DARMSTADT, GERMANY Highly sensitive optical system based on patented technology unique to Merck’s Amnis® flow cytometers Configurable, 7-laser capacity to meet researchers’ evolving needs Laser upgrades quickly performed in lab with no downtime Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched its new CellStream™ benchtop flow cytometry system, a compact, customizable flow cytometer that uses [...]

Alberto Mas to Lead Medical Segment;Patrick Kaltenbach to Lead Life Sciences Segment;Bill Tozzi to Lead Interventional Segment on Interim Basis FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced three executive appointments to the positions of segment president. Alberto Mas, 56, has been named president of [...]

San Jose, CA — Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in protein and cell biology technologies, today announced the combination of its Biologics BioTherapeutics division with Pall Corporation’s ForteBio division—a world leader in label-free analysis for biomolecular detection and characterization that accelerates drug discovery and development. The combined entity, called Biologics Solutions, will operate as a business [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne, a family of brands providing a unique portfolio of products and services for basic and clinical research, has a leading role supporting autophagy research. Autophagy (or "self-eating") is an important basic cellular process by which cell components are degraded by lysosomes or vacuoles and recycled. Autophagy plays a crucial role in human [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotechnology company, today announced a $45 million joint funding agreement between the Governments of Canada and British Columbia to help the company build a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility. The funding agreement will accelerate the Vancouver company’s rapidly scaling business of providing cutting-edge reagents and tools to support life science [...]

PLEASANTON, CA.—10x Genomics, a company focused on accelerating genomic discovery, today announced that it had raised $125 million in funding. The funding included a $50 million Series D financing. It was led by Meritech Capital Partners and included new investor Wells Fargo Strategic Capital along with current investors Paladin Capital, Fidelity and the SoftBank Group. [...]

INTEGRA has launched the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot to put automated pipetting within reach of virtually every lab. Using any INTEGRA electronic multichannel pipette, this compact system offers laboratory automation at an affordable price, providing reproducible and error-free processing while eliminating repetitive manual pipetting tasks. SMALLEST AND MOST ECONOMICAL PIPETTING ROBOT ON THE MARKET The [...]

LAUSANNE, Switzerlan: SOPHiA GENETICS, global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, announced today that its technology for clinical genomics, SOPHiA artificial intelligence, has reached a key milestone in helping better diagnose 200'000 patients. Adopted by over 430 hospitals across 60 countries, SOPHiA AI has proven to be a robust and standardized decision support technology for clinicians. SOPHiA is [...]

High-resolution imaging and elemental analysis permit fast, accurate characterization of powdered raw materials and inspection of finished parts.   FORT WORTH, Texas – Rapid + TCT  2018 – Manufacturers using additive manufacturing (AM) processes can now easily use the high-resolution imaging and elemental analysis capabilities of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to characterize powders that are the raw [...]

First Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization to Install Carterra’s Next Generation Label-Free Biosensor to Support Antibody Discovery Services Business Salt Lake City, Utah and South San Francisco, California. Carterra™ Inc., a provider of innovative drug discovery technology, and LakePharma a leading biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that LakePharma has purchased a Carterra [...]