Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces the next generation of refrigerated, high-speed benchtops—the Avanti J-15 Series. Designed to leverage harmonic technology that ensures ultra-smooth acceleration/deceleration profiles, the Avanti J-15 Series protects samples from disturbance so scientists can get larger soft pellets and higher sample yield from each run. This technology also helps improve operational efficiency, which [...]

All-in-one: a single instrument for real-time VOC, IVOC, SVOC, and LVOC monitoring IONICON Analytik, the Austrian based leading manufacturer of real-time trace gas analyzers, introduces a new sample introduction system for aerosols to complement its PTR-TOFMS series products: CHARON. This revolutionary new inlet enables IONICON PTR-TOFMS series instruments to measure aerosols directly with the most versatile, [...]

Zurich/Beijing. ChromaCon has established a strong presence in China having distribution partners in Beijing (H&E) and Shanghai (ES Technologies) and a business development desk in Shanghai. We are proud to announce that we have established a training center for automated and continuous chromatography at the Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Protein Drugs in Beijing [...]

Multiplex assays have been plagued by a lack of specificity and accuracy, with unreliable data as a result. However, a new multiplex assay has reached the US market. Mercodia, based in Sweden, has teamed-up with Quansys Biosciences, based in the US, to launch the AKURIO Islet Hormones multiplex assay, which measures four of the most [...]

Collaboration will use PanCancer IO360 Assay Which Incorporates the Tumor Inflammation Signature (TIS) and mismatch repair genes (MMR) for assessment of MSI-H phenotype SEATTLE and PITTSBURGH -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, and the NSABP Foundation, Inc. (NSABP), an academic research organization supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and industry funding, [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today the election of Dr. Alpna Seth and Dr. Joe Keegan to the company's board of directors for a first term, effective today. Seth is Chief Operating Officer of Vir Biotechnology, Inc. and Keegan is an advisor to and director for several life science tools companies. "We are extremely pleased to have [...]

Fellowship program recognized as a big, bold idea to improve the productivity, competitiveness and innovative capacity of Australia’s medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sector MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MTPConnect—the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth Centre—today announced it will provide a proposed AUD750,000 provisional funding to the Certara-Monash University Industry Fellowship Program over two years, with proposed [...]

Charles River to license PDX lines to InSphero for development of 3D InSight™ PDX Microtissues, expansion of in vitro oncology services.  PDF Version Schlieren, Switzerland InSphero AG and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. today announced a partnership through which Charles River will license its collection of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) tumors to InSphero. Additionally, Charles River will leverage InSphero’s [...]

Illumina and Pillar Biosciences, Inc. today announced an agreement to develop next-generation sequencing (NGS) based in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests. Under the terms of the agreement, Pillar Biosciences will lead the development of a series of diagnostic tests that will be run on the Illumina MiSeq™Dx instrument. Pillar Biosciences has developed Stem Loop Inhibition Mediated [...]

Orochem issued new patent for separating astaxanthin. US Patent number 9650333 B2 Abstract: Disclosed is a chromatographic process complex for the refining of krill oil extract including desalting, removal of impurities such as trimethylamine oxide (TMAO), and the production of krill oil products including desalted krill oil extract, polar lipid products having polar lipid contents [...]