EXTREL APPOINTS A NEW GENERAL MANAGER ALONG WITH OTHER STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Extrel has announced management and organizational changes to drive continued growth. Scott Fleishner, former Vice President of Operations and Marketing, has been appointed as the General Manager. Fleishner will focus on supervising all of the day-to-day business functions throughout the Company. “I am thrilled to continue the Extrel legacy of providing innovated [...]

FLUIDIGM NAMES S. CHRISTOPHER LINTHWAITE AS NEW CEO

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed S. Christopher Linthwaite as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Linthwaite succeeds Gajus V. Worthington, who has stepped down as the CEO and Board member of Fluidigm. “We are thrilled to [...]

PEAK ASSIST ADELAIDE GLYCOMICS LAB

Peak's Precision Hydrogen generator has been installed in the new state of the art glycomics research facility at the University of Adelaide. Adelaide Glycomics, based at the University’s Waite campus, are the first comprehensive facility for the analysis of complex carbohydrates (‘glycans’) in the Southern Hemisphere. This new facility is putting South Australian researchers at [...]

New FLUX technology from Pion adds real-time, IVIVC absorption prediction to dissolution testing

New for AAPS 2016, MicroFLUX and MacroFLUX testing technology give developers reliable absorption data for APIs, formulations and finished dosage products Billerica, MA, USA – Pharmaceutical scientists have long sought a reliable method for predicting the absorption potential of finished dosage products prior to clinical trials, but have been frustrated by the limitations of standard [...]

Schrödinger and Tsinghua University to Establish Center of Excellence in Structure-Based Drug Discovery in China

NEW YORK, NY – Schrödinger, Inc. and China’s Tsinghua University’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences have reached an agreement to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) in Structure-Based Drug Discovery at Tsinghua University. Under the terms of the agreement, Schrödinger will provide its computational chemistry software to the COE, and work with the faculty at Tsinghua [...]

Zymo Research Launches Quick-cfRNA™ Serum & Plasma Kit Ideal for RT-qPCR, Next Generation Sequencing and Liquid Biopsy Research

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Zymo Research Corporation will launch its Quick-cfRNA™ Serum & Plasma Kit, which is currently in beta test, at ASHG 2016, Booth #112. Genetic researchers who need a reliable and robust method to purify cell-free RNA (cfRNA) from up to 1 ml of plasma, serum, or other biological fluids can use the [...]

Repligen Hires Ralf Kuriyel as Senior Vice President of Research & Development

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technology leadership, today announced the appointment of Ralf Kuriyel to the position of Senior Vice President of Research & Development (R&D). Mr. Kuriyel was most recently Vice President of Applications for the single-use business unit within the Life Sciences division of Pall [...]

Elsevier Launches New Release of Reaxys to Enable Chemists to Find the Shortest Path From Question to Answer

NEW YORK Highly intuitive user interface, combined with the deepest indexing and extraction of relevant chemistry literature and data, marks new gold standard for chemistry information tools Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of the new release of Reaxys, a chemistry research experience that [...]

NanoString Enhances Solid Tumor Profiling with 3D Biology Capabilities for Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Tissue Samples

nCounter® Vantage 3D™ Solid Tumor Panels Enable Simultaneous Analysis of Single Nucleotide Variations (SNVs), mRNA, Fusion Genes, and Proteins on a Single Platform 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 two new translational research assays in the [...]

ATCC AND BIOAGILYTIX ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP CUSTOM CELL-BASED ASSAY SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT BIOPHARMACEUTICAL R&D

Combined expertise will create best-in-class assay systems for drug potency, stability testing and other applications MANASSAS, Va. and DURHAM, N.C. — ATCC, a global leader in biological materials development, management and standards, and BioAgilytix, a leading provider of contract testing services with a specialization in biologics, today announced a strategic partnership to develop new and [...]

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