (TPG), a leading cell line development company in Asia, focused on using the Beacon®opto-fluidic platform to accelerate TPG’s cell [...]
METTLER TOLEDO Flash DSC 2+: Gaining New Insight into Materials
May 22, 2018
METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce the new Flash DSC 2+–the only commercially available chip calorimeter. With even higher heating and cooling rates, this instrument is ideal for carrying out polymer analysis. The Flash DSC 2+ also permits measurements under oxygen-free conditions and at temperatures up to 1000 °C. METTLER TOLEDO has released a new [...]
Swift Biosciences Builds on Momentum, Accelerates Growth with Addition of Nathan Wood as New CEO
May 22, 2018
Results-driven, customer-focused leader to drive continued expansion in personalized medicine, disease research markets (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library prep solutions for genomic sequencing, today named industry veteran Nathan Wood as its new CEO. The hire is the latest in a recent series of strategic moves by Swift to solidify its [...]
GRAIL Announces $300 Million Raised in Oversubscribed Series C Financing
May 22, 2018
MENLO PARK, Calif. & HONG KONG--GRAIL, Inc., a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured, today announced it has raised USD$300 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing. The financing is led by Ally Bridge Group, co-led by Hillhouse Capital Group and 6 Dimensions Capital, and includes Blue [...]
National Institutes of Health Awards Envisagenics with $1.5M Phase II SBIR Grant
May 22, 2018
New York, NY – Envisagenics, Inc., a New York based biotechnology company, announced today that it was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant will provide $1.5 million over two years for Envisagenics’ continued development of SpliceCore, a cloud-based drug discovery platform that analyzes RNA [...]
Altogen Biosystems launched second generation transfection reagent AltoFect
May 22, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas -- Altogen Biosystems announced the launch of AltoFect, the second generation transfection reagent for primary cell types and hard-to-transfect cell lines. AltoFect transfection reagent exhibits up to 85% transfection efficiency in difficult-to-transfect cells such as T-cells, B-cells, and primary cell cultures. The advance has opened up the path to reliable in vitro testing of realistic responses from [...]
High-Throughput Solution for Automated DNA/RNA Extraction and PCR Setup
May 22, 2018
BIOTECON Diagnostics` foodproof RoboPrep Fusion® for molecular food and veterinary diagnostics is the perfect combination of a precise liquid handling robot with an attached and highly efficient DNA / RNA extraction system – the KingFisher™ Flex. The pipetting robot does the complete preparation of the sample material and the buffers required for the extraction. The [...]
Lonza Further Strengthens Hepatocytes Portfolio with Addition of Hepatic Non-Parenchymal Cells
May 22, 2018
Basel, Switzerland – Today Lonza announced the addition of hepatic stellate cells, Kupffer cells and liver-derived endothelial cells to its extensive hepatocytes portfolio. These hepatic non-parenchymal cells provide scientists with the building blocks to create more physiologically relevant in vitro models, including co-cultures and 3D cell cultures, for enhanced liver disease research. Hepatic non-parenchymal cells are involved in [...]
Agilent Signs Agreement to Acquire Assets from Young In Scientific Co. Ltd.
May 22, 2018
Acquisition Expands Direct Capabilities in Growing South Korean Market SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent (NYSE:A) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Agilent-related business from Young In Scientific Co. Ltd. ("YI Scientific"). YI Scientific is a leading distributor of analytical and scientific instruments in South Korea and a long-time distributor of [...]
TOYO Corporation Unveils Innovative Ion Impurity Measurement System
May 22, 2018
The patent‐pending LT1000, supporting broad applications including organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) and smart window component analysis for the display industry, will revolutionize measurement workflows Display Week 2018, Los Angeles, CA ‐ TOYO Corporation, the leading test and measurement company, today announced the new LT1000 Ion Impurity Measurement System, the first laboratory instrument able to characterize and quantify both organic [...]
