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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Aachen, Germany: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports on the research & development work of Professor Patrick Giraudeau and his group at the University of Nantes. The Faculty of Science & Technology has applied Magritek's benchtop NMR spectrometers to produce enhanced analytical capabilities including the introduction of pulse sequence developments [...]

Shimadzu announces the release of its C2MAP™-2000 automated pretreatment module for cell culture media analysis. This product is for pretreating culture media samples by adding reagents, such as a deproteinizing agent or internal standard substance, filtering precipitated proteins, and diluting samples. The C2MAP system combines the C2MAP-2000 module with a Shimadzu ultra-fast liquid chromatograph mass [...]

Real-Time PCR workflow gains AOAC-RI approval for rapid and simultaneous detection of Salmonella species, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis BASINGSTOKE, England -- Poultry and pork producers can now rapidly screen for 3 Salmonella targets with one rapid PCR test. The new Thermo Scientific RapidFinder Salmonella Multiplex PCR System is the first validated multiplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection [...]

ProMab Biotechnologies, a manufacturer of monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy related products and services, has acquired One World Lab, a marketplace exclusive to manufacturers. SAN DIEGO One World Lab, Inc., (OWL) had been operating for over 5 years developing a marketplace based on the belief that there needs to be transparency in life science research. To [...]

The GSK enables a new user to learn how to characterize small molecules using the breakthrough kinetic binding platform in under four hours. San Diego, CA Nanomedical Diagnostics, a cutting-edge life science company pioneering graphene biosensors that accelerate pharmaceutical and biotherapeutics development, announces the launch of the new Getting Started Kit (GSK), a self-training package [...]