Groupe Grimaud Chooses Affymetrix Genotyping Arrays for Poultry Breeding Business
February 24, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) announced that one of the world’s largest producers of breeding chickens – Roussay, France-based Groupe Grimaud – will use the Axiom® genotyping platform from Affymetrix in its genomic selection and poultry breeding program. The Grimaud Novogen and Hubbard divisions will be incorporating the Affymetrix technology, and the company [...]
Automating the development of aptamer-based biological tools with Tecan
February 24, 2016
The ARNA Laboratory in Bordeaux, France, is using DNA and RNA aptamers to develop novel tools for biological applications. To increase throughput, the laboratory has automated its procedures on two Freedom EVO® platforms, as Inserm Research Director Dr Jean-Jacques Toulmé explained: “Our association with Tecan began when we decided to automate our selection protocols to [...]
February 24, 2016
Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the UK-based company that sells the only nanopore sequencing device, the MinION portable DNA sequencer and is developing the high throughput/ high sample number PromethION device, responds to the patent lawsuit filed by Illumina, Inc. Dr Gordon Sanghera, CEO of Oxford Nanopore said “It is gratifying to have the commercial relevance of [...]
February 24, 2016
Buffalo, New York - Reichert Technologies, which has created advanced optical and analytical instruments for more than 150 years, continues to pursue the highest level of accuracy and quality with the addition of two new Density Meters to its line of analytical instruments: the Density5 and the Density4. These new laboratory instruments are robust, reliable, [...]
The Popular RFM300 Series Gets The Touchscreen Treatment
February 24, 2016
The RFM300 series of refractometers has joined our range of new touchscreen instruments. The RFM300-T now boasts a 7” touchscreen user interface with easy to use menus giving this powerful refractometer, suitable for harsh factory environments, a fresh modern look and feel. The RFM300-T with Peltier temperature control, 3 decimal places °Brix, and a refractive [...]
GenomeNext Raises $1.2 Million in Seed Funding
February 24, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- GenomeNext, LLC, a leader in genomic data management and integrated analysis, announced today that it has raised $1.2 million in seed financing in a funding round led by Hydra Capital and private investors. GenomeNext has developed and launched an innovative and powerful bioinformatic pipeline creating an integrated, turn-key solution that delivers unequaled [...]
February 23, 2016
BERKELEY, CA, and CORALVILLE, IA – Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a developer of CRISPR technologies for precision cell engineering, and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), a producer of custom synthetic oligonucleotide-based technologies for genomics applications, have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement under which Caribou has granted IDT worldwide rights to commercialize CRISPR-Cas9 reagents under Caribou’s [...]
MKS INSTRUMENTS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE NEWPORT CORPORATION
February 23, 2016
Andover, Mass., - MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, and Newport Corporation (NASDAQ:NEWP), a worldwide leader in photonics solutions, announced that they have entered into an agreement for MKS Instruments to acquire Newport Corporation for $23.00 per share. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately [...]
ACQUISITION OF CAS CLEAN AIR SERVICE AG
February 23, 2016
Spectris plc (“Spectris”) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, announces that it has completed the acquisition of the privately-owned business, CAS Clean Air Service AG (“CAS”). The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and certain other closing conditions. Established in 1989 in Wattwil, Switzerland, CAS has become a leading cleanroom-services company, providing measurement [...]
Distek, Inc. Releases Next Generation Sample Probe & Filter for Manual and Semi-Automated Sampling
February 23, 2016
North Brunswick, NJ – Distek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical laboratory testing instruments, accessories and validation services, announced today the release of their next generation sample probe and filter as the preferred product for manual and semi-automated sampling. The two piece sample probe design features a twist n’ lock probe housing offering superior probe [...]
