Alexandre Mérieux appointed Chairman and CEO of bioMérieux

The Board of Directors of bioMérieux approved the appointment of Alexandre Mérieux as Chairman and CEO of the Company, taking effect immediately. Marcy l’Étoile, France - The Board of Directors of bioMérieux met today and approved the appointment of Alexandre Mérieux as Chairman and CEO of the Company, taking effect immediately. After serving as Deputy CEO [...]

Porvair Collaborates with Suzhou Tianlong to Develop Epigenetic Analysis

UK / Chinese Collaboration to Develop Innovative Technologies for Epigenetic Analysis Porvair Sciences are teaming up with Suzhou Tianlong Bio Technology Co Ltd (China), together with Swansea University and Xi'an Jiaotong University in a collaborative project entitled, "Automating & Stratification of Epigenetics in Healthcare" that is part of the Innovate UK / Jiangsu Industrial Challenge Programme. The [...]

STRmix™ Used in Brooklyn Murder Case

STRmix™ – the sophisticated forensic software used to resolve mixed DNA profiles previously thought to be too complex to interpret – has been used in a case in which a Brooklyn, NY man was convicted of murder for slashing the throat of his estranged wife. WASHINGTON STRmix™ – the sophisticated forensic software used to resolve [...]

AMRI’s SSCI Announces Plans to Expand Spectroscopy Capabilities

Will acquire the Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. SSCI, part of AMRI’s Global Analytical Services, will expand its nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy capabilities with the addition of the Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer. “NMR is a core technology of our global analytical and solid [...]

NML involved in recently launched National Biofilms Innovation Centre

The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms was recognised through the recent launch of the new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). Supported by a commitment of £26 million over the next 5 years, including £12.5M funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Centre (BBSRC) and Innovate UK, with additional support from universities, industry [...]

Restek Unleashes Superior Raptor Performance on Your UHPLC Analyses — Now with 1.8 μm Particles

Raptor LC columns have been providing higher efficiencies, faster analyses, and rock-solid reliability to HPLC users for several years. And they have just evolved again. Restek has brought the benefits of Raptor columns to those who have made the leap to UHPLC instruments, yet are still looking to boost their efficiencies further. Already sold with [...]

SPECTRIS TO ESTABLISH JOINT VENTURE WITH MACQUARIE CAPITAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING BUSINESS

Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has signed an agreement with Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, for them to acquire 50% of Spectris’ environmental monitoring business EMS Brüel & Kjær ('EMS B&K') for a total cash consideration of AUD76.6 million [...]

Former Health Minister Nicola Blackwood joins Eagle Genomics Advisory Board

Cambridge, UK Eagle Genomics is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicola Blackwood to its Advisory Board. Nicola brings a wealth of experience from a parliamentary career which included positions as Chair of the Science & Technology Select Committee and Junior Health Minister. Executive Chairman of Eagle Genomics, Anthony Finbow comments: “we are delighted that [...]

Inscripta Releases New, Unique CRISPR Gene-Editing Enzyme; Free to Use for All Researchers

First Product Release from Inscripta’s Enzyme Engineering Platform Boulder, Colo. – In a huge step forward for innovation in the cutting-edge field of CRISPR gene-editing, Inscripta – a gene-editing technology company – announced today that it is releasing one of its own, unique CRISPR enzymes, which will be free for all researchers to use. Called [...]

PK reports on how researchers at the Free University of Berlin are using the NanoWizard® ULTRA Speed AFM to study carbon-based nanoparticles (from graphene sheets)

Mr Christian Halbig of the Eigler Group at FU-Berlin with the JPK NanoWizard® ULTRA Speed AFM. JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the research of the Eigler Group in the Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry at the Free University of Berlin. They are [...]

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