BGI & Sanguine Join Forces to Increase Speed and Efficiency of Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment
December 7, 2017
SHENZHEN, China, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — BGI Genomics, a global leader in Next Generation Sequencing Services, and Sanguine BioSciences, Inc., a builder of data-integrated patient communities, have joined forces to develop a database of combined genomic and clinical data to increase the speed and efficiency of Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment. For their [...]
The 1000th Esco Miri Customer finds convenience with SAFE Sens integration
December 7, 2017
When SAFE Sens integration to the Esco Miri® benchtop incubator was announced at ESHRE last year, it was well received by IVF laboratories worldwide. The ability to measure, record and archive pH during a cycle, provides the lab extra assurance of a stable incubator environment throughout the five (5) to seven (7) days of in vitro embryo [...]
December 6, 2017
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), is pleased to announce that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for the design, development, training, servicing and support of Laboratory Information Management Systems. ATL first obtained ISO certification in 2001 and continues to be one of the few independent LIMS vendors [...]
SYGNIS AG Launches TruePrime Apoptotic Cell Free DNA Amplification Kit for the Liquid Biopsy Market
December 6, 2017
- TruePrime™ cfDNA kit offers superior selectivity and preferential amplification - Liquid biopsy market is a fast-growing multibillion market - TruePrime™ cfDNA is fully scalable from small to mid-scale programs Heidelberg, Germany and Cambridge, UK – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard), the Group which includes Expedeon Holdings, Innova Biosciences, [...]
BGI AND HUMMINGBIRD DIAGNOSTICS SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
December 6, 2017
SHENZHEN, HEIDELBERG – BGI, one of the world’s leading genomics organisations, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China, and Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany, an innovator in miRNA-based diagnostic tests from blood for early disease detection, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intending to establish a broad collaboration in miRNA-based [...]
908 Devices Awarded 10-Year Contract Through U.S. Department of Defense CBRN Program
December 6, 2017
908 Devices, a pioneer of analytical devices for chemical and biomolecule analysis, today announced it has been awarded a 10-year fielded contract through the United States Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP) omnibus Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. 908 Devices is recognized for its patented and award-winning high-pressure mass spectrometry™ (HPMS) technology, which powers [...]
Biotage acquires Horizon Technology and strengthens its position in environmental and food safety
December 6, 2017
Stockholm – Biotage AB (Biotage), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: BIOT.ST) has today entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares in the privately held company Horizon Technology, Inc. (Horizon) based in New Hampshire, US, at a purchase price of approx. USD 18.4 million, corresponding to approx. SEK 153 million [1] , based on an enterprise value of [...]
ATCC AND ABRF TAP EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS TO MOVE MICROBIOME ANALYSES TOWARDS STANDARDIZATION
December 6, 2017
MANASSAS, VA — ATCC, a global leader in biological materials development, management, and standards; and the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Metagenomics Research Group (ABRF-MGRG), a collaboration dedicated to the advancement of metagenomic methodologies; today announced the launch of three new microbiome reference standards comprising genomic DNA prepared from microorganisms prevalent in extreme environments. One [...]
December 6, 2017
GenDx has signed a global reseller agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific assigning GenDx as a nonexclusive reseller of Applied Biosystems™ QuantStudio™ real-time PCR systems, including the QuantStudio 5, QuantStudio 6 Flex, and QuantStudio 7 Flex. Under the agreement, local distributors of GenDx are authorized to supply the above-mentioned QuantStudio systems and service contracts in their [...]
December 6, 2017
The facility will address increasing demand for small-volume mAb CDMO services Lyon, France – Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, announces a €17M investment in a dedicated GMP mAb production facility. The facility will be located in Pompey (FR) and will be operational by mid-2019. The investment, part of [...]

