Menlo Park, CA – Personalis, Inc., a precision medicine company focused on genomics solutions for immuno-oncology, cancer, and genetic disease, today announced the order of ten Illumina NovaSeq 6000 systems to continue to scale its operations in 2017. The first two instruments have now been delivered. Personalis is partnering with leading biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate cancer [...]

Today Biognosys announces the release of a new version of SpectroDive™ - Biognosys’ software for targeted proteomics. SpectroDive™ 8.0 now supports library generation from DDA results and subsequent panel generation for data acquisition with Multiple or Parallel Reaction Monitoring (MRM and PRM) workflows. Targeted proteomics is a powerful mass spectrometry based technique for highly specific and sensitive multiplexed quantification of selected proteins [...]

Diploma PLC, the international group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% of Abacus ALS Pty Ltd ("Abacus").  Abacus is a long-established supplier of clinical diagnostics instrumentation and consumables to the Pathology and Life Sciences sectors. Abacus has particular strengths in Immunology and Biochemistry testing, supplying [...]

- Sizes range from 3-liter bench-top to 1000-liter manufacturing scale - Fully scalable system streamlines drug development and production DARMSTADT, Germany -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that BioInvent International AB, a Swedish company which develops novel immuno-regulatory antibodies to treat cancer, is upgrading and expanding its drug manufacturing facility with a full line of [...]

SAN DIEGO and CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND –– Congenica and Edico Genome today announced the companies have partnered to offer their complementary platform technologies as an all-in-one, genome data analysis solution that accelerates clinical labs’ and hospitals’ progression from DNA sequencing to diagnosis for inherited diseases, which otherwise can take months or years, while also reducing costs. [...]

Ionoptika recently moved to a new factory which provides a three-fold increase in space for offices and manufacturing. The new factory is located in Chandler’s Ford, near Southampton, in the UK. This move, in combination with a significant increase in manpower over the past few months, doubles our capacity for instrument and ion beam manufacture, [...]

The Hiden ExQ quantitative gas analyser is a new multi-featured and compact mass spectrometer system providing continuous on-line analysis of dynamic gas streams at pressures from subatmospheric up to 30 bar, the fully integrated system now being configurable both for bench-top and for rack-mounting operation. Connection to the process is via a flexible heated inert [...]

Acquisition bolsters Avantor's portfolio of high-purity cGMP materials and solutions for Biopharma, Research and Electronic Materials customers CENTER VALLEY, PA --- Avantor® Performance Materials, LLC, announced today the acquisition of Puritan Products, Inc., a supplier of cGMP buffers and solutions for Biopharma customers, and high-purity chemistries for Research and Electronic Materials customers. Avantor is a global [...]

North Brunswick, NJ – Distek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, as well as an experienced provider of validation and qualification services, announced today the release of the Model 2500 Select - Bathless Dissolution Tester. The patented bathless technology eliminates the water bath and all associated maintenance [...]

WALTHAM, MA ThermaGenix, the PCR Improvement Company, announces the completion of a $1.5M Series A-1 financing round. This event adds to several other early achievements at ThermaGenix, including the business formation and licensing agreements, and the establishment of its’ Executive and Scientific Teams. ThermaGenix will use proceeds from the Series A-1 round to: Support commercial [...]