September 13, 2017
New building covering approx. 25,000 square meters The largest single investment of Sartorius Campus totaling around 42 million euros Building protected by special construction against vibration Goettingen, Germany – With its new facility for the manufacture of laboratory instruments, Sartorius provides high-quality production conditions and an advanced, efficient work environment. The biopharmaceutical and laboratory equipment [...]
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Joins Certara’s Simcyp Consortium
September 13, 2017
36 leading biopharmaceutical companies now participate in this unique global modeling and simulation research group PRINCETON, NJ – Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development and regulatory science, today announced that Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. has joined the Simcyp Consortium and licensed the Simcyp® Population-based Simulator. Kyowa Hakko Kirin is the 36th leading biopharmaceutical company [...]
PharmaFluidics appoints Fasha Mahjoor as independent director with effect as of September 6, 2017
September 13, 2017
“I am truly delighted to be part of this most innovative company and I expect PharmaFluidics’ technology platform to have a transformative impact in the field of analytical sciences and the business of chromatography” Fasha Mahjoor is the founder of Phenomenex, a global leader in separation sciences and chromatography. Under his leadership and [...]
Agilent Obtains U.S. FDA Approval for GenetiSure Dx Postnatal Assay
September 13, 2017
Assay Detects Genetic Anomalies and Helps Move Inquiries from Cause to Care Faster SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the GenetiSure Dx Postnatal Assay: its first comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) assay for diagnostic use. This assay [...]
September 13, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Fabric Genomics and Genome Medical announced today that they have entered into a partnership with the goal of bringing expert medical interpretation and counseling around genomic data directly to physicians and patients. Genome Medical will use Fabric Genomics’ clinical interpretation platform, Fabric Enterprise™, for ongoing examination of its patients’ genomic data to augment data [...]
September 13, 2017
LAUSANNE, Switzerland SOPHiA GENETICS, the global leader in Data-Driven Medicine that has created SOPHiA Artificial Intelligence, today announced the close of a $30 million Series D funding round. The round was led by London-based Balderton Capital joined by 360º Capital Partners alongside existing investors British tech star Mike Lynch's Invoke Capital and Alychlo, the investment firm of Belgian pharmaceutical entrepreneur Marc Coucke. [...]
New Horizons for Microbiological Quality Control
September 13, 2017
vermicon AG and Sysmex Europe GmbH agree on partnership for product distribution MUNICH Sysmex Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of the international enterprise Sysmex Corporation, andvermicon AG, hereby announce the start of a business partnership. The first result of this alliance, a combination of flow cytometry and gene probe technology known as the 'Flow VIT® Solution' detection system, will provide highly sensitive and sector-specific solutions for industrial microbiology with the aim of raising quality control to a new level. For almost 50 years, Sysmex Partec GmbH, a subsidiary of the Sysmex [...]
MilliporeSigma Expands Celonic’s Upstream Capabilities with Mobius® Single-use Bioreactors
September 13, 2017
- Sizes range from 50-liter to 2,000-liter manufacturing scale - Industry-leading design offers flexibility, scalability and ease-of-use BILLERICA, Mass. -- MilliporeSigma today announced that Celonic AG, a Swiss contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is upgrading its manufacturing facility with five of MilliporeSigma's Mobius® single-use bioreactors. Celonic, which produces biosimilars and also offers a cell line development platform, [...]
GreenLight Biosciences Announces Series D Financing, Unveils RNA Strategy
September 13, 2017
MEDFORD, Mass. -- GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. announced today the completion of its $18 million Series D round of financing led by Fall Line Capital. S2G Ventures, Lewis and Clark Ventures, and Macro Capital Investments participated in the round, along with the majority of GreenLight's existing investors, including Kodiak Venture Partners, MLSCF, Syngenta Ventures and others. GreenLight is harnessing its [...]
We are launching Qlucore Omics Explorer 3.3
September 13, 2017
Qlucore, a leader in the development of bioinformatics visualization software, has today launched the latest version of its advanced data analysis software. Qlucore Omics Explorer 3.3 includes a new Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Module and additional new functionalities. Qlucore Omics Explorer is a next-generation bioinformatics software program for broad usage, known for its easy to [...]

