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 [...]
Proposal to expand the Genovis Board of Directors at 2018 Annual General Meeting
April 22, 2018
The Nomination Committee proposes that Genovis should expand its Board of Directors at the 2018 Annual General Meeting. Under the proposal two directors, Lena Söderström and Peter Hein, will be elected, while Jacob Engellau will leave the Board. Lena Söderström has been CEO of Senzime AB (publ) since 2013 and was previously CEO of Isconova and [...]
Union Biometrica, Inc. to launch the new COPAS Vision at CYTO 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic
April 20, 2018
COPAS Vision, our newest large particle flow cytometer, adds brightfield imaging to our large particle sorting capabilities. As with our original COPAS platform of flow cytometers it provides automated high throughput analysis and sorting of viable multicellular organisms, cell clusters, bead-based libraries and other samples that are too large or too fragile for traditional flow [...]
April 20, 2018
Shimadzu Corporation has released the KPR-300 Kalnew precision refractometer in North America. This instrument can measure the refractive indices of transparent samples for optical applications, including lenses and prisms, to an accuracy of ±4 x 10-5. The V-block method (also called the Hilger-Chance or Vee-Block method) has been adopted in this product as the measurement method, which [...]
BGI Launches NGS-Based HPV Test to the Global Market
April 20, 2018
Shenzhen, China—BGI launched its self-sampling NGS-based HPV genotyping product, SentisTM-HPVseq, to the global market today. This product provides detection of both high-risk and low-risk HPV types, which is recognized as an effective method for primary cervical cancer screening. The method used in this HPV genotyping sequencing assay was developed by BGI research team, which has [...]
