SEAL Analytical acquires lab automation specialist

SEAL Analytical, the global manufacturer of automated analyzers, has acquired ROHASYS BV, a Dutch manufacturer of laboratory products for automating and robotising sample (pre) treatment. "This new partnership creates exciting opportunities for both companies," says SEAL President Stuart Smith. "Sharing the common goals of improving laboratory accuracy, speed and reliability, this synergistic relationship will benefit the [...]

Qness becomes part of VERDER Scientific

Haan - Today the VERDER Group acquired the majority of the Austrian company Qness GmbH, thereby extending the portfolio of its Scientific Division with a product line for hardness testing. Qness is a leading manufacturer of hardness testing machines which comply with recognized standards like Brinell, Vickers, Knoop and Rockwell. The instruments are used both [...]

Mission Bio Debuts Custom Panels for Tapestri

Researchers from National Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering selected as winners of Custom Panel Grant to be among the first to gain access to the leading high throughput single-cell DNA analysis platform SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Mission Bio, Inc., a leader in single-cell DNA analysis and precision genomics, today announced the launch of Tapestri [...]

BioGX BV And AxonLab AG Announce Distribution Partnership

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- BioGX continues to expand its international presence with the announcement of a new strategic partnership between BioGX's Amsterdam-based European subsidiary and Switzerland-based distributor, AxonLab AG. The multi-year partnership, which began Jan. 1, 2018, represents a significant step in the United States-based company's overseas growth, as many of BioGX's products will now be [...]

Phenomenex Expands Supported Liquid Extraction (SLE) Choices for Cleanup of Diverse Samples

Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the addition of a new supported liquid extraction sorbent, using diatomaceous earth, to its offerings for clean sample extraction. Strata® DE utilizes a solid support that mimics the widely used liquid-liquid extraction technique, featuring a [...]

Introducing FirePlex®-HT High-Throughput Multiplex Immunoassays – Delivering More Data from Precious Samples

Cambridge, UK – FirePlex®-HT Immunoassays offer a no-wash workflow in 384-well plate format, enabling multiplex quantification of up to 10 protein analytes per well from as little as 6.25 ul of plasma, serum, or cell culture supernatant. A 2-step protocol limits hands-on time and can be easily automated, making the assay well-suited to high-throughput studies. Data [...]

Quantabio Launches Compact qPCR Cycler and Redefines Industry’s Pricing and Performance Standards for Molecular Testing Applications

Portable 4.5lb Q processes up to 48 samples, detects 2-fold expression level differences and yields results in as little as 25 minutes without any calibration BEVERLY, Mass.--Quantabio, a leading provider of robust reagents for the most demanding molecular testing and life science research applications, today announced the launch of its compact Q cycler. The Q [...]

QIAGEN launches predictive therascreen PITX2 test in Europe to guide treatment in high-risk breast cancer

Novel DNA methylation assay provides insights for individualized chemotherapy selection Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the European launch of its novel therascreen PITX2 RGQ PCR Kit, the first clinically validated DNA methylation assay that helps predict the response of certain high-risk breast cancer patients to anthracycline-based chemotherapy. The CE-IVD marked [...]

Zymo Research Partners with TeaComposition H2O Project

Nature-based climate change mitigation at the microbial level IRVINE, Calif.-- Zymo Research Corp. has teamed up with the Blue Carbon Lab, an academic research group at Australia's Deakin University, and colleagues at the Portuguese Centre for Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, on the 'TeaComposition H2O' project. This is a global initiative that will link litter decomposition with the microbial communities [...]

EOH Becomes KineMatik Authorised Partner in South Africa

KineMatik recently announced that EOH has been appointed as the authorised KineMatik partner in South Africa, enhancing the EOH Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions and extending its expertise to further meet the needs of its customers. KineMatik is an OpenText technology partner and a developer of OpenText Content Suite applications. With over 17 years’ experience working with [...]

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