First Research Institution to Purchase Carterra’s High-Throughput Label-Free Biosensor to Support its Novel Antibody Discovery Salt Lake City, Utah and Boston, Massachusetts. Carterra™ Inc., an innovative label-free biosensor company, and Institute for Protein Innovation (IPI) announced today that IPI has purchased a Carterra LSA™, a fully automated, label-free, high-throughput monoclonal antibody (mAb) characterization instrument. Funding for [...]

SANTA CLARA CA, WINOOSKI VT, USA — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and BioTek Instruments, Inc., today announced a new, integrated solution that combines cellular metabolic analysis and imaging technologies. The optimized solution integrates the Agilent Seahorse XFe96 / XFe24 Analyzerswith the BioTek Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. This solution creates a standardized approach for comparing XF data sets, improving assay workflow, embedding [...]

InDevR expands VaxArray antibody license with FDA to provide new potency test kit for 2018/2019 season INDEVR, INC. BOULDER -- InDevR expanded its license agreement with the Technology Transfer Program at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address strain changes recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2018/2019 seasonal inuenza vaccines. The [...]

Serstech has appointed the Shenzhen-based company Smile Electronics Ltd as a distribution partner for the Chinese market. Smile is an expert in high-tech products within the forensic, security and law enforcement fields and has over the past 15 years developed a strong domestic network, with a primary focus on the central and the coastal regions [...]

MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Method can accelerate production timelines for manufacturers of cell and gene therapies, biotherapeutics, vaccines and other cell-culture-based modalities BEDFORD, Mass. -- Manufacturers of cell-culture-based therapeutics can now rely on a faster method for detecting mycoplasma contamination. The Applied Biosystems MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Kit is a fully integrated solution for real-time PCR-based mycoplasma detection. Used throughout the [...]

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), is excited to announce that it has signed up Evantec Scientific as an ATL Partner and will be sharing a booth with Evantec at the 2018 California Water Environmental Association’s (CWEA) Annual Conference. The Conference will take place April 17-20 at the Sacramento Convention Center [...]

Used by some of the largest pediatric centers in China and Europe, TGex now offers rapid WGS analysis and interpretation for rare pediatric disorders for both SNV and Structural Variations The new version leverages the GeneHancer database of regulatory elements, and VarElect, the NGS Phenotyper, to interpret the effect of structural variations on disease and [...]

MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Method can accelerate production timelines for manufacturers of cell and gene therapies, biotherapeutics, vaccines and other cell-culture-based modalities BEDFORD, Mass. -- Manufacturers of cell-culture-based therapeutics can now rely on a faster method for detecting mycoplasma contamination. The Applied Biosystems MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Kit is a fully integrated solution for real-time PCR-based mycoplasma detection. Used [...]

Acquisition affirms Agilent’s strategic intent to grow in the diagnostics space and build a complete routine clinical NGS workflow SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Lasergen, Inc. (Lasergen) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire the remaining shares of Lasergen, an emerging biotechnology company focused on [...]

New State-of-the-Art Facility Will Support Continued Growth and Innovation MILFORD, Mass.--Following recent approval by its Board of Directors, Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced plans to significantly expand its precision chemistry operation in Taunton, Mass. The company anticipates investing approximately $215 million to build and equip a new state-of-the-art facility that will support rising global customer demand, as well as ongoing innovation [...]