February 20, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY and PROVO, Utah — After decades of breakthrough work in a variety of analytical techniques utilizing capillary chromatography, Dr. Milton Lee has joined forces with Glen Mella (a long-time serial entrepreneur and successful venture-backed business executive) to form Axcend — a company dedicated to revolutionizing the liquid chromatography marketplace. Mella will serve as Chief Executive [...]
Harvard Pilgrim and Illumina sign first-of-its-kind value-based contract
February 20, 2018
Real Endpoints plays 3rd party role introducing parties, helping craft structure, and will provide all analytics and financial reconciliation SAN DIEGO, WELLESLEY, Mass. and WESTPORT, Conn. -- Illumina, Inc. and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced on February 1 a major new value-based contract (VBC) – one of the first of its kind between a [...]
Merck Receives Two More Patents for CRISPR Technology
February 20, 2018
Patents in South Korea and Israel cover integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells Merck continues to support research with genome editing under careful ethical and legal standards Merck to license its CRISPR-related patents to interested parties Darmstadt, Germany – Merck, a leading science and technology company and leader in genome editing, [...]
February 20, 2018
Fleet to provide support for Gyrolab platform users in developing, transferring and optimizing assays Uppsala, Sweden, and Hampshire, UK: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, and Fleet Bioprocessing Ltd. (Fleet), an expert provider of contract immunoassay development services and immunoassay reagent manufacture, announced today [...]
MARK SCHEUER ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY
February 20, 2018
BERWYN, PA – AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mark Scheuer as Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S). Mr. Scheuer currently serves as Director, Corporate Compliance. “I am pleased to announce Mark’s promotion to Vice President. He has done an outstanding job supporting our environmental, health and [...]
Landmark 100,000 Genomes Project Reaches Halfway Milestone
February 20, 2018
Illumina and Genomics England partnership sequences 50,000 genomes The United Kingdom’s pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has reached a major milestone by sequencing 50,000 genomes. Of those 50,000 genomes sequenced so far, 8,000 are for cancer patients and 42,000 for rare diseases. Breast, brain, colorectal, lung, prostate and renal are among those cancers to have [...]
February 20, 2018
GenomeNext and Genomenon Partner to Speed Variant Curation for Whole Exome and Whole Genome Analysis ANN ARBOR, MI — GenomeNext, LLC announced today that it has embedded Genomenon’s Mastermind search results in its Olympus Platform to simplify and accelerate variant curation for genomic analysis. Efficacious variant interpretation is a critical but challenging requirement to translate genomics [...]
MilliporeSigma Receives Two More Patents for CRISPR Technology
February 20, 2018
-- Patents in South Korea and Israel cover integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells -- MilliporeSigma continues to support research with genome editing under careful ethical and legal standards -- MilliporeSigma to license CRISPR-related patents to interested parties BURLINGTON, Mass. -- MilliporeSigma, a leader in genome editing, today announced that the Korean Intellectual Property Office [...]
Invicro Appoints George Abe as Senior Vice President, Pathology
February 20, 2018
BOSTON, MA – Invicro LLC, a Konica Minolta company and a leading provider of imaging services and software for research and drug development, today announced the hiring of Mr. George Abe, as Senior Vice President of Pathology. Backed by more than 25 years of technology and life science business experience, Mr. Abe will lead and expand [...]
New Generation Purair Advanced Ductless Fume Hood
February 20, 2018
Air Science USA, LLC, announces the new generation of Purair®Advanced Series high efficiency ductless fume hoods designed to protect the user and the environment from hazardous vapors generated on the work surface. Improvements include a new microprocessor controller, new ECM blower motors, more efficient LED work surface lighting, and a broader selection of peripheral products based on [...]

