JOINT CONSORTIA FRAMEWORK AWARDS CONTRACT TO BIO-TECHNE AS SUPPLIER OF RESEARCH ANTIBODIES
October 5, 2017
LONDON -- Bio-Techne has been selected as a supplier of research antibodies under Lot 1: Antibodies of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), Antibodies and Sera Framework Agreement for the United Kingdom (UK) Higher Education Sector. The Framework serves 6 major UK-based academic consortia across England, Scotland and Wales and supports over 100 research centers. The Framework [...]
October 5, 2017
Circulomics Receives $1.7M to Develop Nanobind Methods for FFPE DNA/RNA Extraction and NGS Library Preparation New technologies will expand Circulomics' sample preparation products to further enhance NGS data quality and yield Baltimore, MD NIH has awarded Circulomics two SBIR grants totaling over $1.7M to develop new applications of its Nanobind DNA/RNA extraction technology. Nanobind is [...]
October 5, 2017
Shimadzu announces the release of its IRSpirit series of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometers. The two models, the IRSpirit-T and IRSpirit-L, are equipped with a dedicated IR Pilot program that simplifies analysis and, in spite of their compact size, which is smaller than an A3 size sheet of paper, provide outstanding expandability. Despite their small [...]
October 5, 2017
CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired 4titude, Ltd., a manufacturer of scientific consumables for biological sample materials used in a variety of genomic and DNA analytical applications. Based in Surrey, England, 4titude sells its products into more than 50 countries worldwide. The total purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $65 million in [...]
Illumina Introduces Nextera DNA Flex
October 5, 2017
The next era in library preparation offers significantly differentiated capabilities to customers Today, Illumina announced the availability of an innovative whole genome sequencing (WGS) library prep product, Nextera DNA Flex, which eliminates the need for sample preparation for whole blood and saliva, and removes tedious steps in the library prep workflow, such as mechanical fragmentation of [...]
October 5, 2017
FIRST EVER Mobile, Automated Vertical 2D Scanning System, for Art Conservation, designed to support the Bruker TRACER 5i portable XRF spectrometer. North Augusta, SC DeWitt Systems Incorporated has released the FIRST EVER Automated Vertical 2D Scanning System (Patent Pending) designed to support the Bruker TRACER 5i portable XRF spectrometer. The MPS-400E Mobile Scanner was developed [...]
Swift Biosciences Growth Sparks Expansion into New Headquarters & First West Coast Office
October 5, 2017
Michigan company doubles size of Ann Arbor-based operations and expands to San Francisco with new commercial office space (ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO) Swift Biosciences, a leading provider of innovative library-prep solutions for genomic sequencing, today announced the move and expansion of their headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the opening of an office in the [...]
HORIBA Scientific Introduces New Clue Series Detectors For Scanning Electron Microscopes
October 4, 2017
HORIBA CLUE Series offer a scalable platform for imaging and spectroscopic analysis of nano-objects with SEM and dual SEM/FIB (Focused Ion Beam) microscopes. HORIBA Scientific, global leader in spectroscopic analysis for over 40 years, is proud to announce the new HORIBA CLUE Series detectors for Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM). HORIBA CLUE Series include: i-CLUE fast [...]
Desktop Genetics opens £1.5 million investment to support growth
October 4, 2017
London, UK – Desktop Genetics Ltd (DTG), a software company revolutionising the way biologists use CRISPR(1) genome editing technology, and online investment platform SyndicateRoom today announce the opening of a £1.5 million investment round. DTG plans to use the funds to commercialise products and support its expansion into the US. DTG uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable scientists and [...]
QIAGEN announces the winner of the 2017 Microbiome Awards
October 4, 2017
The Microbiome Awards provide products and recognition to scientists in the microbiome field HILDEN, Germany – QIAGEN today announced that Dr. Michael Montague of the University of Pennsylvania is the winner of the 2017 Microbiome Awards. The Microbiome Awards aim to provide extraordinary scientists with products and recognition to carry out scientific work in the [...]

