The LLB (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin), big scientific research laboratory located at CEA Saclay in France, acquired in 2016 the Xeuss 2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument from Xenocs (SAXS/WAXS, Small/Wide Angle X-ray Scattering). The system, installed last December at the LIONS laboratory, will enable users coming from a broad scientific community to run advanced research in a lot [...]

AppliTek announced today that it has been selected to deliver online analyzers for an anaerobic wastewater treatment plant in Algiers, Algeria. Amongst others, AppliTek will be installing their AnaSense (r) analyzer, a truly unique on-line volatile fatty acids analyzer. AnaSense® is an on-line analyzer system designed specifically for monitoring anaerobic digesters, bringing the possibility of implementing [...]

Leading multinational life sciences tools and diagnostics developer - QuantuMDx has invested in the Asynt professional range of non-ducted laboratory filtration and fume cabinets which sit directly on benchtop surfaces. QuantuMDx purchased the cabinets to aid the development of their portable diagnostic device Q-POC, which will provide sample-to-result diagnostic and drug susceptibility testing for a [...]

PlexSet's Simple Workflow Enables High-Plex Expression Analysis and Reduces Hands-on Time as Compared to qPCR SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the commercial launch of nCounter® PlexSet™ reagents at the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) conference in San Diego, California.  These new reagents enable [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass--Ultivue has appointed Philippe Mourere as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations. Mourere previously served as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Cell Signaling Technology and as Senior Director, Corporate Development, Life Science & Technology Business at PerkinElmer, Inc. From 2006 to 2012, Mourere served as Senior Director, Global Sales & Marketing, Discovery, [...]

TOKYO-- Global investment firm KKR and leading power tool and life science equipment manufacturer Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. ("Hitachi Koki" or the "Company") today announced the completion of a tender offer by HK Holdings Co., Ltd. (the "Offeror"), an entity owned by KKR investment funds, for all the existing common shares and stock acquisition rights of Hitachi Koki. Approximately 89.79% of [...]

The Internet of Things Comes to Life Science- How Revolutionary Science’s Wi-Fi Enabled Incufridge Could Save Your Lab Time, Money, and Resources Minneapolis, MN The IoT (Internet of Things) is revolutionizing the way the world operates. Devices with internet and WiFi connectivity are making a huge impact on businesses and individual consumers alike. Laboratories can [...]

Expert-designed material for simplified validation of NGS-based panels MILFORD, Mass. -- SeraCare Life Sciences, a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories is announcing the launch of the industry’s first multiplexed Inherited Cancer reference material for inherited disease testing by next-generation sequencing (NGS).  The Seraseq™ Inherited Cancer DNA Mix reference materials were developed with [...]

New Service Combines Powerful Technology with Medical and Scientific Expertise PierianDx, the forerunner in clinical genomic analysis, interpretation and reporting, announced today at annual ACMG Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix that it has launched clinical interpretation services as a part of its entire Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) service portfolio. The new service represents PierianDx’s continued [...]

Share loan from Dr. Heikki Lanckriet guarantees government soft loans Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that Dr. Heikki Lanckriet, Co-CEO and CSO of SYGNIS, will guarantee soft loans from the Spanish government with 500,000 of his SYGNIS shares. The guarantee secures the EUR 1.9 [...]