May 22, 2017
Innovative Instrument Supports BioAgilytix’s Characterization of Biomolecular Interactions and Monitoring and Characterization of ADAs from Preclinical to Clinical Development Durham, NC—BioAgilytix, a leading global provider of contract bioanalytical testing services with specialization in large molecule bioanalysis, is continuing to expand capacity for immunogenicity studies in Europe with the implementation of an additional Biacore™ T200 platform in its Hamburg, [...]
Mix-and-Match Vertical Diffusion Cells
May 22, 2017
Teledyne Hanson offers eighteen different vertical diffusion cell options. Diffusion cells include standard choices such as cell volume sizes (4, 7, 12 mL); clear or amberized glass; standard membrane or Strat-M® membrane; and other custom designs to support special applications. Teledyne Hanson’s team of development engineers can further support any unique application by designing special [...]
May 22, 2017
KARLSRUHE, Germany, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Bruker announces the launch of its new S8 TIGER™ Series 2, the next-generation Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer. The S8 TIGER Series 2 is the most versatile WDXRF tool available for advanced quantitative elemental analysis in industrial and academic materials research, as well as in industrial quality control (QC) of materials. The new S8 TIGER [...]
May 22, 2017
Technology provides a unique approach to gene editing and DNA delivery Enables Horizon to use gene editing directly as a therapeutic Immediate applications in biomanufacturing, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) ("Horizon" or “the Company”), the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies, today announces that [...]
May 22, 2017
Long Reads Reveal Important Genes and Splicing Complexity Missed by Short-Read Sequencers MENLO PARK, Calif. -- A series of recent peer-reviewed scientific publications highlights the growing use of Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing to annotate plant and animal genomes. These reports from the genomics community show that PacBio sequencing consistently detects more genes, alternative splicing events, [...]
May 22, 2017
SAN DIEGO---- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that Mark Van Oene has been named Chief Commercial Officer. Van Oene was previously Illumina's Senior Vice President of the Americas region and subsequently named interim Chief Commercial Officer in late 2016. Illumina Chief Commercial Officer Mark Van Oene (Photo: Business Wire) "Mark is a great leader for [...]
Two US biotech companies licence Affimer reagents for research use
May 22, 2017
Exclusive licence deals follow successful custom Affimer evaluations Avacta is pleased to announce that two leading US biotech companies have separately taken exclusive rights to Affimer reagents for research and development use, to support their respective drug development programmes. Avacta has developed the Affimer technology platform to provide proprietary, high quality reagents to Life Sciences [...]
Seegene enters the U.S. diagnostic market in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific
May 22, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seegene Inc. (096530.KQ), the world's leading developer of multiplex molecular diagnostics technologies and assays, today announced that it has entered into a new strategic collaboration relationship with Thermo Fisher Scientific in which Seegene will file for U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its Allplex™ diagnostic assay portfolio at the same [...]
May 22, 2017
New low-throughput Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis platform offers trusted technology and workflow with all-in-one cartridge system and cloud connectivity South San Francisco, CA Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, launched today a new capillary electrophoresis (CE) system designed to offer a low-throughput, cartridge-based system for Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis. For [...]
NSF Grant Brings Powerful New Microscope to Campus
May 22, 2017
UC Merced added a powerful new tool to the campus’s Imaging and Microscopy Facility. The newly acquired Zeiss LSM 880 is a state-of-the art laser scanning confocal microscope that represents a huge leap forward for the university’s imaging capabilities. “Within UC Merced, this is by far the most advanced, state-of-the-art light microscope,” School of Engineering Professor Anand Subramaniam said. Subramaniam [...]
